Sedona AZ (July 3, 2016) ‒ With the Texas Canyon Rest Area along AZ Interstate 10 reopening Thursday, after a six-month renovation, the Arizona Department of Transportation is moving past the halfway point in a decade long effort to improve rest areas statewide. Texas Canyon, between Benson and Willcox in southeastern Arizona, will be the ninth of seventeen rest areas to be improved by ADOT since... 

Sedona AZ (July 3, 2016) – At approximately 11:00 at night on July 2, 2016, a 46-year-old woman called the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office to report that while driving along AZ Highway 169 near Old Cherry Creek Road, she was being followed by her estranged husband, William Nelson, 58, of Dewey. When she slowed to make a turn, he pulled alongside her vehicle and fired a shot which smashed... 

Sedona AZ (July 2, 2016) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: To all Arizona Parents and Taxpayers: Is more school choice good for Arizona? Should the government allow families to choose the educational opportunities that work best for their children? Will school choice give poor kids a better chance to succeed? What are the impacts of school choice on students who remain... 

Sedona AZ (July 1, 2016) – The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Unit coordinated the rescue of two hikers stranded on Wilson Mountain. Around 7:15 in the evening, the regional 911 Center in Flagstaff received a call from two hikers stranded by cliffs on the south face of Wilson Mountain, north of the city of Sedona. The hikers had started their hike around 2:00 p.m. and went... 

Sedona AZ (July 1, 2016) – Applications are being accepted for two new positions on the Arizona Supreme Court. The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments will review applications, interview selected applicants, and recommend at least three nominees for each position to Governor Doug Ducey. A copy of the application form can be downloaded at the Judicial Department web site: www.azcourts.gov/jnc.... 

Article submitted by City of Sedona AZ Sedona AZ (June 30, 2016) – The city of Sedona’s Parks and Recreation Department continues to provide a wide range of programming at the Sedona Community Pool, including the following: Swimarama is a fun, pre-competition swimming program for children to come and swim three times a week, learn the different strokes, dive for coins, play sharks and minnows,... 

Brandon M. Vongthongthip arrested Sedona AZ (June 28, 2016) – Two people are in custody and one person in stable condition after two citizens shot a suspected DUI driver on AZ SR 87 near milepost 278, near Flagstaff, Arizona. On Monday, June 27, 2016, around 2:30 in the afternoon, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) of... 

SedonaEye.com Star Four Paws Up Pet Columnist Harley McGuire with an update! Sedona AZ (June 27, 2016) – This is Harley McGuire touching bases because it’s been ever so long. Mom says life is sorta like a bouncing ball – ups and downs but better than a balloon that might pop at any second. Now when we had at least a herd of black ants in our heating/cooling vent a few weeks ago – well that... 

Sedona 9-11 Memorial fundraising was a success announced the Sedona Fire District committee. Sedona AZ (June 27, 2016) – The Sedona Fire District (SFD) gratefully announces the end of formal fundraising for the 9/11 Memorial. Due to the tremendous generosity of our community and donors from around the country, the commitments and funds already received have allowed us to exceed our goal to fund the... 

New Hell Canyon Bridge on right depicts a wider, stronger structure which replaced the original 62-year-old SR 89 bridge on its left. Sedona AZ (June 27, 2016) – The new State Route 89 bridge at Hell Canyon is longer, wider and better able to accommodate commercial traffic between Prescott and Interstate 40 than the 62-year-old span it replaces. The Arizona Department of Transportation opened...