Sedona AZ (November 21, 2016) – As the Arizona Department of Transportation seeks to identify and fund projects that will increase capacity on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix, drivers need to do their part by avoiding the poor decisions and inattention behind so many of the crashes that result in closures and backups – and worse, injuries and fatalities. The steep, winding stretch of I-17 between... 

Palo Verde Generating Station nuclear plant Sedona AZ (November 4, 2016) – On Wednesday, November 9, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, in cooperation with local and State agencies, will test the 58 outdoor warning sirens located within the 10-mile emergency planning zone of the nuclear generating station. The annual testing will activate the sirens twice, once at noon and again at 12:30... 

Sedona AZ (October 28, 2016) – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit has solved the missing persons case of Brian Nez. Nez, a 19-year-old Native American male from Flagstaff, had been reported missing by his family on October 25, 1994. The information from the initial investigation found that Nez was believed to have last been seen at a party in Winslow, AZ in August or September... 

Brandon M. Vongthongthip arrested Sedona AZ (June 28, 2016) – Two people are in custody and one person in stable condition after two citizens shot a suspected DUI driver on AZ SR 87 near milepost 278, near Flagstaff, Arizona. On Monday, June 27, 2016, around 2:30 in the afternoon, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) of... 

Debra Schwartz found deceased in canyon Sedona AZ (May 8, 2016) – Today at approximately 11:10 in the morning, the body of missing hiker Debra Schwartz was located in an unnamed slot canyon below the rim of Oak Creek Canyon. A three member technical rescue team that was tasked with checking the slot canyons located her. On this third day of this intensive search for the missing ASU Professor,... 

Debra Schwartz missing in Sedona area Sedona AZ (May 6, 2016) – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in locating an Arizona State University professor reported missing in Oak Creek Canyon. Debra Schwartz of Tempe, Arizona, was last seen camping by herself the morning of May 4 at Pine Flat Campground. According to the Sheriff’s Office, she was supposed to... 

Sedona AZ (March 9, 2016) – On March 7, 2016, at 11:20 in the evening, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office was notified that a family of four, a male and female adult along with their children, ages 4 and 1½ years, were lost and stranded near Alamo Lake. The family’s sedan was stuck in a ditch and they were concerned that an overnight stay would place the family in danger. Neighboring La... 

Sedona AZ (December 14, 2015) – On December 10, 2015, at about 9:30 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office was called to help find a  Manuel Ortega, 19, after he got lost in the dark between the communities of Cottonwood and Sedona, Arizona. Ortega was scheduled to be picked up at his home on Bill Gray Road by a family member, inside the Coconino National Forest, to go to work. When the family members... 

Sedona AZ (September 26, 2015) – PRELIMINARY INFORMATION – At approximately 10:15 on the night of September 25, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies, with assistance from the Department of Public Safety troopers, were dispatched to the 9200 block of South Steven Trail, Wilhoit, Arizona after receiving reports of gunshots fired from a residence. Callers identified the specific... 

Sheriff Scott Mascher Sedona AZ (September 22, 2015) – Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher has been appointed by Governor Doug Ducey to the Law Enforcement Officer Body Camera Study Committee formed as a result of legislation in Arizona House Bill 2511. Sheriff Mascher is the only Arizona Sheriff selected for membership in the study committee. Additional law enforcement representatives include...