Sedona AZ (October 3, 2013) – As of October 1, 2013, the federal government has shut down impacting the national parks and monuments. Visitors currently staying in accommodations in the parks, will have 48 hours to make alternative arrangements and depart the park. No new visitors will be allowed to enter and National Park Service facilities will be closed. The concessionaires will be allowed... 

Historic Marble Canyon Lodge destroyed by fire Sedona AZ (June 19, 2013) – The historic Marble Canyon Lodge and Restaurant located on SR Highway 89A, Flagstaff, Arizona, burned to the ground early this morning. Both the north and south bound lanes of 89A were closed for approximately two hours before reopening about 5 AM. Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives and fire investigators... 

PHOENIX AZ (May 8, 2013) – As summer approaches in northern Arizona, the Arizona Department of Transportation will reopen State Route 67 between Jacob Lake and the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Arizona State Route 67, which is the lone road that links US 89A at Jacob Lake to the North Rim, is regularly closed in the winter season, usually starting in late... 

AZ I-17 Overnight and Daytime construction for March 3 through 8, 2013 Sedona AZ (March 3, 2013) – The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has scheduled construction work for Interstate 17 at Exit 262 (Cordes Junction) northbound. The Exit 262 will be closed from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday night, March 4, 2013, and throughout the week until March 8, 2013, as follows:  Crews continue... 

Flagstaff AZ (December 5, 2012) – Thirty seven-year old Eiliv Ruud of Foss Fallskjeriy, Norway died yesterday while base jumping at the Salt Trail Canyon which is a tributary of the Little Colorado River. Investigators believe the victim began his base jump from a height of approximately 1000’ to the canyon floor. According to witnesses it appeared the victim had traveled approximately 500’... 

Winston Taylor Gallagher arrested for residential burglaries in the Williams AZ and Grand Canyon areas Flagstaff AZ (November 28, 2012) – Eighteen year-old Winston Taylor Gallagher of Valle, Arizona has been arrested for Residential Burglary in Valle, a neighborhood located between Williams, Arizona and the entrance to the Grand Canyon. He is a suspect in several other robberies. During... 

Flagstaff AZ (November 19, 2012) – THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA… * UNTIL 12:15 PM MST TUESDAY * AT 12:30 PM MST. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IS CONDUCTING A HIGH FLOW EXPERIMENT ON THE COLORADO RIVER BELOW GLEN CANYON DAM. FLOWS THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES AS... 

PHOENIX AZ (October 22, 2012) – Almost every driver traveling uphill has experienced getting stuck behind a slow-moving vehicle or truck and not being able to pass, so the Arizona Department of Transportation has a solution on one heavily traveled stretch on Interstate 17.In an effort to improve safety, ease congestion and prevent delays on the main travel route between Phoenix and northern Arizona,... 

Sedona AZ (November 17, 2011) – Rotary Clubs across Arizona are joining together to lead an ambitious campaign called “800 Miles to End Polio Now.” Volunteers of all ages and all backgrounds will be hiking, running, biking or horseback riding a section of The Arizona Trail, which runs across the state from Mexico to Utah. Partnering with the Arizona Trail Association, Rotary is asking Arizonans... 

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Paul Newman Sedona AZ (June 25, 2011)-In a letter to the Sedona Eye, Arizona Corporation Commissioner Paul Newman comments on the Arizona Department of Interior uranium mining moratorium near the Grand Canyon: Dear Editor, I was born and raised on a dairy farm, and like my fellow Arizonans who ranch and farm, appreciate the importance of clean water to the sustainability...