Flagstaff News Archives

A series of illuminated pillars alongside Route 66 at Postal Boulevard that cost taxpayers $50,000 several years ago is now gathering dust in a city warehouse.

Arizona researchers are catching big brown bats to better understand the scope of a strain of rabies being transferred among animals that haven't had contact with the winged creatures.

The first two lawsuits in what could be a flurry of legal actions stemming from a deadly sweat lodge ceremony led by author and motivational speaker James Arthur Ray were filed Friday in Arizona.

A rather chilly reception this week for students at Flagstaff High School after aging gas lines forced the shutdown of all central heating.

The daughter of a Prior Lake woman who died after an Arizona sweat-lodge ceremony said she wants the man who led it behind bars.

Here in Arizona, we're seeing the first winter-like blast of the season is bearing down on Flagstaff.

Montezuma-Rimrock Fire crews were called to Bell Trail late Monday morning. The trail starts from the Beaver Creek Ranger Station area but becomes rapidly rugged when it drops into the Wet Beaver Creek Wilderness.

The Coconino County Health Department said another county resident has died from complications of the swine flu.

A funny thing happened on the way to Sedona in Arizona's Red Rock country. Thirty minutes out, our GPS screen suddenly stopped computing.

The Potato Fire north of Flagstaff was 100 percent contained Wednesday while three other fires in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests continued to burn, officials said.

Investigators believe the Potato Fire may have started on private property in the Potato Flat area around Potato Tank from a camp fire that was left unattended or became out of control.

Flagstaff police say a Kykotsmovi man has been arrested for several offenses including impersonating a peace officer.

Smoke will likely be visible Wednesday and Thursday in the Flagstaff area as crews from the U.S. Forest Service light intentional fires to burn away excess growth that could lead to wildfires.

Firefighters are up against high winds as they battle a 60-acre blaze north of Flagstaff that has burned one structure and is threatening two others.

Firefighters say a 100-acre wildfire north of Flagstaff that burned at least one structure was about 20 percent contained by Monday afternoon.

More than a week after a sweat lodge "spiritual warrior" self-help retreat took the lives of two people, the sweat tent has claimed another victim.

Fire crews are battling a blaze north of Flagstaff in the White Horse Hills area, authorities said.

The Angel Valley Retreat Center in Sedona, Ariz. is photographed Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009.

Smoke will be visible from Flagstaff and Bellemont, and should disperse to the southwest with the forecast winds.

Sedona, AZ: Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead originated in Mexico before the Spanish conquest.

An Arizona sheriff investigating the deaths of two people during a sweat lodge ceremony led by self-help expert James Arthur Ray says the fatalities are now being investigated as homicides.

The man in charge of a spiritual retreat near Sedona that left two people dead after they were overcome in a "sweat lodge" said Tuesday night he is facing a difficult time and "being tested" by the tragedy.

Have you ever just felt like going on a drive to nowhere? That is, a drive for the sake of driving with no particular destination in mind because it was to be a drive for the journey itself and not to "go do something." I went on one such excursion today through the mountain roads above Flagstaff, Arizona.

Early October is one of my favorite times of the year in Sedona, when the bright sun, blue sky, and cooler temperature conspire with the changing leaves to make being outdoors a joy.

Investigators look over a "sweat lodge" on the grounds of Angel Valley Retreat Center, near Sedona, Ariz.

Flagstaff police are searching for Dominic Smith, 22, who has a felony warrant out for his arrest on charges of aggravated assault and threats under the domestic violence statute.

Flagstaff, Arizona's got you covered whether you're looking for something spooky or not this Halloween season.

Mesa police arrested a man on suspicion of public sexual indecency near a school Tuesday morning.

Motorist in Arizona are seeing pump prices drop for the fourth consecutive week.

Bring your family to Riordan Mansion State Historic Park in October 2009 and enjoy tours and educational opportunities.

Prescott saw its 10th-driest monsoon season on record this year, and so far it's also the eighth-driest calendar year on record.

Beginning today, concealed firearms will be allowed in locked vehicles at the University of Arizona and other public colleges.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. An Arizona man being held on a murder charge made surprise confessions in two other killings, and told authorities he would have continued on a vigilante-style killing spree if he hadn't been caught, authorities said Wednesday.