Location of human remains indicated by blue pin (lower right) Sedona AZ (April 26, 2018) – On March 22, 2018, around 2:30 in the afternoon, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s office was contacted by a U.S. Forest Service employee on patrol who had discovered human remains in a very remote area alongside the Verde River, west of the White Bluffs, about 4-5 miles upstream from the Sheep’s Bridge. The... 

YCSO notifies community that Level 3 sex offender Erik Bryan Edwards, 53, registered a Prescott Valley AZ address. Sedona AZ (April 26, 2018) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to release the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law. The offender in this publication has indicated that he will be living in the unincorporated... 

Sedona Trolley Tour Bus engine fire creates emergency situation along SR 179. (photo courtesy of Sedona Fire District) Sedona AZ (April 24, 2018) – While responding to a medical emergency Monday morning, Sedona Fire Department Engine E561 happened upon a trolley tour bus fire on State Route 179 north of the Village of Oak Creek. “Engine 561 was responding from their station in the Chapel area to... 

Valle AZ wild fire brought under control and evacuation lifted Sedona AZ (April 23, 2018)  – Due to a quickly spreading wild fire earlier today, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation and pre-evacuation warnings for the Woodland Ranch area near Valle, Arizona. As of 7:30 p.m., the evacuation for the Indian Meadows Fire/Lateral Fire wild fire will be lifted by the Coconino County... 

Valle AZ (April 23, 2018) – At approximately 2:00 p.m. today, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation warnings for the Woodland Ranch area, near Valle, due to a wild fire. The Coconino County Sheriff Office deputies responded to the Woodlands Ranch Road area after receiving a wild land fire call. A Code Red evacuation warning has been issued for one mile radius of the Woodland Ranch... 

Interactive Map showing Agency management boundaries:  Click here Sedona AZ (April 19, 2018) – Beginning April 20, 2018, campfire and smoking restrictions will be implemented on state lands and federally managed public lands in central and western Arizona which includes Yavapai, Maricopa, La Paz Yuma, Mohave and Gila counties, as well as portions of Pinal county. Restrictions will be in effect... 

Sedona AZ (April 19, 2018) – Superior Foods Company located in Kentwood, Michigan, is voluntarily recalling a specific lot of Smoked Salmon Spreads (487 lbs.) that were produced on March 26, 2018. This voluntary action is being undertaken in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Listeria monocytogenes was identified... 

Sedona AZ (April 18, 2018) – At approximately 9:30 this morning, a homeowner in Humboldt, Arizona was burning tumbleweeds in his back yard. The fire jumped over a block wall fence and into an open field near a closed smelter plant. The homeowner immediately called 911 to report the fire. In an attempt to put out the fire and because of light winds in the area, the homeowner’s use of a garden... 

Aqua Fria ruin surrounded by Arizona desert and mountains Sedona AZ (April 18, 2018) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Hassayampa Field Office will hold two public meetings in early May to gather public input on the draft Black Canyon Corridor Travel Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. The documents have been released for public view and input. The first meeting will be held May 2,... 

SedonaEye.com Star Pet Columnist Poco Diablo McGuire wants his 4 Paws Up pals to encourage everybody to take advantage of the Food and Drug Administration’s April 28 semi-annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day when people can bring leftover prescription drugs to police departments, drugstores and other collection sites. Like Poco says, “It’s good to keep my 4 Paws Up friends...