Sedona AZ (June 19, 2015) – In preparation for the upcoming monsoon season, the National Weather Service, Sedona Fire District, Coconino County Emergency Management, and Coconino County CERT will test the emergency siren system in Oak Creek Canyon at approximately 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24. This system is designed to notify Oak Creek Canyon and uptown Sedona residents of severe emergencies... 

Sedona AZ (May 1, 2015) – Motorists traveling on Arizona State Route 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff should allow for extra travel time as the Arizona Department of Transportation starts a project next week to improve erosion protection along the eastern bank of Oak Creek at milepost 385, just south of the switchbacks. Beginning on Monday, May 4, 2015, SR 89A will be reduced to one lane during... 

Sedona AZ (March 31, 2015) – Spring Break in Sedona has been a prelude to the crowds sure to visit Oak Creek this summer. To prepare, the Oak Creek Watershed Council (OCWC) will host a day long Creekside clean up event on Saturday, April 11, 2015. The popularity of Oak Creek as a recreation destination has led to an increasingly problematic litter issue over the past few decades; the trash... 

Sedona AZ (February 10, 2015) – Arizona State Route 89A in the Oak Creek Canyon switchbacks (mileposts 387-390) was fully reopened this afternoon after crews repaired a sinkhole discovered in the northbound lane on Saturday, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The southbound lane was reopened at 10:30 a.m. today. Both northbound and southbound lanes are now open. ADOT started... 

Sedona AZ (February 8, 2015) – Sedona Arizona City Manager Tim Ernster is notifying news outlets that the City was officially notified by the Arizona Department of Transportation that Arizona State Route 89A is closed at milepost 286.6, just north of the Pine Flats Campground, due to a development of a sinkhole. The actual sinkhole is located at approximately Milepost 287, below the Oak Creek... 

Photo Credit Yulamay Saphira of an Oak Creek Canyon SR 89A rock slide north of Sedona AZ after a 4.9 earthquake rocked the area. Sedona AZ (November 30, 2014) – In Breaking News tonight, at approximately 11:00 p.m. residents of Sedona, Arizona reported being startled by an apparent earthquake that shook the area. Susan Broude reported feeling the tremor in uptown Sedona while Dana De Luz... 

Sedona Heritage Museum welcomes visitors to its location in uptown Sedona Sedona AZ (September 22, 2014) – The Sedona Historical Society will host its annual Pioneer and Community Picnic at Indian Gardens Park, also known as Bacon Rind Park, in Oak Creek Canyon, on Sunday, October 5, 2014, at noon. The picnic is open to the public. This is a wonderful event to be enjoyed by anyone interested... 

Traversing West Fork involves swimming, boulder hopping and climbing Sedona AZ (October 10, 2013) – Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies and Rescue Volunteers located and assisted three individuals with hiking out of the West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon after they were reported as an overdue hiking party. The group of overdue hikers consisted of a seventy-three year old male of Flagstaff and a thirty-one... 

The public is welcome to join museum volunteers and old-timers and enjoy potluck with local history stories Sedona AZ (September 26, 2013) – The Sedona Historical Society will host its annual History Roundup Potluck Picnic at Indian Gardens Park, also known as Bacon Rind Park, in Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, on Sunday, October 6, 2013, at Noon.  This is a wonderful event to be enjoyed by all interested... 

Sedona AZ (June 3, 2013) – Two Scottsdale, Arizona hikers, a 17-year-old and a 20-year-old, were rescued late Saturday evening after finding themselves stranded in darkness without flashlights or other light sources in an area of Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona. On June 1, at 8:43 p.m., the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Sedona Fire Department (SFD). According to a SFD dispatcher,...