Department of Public Safety officers seized significant amounts of drugs in one day along Interstate 40 in Northern Arizona. The first incident happened on Thursday after an officer stopped a 1998 Dodge Mini Van for following too closely in traffic. The officer received written consent to search the vehicle and found 4 bundles of methamphetamine, [...]
Northern Arizona University has released a report that identifies the potential volume of wood resources available from more than 2 million acres of Arizona forests, representing the first major agreement among groups typically at odds over the issue of forest thinning. The “Wood Supply Analysis†report identifies a potential supply of up to 850 million [...]
The body of Todd Delage won’t be claimed by relatives anytime soon. That’s because county officials have decided to leave the body in place. The terrain where the man’s body rests — about 800 feet below the rim of the Little Colorado River gorge — is too treacherous for rescuers to make a safe recovery. [...]
Flagstaff police are recommending charges against a woman who once taught at Flagstaff High School. 29 year old Tawni Wimberley is accused of having sex with multiple teenagers including a 17 year old boy. Police say their investigation began after hearing rumors of alleged teacher-student sex. Officers say multiple former students admitted to having sex [...]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (February 28, 2008) – David Schlosser, a candidate for mayor of Flagstaff, Ariz., today announced that he would dedicate most of the recent raise in the mayor’s salary to local philanthropic causes. “I opposed increasing the mayor’s salary, and I put my money where my mouth is,” Schlosser said. “If elected, I will [...]
A Peabody Energy plane carrying some Flagstaff residents skidded off the runway while landing at a Black Mesa mine airstrip Friday afternoon. Only minor injuries were reported among the 18 passengers and two crew members of the Beechcraft 1900 B190 twin-engine craft, according to a preliminary accident report from the Federal Aviation Administration. Damage to [...]
KINGMAN, Ariz. — Polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs made an initial court appearance on sex offense charges under heavy security and the watch of supporters and news media Wednesday morning. Jeffs, 52, pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of being an accomplice to incest and sexual conduct with a minor in assigning three underage girls [...]
City maintenance crews will be working on fixing potholes on Butler Avenue this week. According to a press release from the city, the streets division was notified Monday that the city will have access to hot-mix asphalt this week on a limited basis. Hot-mix asphalt is more durable than a cold-mix variety. The pothole repair [...]
A wrong-way driver collided with two other vehicles on Interstate 40 Monday afternoon, killing one and seriously injuring another. According to information from the Department of Public Safety, a westbound car entered the eastbound I-40 at about 2:42 p.m. west of Butler Avenue and about three-quarters of a mile before the Little America exit. The [...]
Legislation that would allow people to carry guns on Arizona community-college or public-university campuses advanced Monday, 11 days after a gunman killed five people and himself in an Illinois university lecture hall. Members of the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee passed the legislation along a party-line 4-3 vote. Democratic senators Ken Cheuvront, Albert Hale and Richard [...]
