Sedona AZ – Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman announced the formation of the Arizona Department of Education’s first statewide Student Advisory Council. Fifteen students representing grades 5 through 12 will be selected to participate in this advisory council as part of Superintendent Hoffman’s efforts to elevate the voices of students in Arizona. “When students have the opportunity... 

SedonaEye.com J. Rick Normand, Investigative and Financial Columnist Sedona AZ – Here’s a bite of the reality sandwich characterized as “gun control”…I wrote the first Farce and Fallacy of Gun Control Laws article about three years ago and, yet, nothing whatsoever has changed in America relative to mass killings. So, I asked the SedonaEye.com publisher to republish it. Will banning... 

Sedona AZ – The Arizona Community Foundation and its donors announce grant and scholarship distributions for the first quarter of its fiscal year: Between April 1 and June 30, 2019, a total of $14,442,732 was awarded from funds of the Arizona Community Foundation and its six statewide Affiliates in Cochise, Flagstaff, the Gila Valley, Sedona, Yavapai County, and Yuma. The nearly $14.5 million... 

Sedona AZ – Arizona taxpayers now have another option when seeking information about state taxes, the transaction privilege tax program or answers to a variety of questions. Starting August 1, 2019, the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) is introducing a live chat feature to its www.AZDOR.gov and www.AZTaxes.gov websites. The pop-up application will provide customers with answers to general... 

Sedona AZ – On Tuesday, July 9, 2019, the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s (AZDPS) Career Criminal Unit arrested 28-year-old Lewis Martinez, a career criminal, for: • Armed Robbery • Trafficking in Stolen Property in the First Degree (11 Counts) • Money Laundering • Misconduct Involving Weapons • Organized Retail Theft (6 Counts) • Organized Retail Theft Use of Instrument to... 

Sedona AZ –  The Greater Phoenix Chapter of the American Red Cross is closing the Prescott (AZ) Cellar Fire shelter with the lifting of evacuations for Pine Flatt today. The Northern Arizona Chapter of the Red Cross will continue to monitor the situation and respond accordingly. The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent... 

Sedona AZ – Due to its continued growth, the Arizona Community Foundation has recently reorganized the executive staff, enhanced business operations, and promoted key staff members. The changes support the current three-year strategic business plan and enable the Foundation to focus on improving overall operating excellence. “Our new structure allows our talented staff to better serve our donors... 

Coconino County AZ Search and Rescue team responds to Lava River Cave emergency call. Sedona AZ – On July 13, 2019, at 11:55 a.m., the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue received a Lava River Cave emergency call for help. The lava tube cave is off Forest Service Road #171 in northern Arizona’s Coconino National Forest and is managed by the USFS. The emergency caller... 

Sedona AZ — On Wednesday, July 10, 2019, after an internal audit and investigation, Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) detectives arrested Pedro Javier Aguila Muniz, 27, at the department’s headquarters. Aguila had been assigned to the Highway Patrol Division’s Metro [Phoenix] Bureau for approximately two years. Aguila was booked into the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office 4th Avenue... 

Sedona AZ – With the lifting of Woodbury Wildfire evacuation order for the Roosevelt Lake Communities, the local Red Cross Shelter at Lee Kornegay Intermediate School in Miami, Arizona, has officially closed effective today. We continue to work closely with our local partners and emergency management officials to coordinate any recovery efforts moving forward. Trained Red Cross volunteers and staff...