Identified Flagstaff Arizona robbery suspect, Ethan Rory Manning, was captured by a citizen and detained for Sheriff’s deputies to arrest Flagstaff AZ (January 25, 2013) – Coconino County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Ethan Rory Manning, 22, of Flagstaff, Arizona, on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, and charged him with one count of First Degree Residential Burglary while armed... 

Pat Tillman left a successful NFL football career in 2002 with the Arizona Cardinals and declined a $3.6 mil offer to remain and play to join the U.S. Army and train as a Ranger. He was killed in Afghanistan, April 22, 2004. The official story was that Pat had been shot by enemy forces during a canyon ambush but it was later revealed that he may have been killed by friendly fire, and that Army... 

PRESCOTT, AZ (January 25, 2013) – Folks have one weekend for climbing opportunities before Prescott National Forest officials implement restrictions on climbing and other activities on the cliff faces of both Granite Mountain and Thumb Butte beginning Friday, February 1, 2013. For Granite Mountain, the closure will be the same as it has been for the past eighteen years. It is prohibited to be... 

PRESCOTT AZ (January 25, 2013) –The Prescott National Forest is adding Lynx Lake Campground and Groom Creek Horse Camp to the National Recreation Reservation System (NRRS), in line with national policy. By offering reservations, campers will be able to plan ahead knowing they have a campsite ready for their arrival at these popular recreation areas. “I view this change as facilitating our service... 

Sedona wetlands on SR 89A are treated wastewater effluent ponds Sedona AZ (January 24, 2013) – You’ve surely noticed lovely new ponds along Rte 89A, just west of Sedona, on the road’s north side–with flocks of birds and lush plants nearby—sitting across the road from a network of white pipes spouting water. One is the new Sedona Wetlands Preserve; the other is a system for disposing... 

WASHINGTON DC (January 24, 2013) — The Internal Revenue Service announced a simplified option that many owners of home-based businesses and some home-based workers may use to figure their deductions for the business use of their homes. In tax year 2010, the most recent year for which figures are available, nearly 3.4 million taxpayers claimed deductions for business use of a home (commonly referred... 

Sedona AZ (January 24, 2013) – Crews will realign the northbound lanes back to the normal configuration on Arizona Interstate 17 at the Cordes Junction traffic interchange next week and as a result, the following restrictions and detours will be in place (weather permitting), according to the Arizona Department of Transportation: Sunday, January 27:  ▪ A left lane restriction on southbound... 

Eye on Sedona Real Estate columnist, Sean Baguely Sedona AZ (January 23, 2013) – The market is finally off the bottom, despite the continuing weak economic recovery. As mortgage rates have remained enticing, Lenders have been able to sell inventory acquired from delinquent borrowers relatively quickly. This fluidity is one of the benefits of being in a non-judicial, or Deed of Trust, State. In... 

Sedona AZ (January 23, 2013) – Teri Bays, liturgist and church musician, actor and artist, is hosting a party to celebrate the release of her new book, Through Stained Glass: The Priests of My Life. Teri will be autographing books available for purchase from 4:00 until 7:00 in the evening on Tuesday, February 5, at the Heartline Café, 1610 West SR 89A, Sedona. There is no charge for... 

Eye on Sedona article written by Councilor Mike Ward and submitted by the City of Sedona. Sedona AZ (January 22, 2013) – This past year the City of Sedona initiated its first Pre-Monsoon storm drainage cleanup initiative. While the city had always monitored and cleaned up public right-of-way drainages, for the first time the city inspected storm drainages on private property and notified the...