Department of Corrections map of Arizona private prisons Dear SedonaEye.com Editor, I believe Arizona has private prisons because of large campaign contributions from prison corporations like GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America. Then through ALEC, these corporations help write legislation like SB 1070 and three strikes that keeps Arizona’s prison population soaring at an unsustainable... 

PHOENIX AZ (May 25, 2012) — Blowing dust and reduced visibility are currently being reported by drivers in regions across the state, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation and the National Weather Service. Drivers are urged to be extra cautious as they head out on this Memorial Day Weekend.  The National Weather Service has issued a blowing dust advisory until 8 p.m. today. Strong... 

Sedona AZ (May 23, 2012) – Some fifteen years ago, the voters of Sedona Arizona approved bonds to finance the wastewater system that runs underground for nine miles from the Chapel area to the treatment plant west of town on SR 89A. The original cost was somewhere between $75 (seventy-five) million and $90 (ninety) million dollars. This debt is now around $60 (sixty) million dollars. For a city... 

Sedona AZ (May 17, 2012) – The State of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne today announced a court judgment against a Phoenix-based business opportunity fraud scheme and one of its operators, and the office has also entered into a settlement agreement with a second operator, effectively shutting down a telemarketing scam. Both judgments found that the defendants, Allan M. Farris and Estil A.... 

Frontuto arrested while burglarizing Cottonwood home Cottonwood AZ (May 16, 2012) –  On May 15, 2012, at approximately 7 PM, alert neighbors reported a burglary in progress in the 3200 block of East Medicine Point Drive, Cottonwood, Arizona. The neighbors indicated they saw a female suspect park her maroon colored Chevrolet pick-up truck in the driveway of a home, exit, and attempt to open... 

Recreation Room, Posse Grounds Park, west Sedona Sedona AZ (April 26, 2012) – The City of Sedona Parks and Recreation Department invites young and older to get off the couch and enjoy nature during its Kids Photo Hunt and Hike program. Children ages six to twelve can take photographs and learn about the surrounding nature and history at Jordan Historical Park in uptown Sedona and Posse Grounds... 

Sedona AZ (April 23, 2012) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has formalized an agreement with the “A Child Is Missing Alert Program” (ACIM), part of a high tech method now in place to search locally for missing children, missing elderly (often with Alzheimer’s), college students, and missing persons who may be mentally or physically challenged or disabled. Upon receipt of missing... 

Sedona AZ (April 23, 2012) – The State of Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne filed a lawsuit against Mortgage Relief Group, d.b.a. Mortgage Assistance Group and its owner, Stan Allotey, alleging that the Defendants engaged in deceptive loan modification services. The lawsuit alleges that since at least February of 2008, the company deceived consumers into paying fees, ranging from $995 to $3,245... 

Sedona AZ (April 12, 2012) –  In the interest of fairness, the Sedona Eye publishes the following April 9, 2012 Sedona Fire District Board Public Budget Workshop Minutes without editorial comment and or edits: Station #1 – 2860 Southwest Drive – West Sedona – Multipurpose Room Monday, April 9, 2012 / 4:00 PM  ~ MINUTES ~ I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL. Board Present: David Blauert – Board... 

Prescott AZ (April 8, 2012)  – Just after 7:15 PM on Sunday, April 8, 2012, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a reported motorcycle accident on Williamson Valley Road near Pemberton Drive, Prescott Arizona. Deputies arrived as Emergency Medical Service personnel were tending a motorcycle rider thrown from his 2001 Harley Davidson bike and found lying in bushes along...