FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Nov. 4, 2023 – Crews are responding to the 25-acre Maid Fire, located approximately 17 miles northwest of Clints Well near Apache Maid lookout (GPS: 34.723056, -111.543889). Resources responding to the fire include three engines, multiple firefighter crews and personnel, one helicopter, one dozer, Taylor and Jerome fire departments. Additional resources have been […]
Prescribed fire projects planned for week of Nov. 6 on Coconino NF
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Nov. 2, 2023 – Coconino National Forest fire managers will continue work on several crucial prescribed fire projects next week while wind and weather conditions are favorable. Three projects are planned for next week: Upper Beaver Creek Project When: Planned for Monday – Thursday (Nov. 6-9). Ignitions typically being around 10 a.m. if […]
Sex Offender Notification 2
FLAGSTAFF, Az. – The Flagstaff Police Department is requesting your assistance in completing a community notification related to convicted sex offender residing in our community. This notification is being made pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offender Law. The individual listed in the attached electronic flier has been convicted of […]
Sex Offender Notification
FLAGSTAFF, Az. – The Flagstaff Police Department is requesting your assistance in completing a community notification related to convicted sex offender residing in our community. This notification is being made pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offender Law. The individual listed in the attached electronic flier has been convicted of […]
Coconino NF prescribed fire outlook: Week of Oct. 30
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Oct. 27, 2023 – Coconino National Forest fire managers will continue work on several crucial prescribed fire projects next week while wind and weather conditions are favorable. Planned projects for next week include: FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Oct. 27, 2023 – Coconino National Forest fire managers will continue work on several crucial prescribed fire projects […]
Scheduled lane closures on Butler Avenue beginning Oct. 30
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – Lane closures on W Butler Avenue are scheduled to begin on Monday, Oct. 30 to accommodate the installation of underground fiber-optic cable. Lane closures of the right/ westbound lane of Butler Avenue will be implemented from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a period of approximately two weeks. Travelers in the area […]
Frances Short Pond update – Filling to begin this week
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – Restoration work on Frances Short Pond is now complete and the City will begin filling the pond this week. The filling process is anticipated to be completed by Nov. 7. To fill the pond, water will be released from a storage reservoir at the North Reservoir Facility that is typically used to […]
MISSING RUNAWAY TEEN FROM FLAGSTAFF: Hyrum Willeto
The Flagstaff Police Department is asking for help locating missing 15-year-old Hyrum Willeto. Hyrum ran away from Flagstaff High School (400 West Elm Ave) today at 1130 a.m. He was last seen wearing a camouflage sweatshirt, blue basketball shorts, black leggings under the basketball shorts, and black Nike shoes. He also had a navy blue […]
Prescribed fire project northwest of San Franscisco Peaks today
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Oct. 26, 2023 – Flagstaff Ranger District (FRD) fire managers have temporarily paused firing operations on the Horseshoe Project, located 5 miles directly north of Bellemont, today due to higher-than-expected humidity levels. Wednesday’s firing operations successfully treated 768 acres of land. Operations that had been tentatively scheduled for today have been postponed to […]
Prescribed burn planned north of Bellemont
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Oct. 23, 2023 – Fire managers with the Flagstaff Ranger District plan to conduct a two-day prescribed burn 5 miles directly north of Bellemont, beginning Wednesday through Thursday, depending on weather conditions. This segment of the Horseshoe Project (Wild Bill units) consists of 1,331 acres. This project will help consume five to seven tons […]
Construction to begin on Phase II of Park Way Sediment Basins
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – The Coconino County Flood Control District (FCD), in support of the City of Flagstaff’s Spruce Wash flood mitigation efforts, will soon begin work on Phase II of the Park Way Sediment Basins. In Phase I of the project, the furthest downstream of three sediment basins was constructed in the summer of 2023. […]
JURY FINDS FLAGSTAFF MAN GUILTY OF DRUG SALES IN YAVAPAI COUNTY
On October 20, 2023, Yavapai County Attorney Dennis McGrane announced that a Yavapai County jury found Kenneth Shawn Frasard, 52, of Flagstaff, Arizona, guilty of Possession of Methamphetamine for Sale, Possession of Fentanyl for Sale, Possession of Marijuana for Sale, and Misconduct Involving Weapons. Mr. McGrane commended the jury for their careful consideration of the […]