Flagstaff AZ (April 19, 2013) – Today shortly after 11:00 in the morning, an Arizona Department of Public Service Air Rescue Helicopter and crew flew over Paria Canyon looking for two reportedly missing hikers. The pilot made the decision that he could safely fly into the canyon and after locating the two men, the helicopter landed close to the victim’s location. Once on the Canyon floor, a... 

Flagstaff AZ (April 17, 2013) – On April 15, 2013, around noon, employees with the U.S. Forest Service were conducting a survey for an upcoming project in the area of Forest Service Road 237, north of Arizona State Highway 260, in the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, west of the community of Forest Lakes. While in this area, the Forest Service employees found a suspicious object near some trees... 

Sedona Regional Communications Center (SRCC) telecommunications specialist Josh Violette SEDONA AZ (April 12, 2013) – Sedona Police and Fire Communication Centers will celebrate the week of April 14 – 20, 2013, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) and celebrated annually, honors the thousands... 

Sedona AZ (April 11, 2013) – On March 27, 2013, at 2:30 in the morning, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputy saw a green Ford Expedition fail to come to a complete stop while exiting AZ Interstate 17 southbound off-ramp at SR Highway 179. The vehicle turned north on to Highway 179 and accelerated quickly. The YCSO deputy continued to follow as the vehicle began weaving while speeding... 

Flagstaff AZ (April 2, 2013) – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 47 year-old woman whose body was found in the Greenehaven condominium subdivision, on the outskirts of Page, Arizona. On April 1, 2013, at approximately 9:00 in the morning, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Page substation was notified of a missing person. The woman, a resident of the condo subdivision, was... 

Supai AZ (March 27, 2013) – Forty-six-year-old William Kevin Hagins of Colorado Springs, Colorado, died yesterday while riding on horseback on the trail that ascends from the Havasupai Village to Hilltop, Arizona. According to multiple witnesses, Hagins was riding in a line of horses led by a hired guide. Hagins was second in line behind the guide and was followed by his wife and five year... 

Flagstaff AZ (February 22, 2013) – Early Friday morning, February 22, 2013, a Multi-Agency Task Force comprised of law enforcement officers from the United States Marshals Service (USMS) – Child Predator Apprehension Team (CPAT), Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and the Flagstaff Police Department arrested eight non-compliant sex offenders who live in rural neighborhoods of Coconino County. In... 

Sedona AZ (February 20, 2013) – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and the Coconino County Office of Emergency Management will present three day Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training classes in Flagstaff, Arizona, and Page, Arizona. Since the inception of CERT, more than fifty classes have been delivered to urban, rural and reservation communities throughout Coconino County. The... 

View of San Francisco Peaks site of Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff Flagstaff AZ (January 27, 2013) – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is reminding backcountry mountain travelers to be alert for potential avalanche hazards on the San Francisco Peaks. Most avalanches occur during and shortly after a storm. As of 3:00 p.m. today, January 27, 2013, the Arizona Snowbowl reported 26” of... 

Flagstaff AZ (January 23, 2013) – A Tempe, Arizona seventeen-year-old died after being injured during a snow play, sledding accident on Monday in the area of Mountainaire, south of Flagstaff off of Highway I-17. On January 21, 2013, at about 12:08 in the afternoon, the Highlands Fire Department received a report of a young man who was injured during a sledding accident in the Forest...