Flagstaff News

It was a great night for high school football in Flagstaff Friday. The Coconino Panthers used a tough defense and a strong running game to blank Lee Williams on homecoming 27-0 and claim a spot in the 4A state playoffs. The win clinches at least a share of the 4A Grand Canyon Region title forFull Story

A former ranger with Hopi Resource Enforcement Services has been convicted by a federal jury of sexually assaulting a female who was in his custody, and then destroying evidence to cover up his crime. The FBI says 25-year-old Mackenzie Davis arrested the victim on November 15th, 2016 for DUI in Navajo County. During a nearlyFull Story

Fire managers will be busy on the Coconino National Forest next week. Officials have five burns set for areas throughout the forest. Fire crews will burn 300 acres near the Blue Ridge Ranger Station in the south end of the forest on Monday. Crews intend to burn 525 acres six miles northwest of Flagstaff onFull Story

The average price of gas in Arizona was unchanged from last week. Triple-A Arizona says gas is once again $2.92 this week. In Flagstaff, gas prices were down a cent from last week to $3.01 a gallon. However, some stations are selling gas at $2.79 a gallon and lower. In Prescott, the average price ofFull Story

A Doney Park man has pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexual conduct with a minor. Coconino County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 46-year-old Jeffrey Slaughter back on September 16th. Back on September 8th, it was reported to authorities that Slaughter may have had an inappropriate relationship with a minor under 18 years old. Through theFull Story

The NAU men’s and women’s basketball team has been eighth in conference pre-season polls released Thursday. The women were picked eighth in both coaches and media polls, ahead of Southern Utah, Sacramento State and Weber State. The men’s team were also picked eighth in both polls, ahead of Sacramento State, Idaho State and Idaho. OnFull Story

A member of the state legislature is warning the public against cell phone porting scams. Attacks like the Equifax hack, where millions of Americans’ personal information was compromised, criminals can obtain and use your personal information to impersonate you. Cell phone porting, or port-out scams, involve using a victim’s name, cellphone number and other personalFull Story

The search is on for a missing Flagstaff girl last seen in Mayer. Authorities say 17-year-old Selena Florey left her home in Flagstaff Sunday and was last seen Monday in Yavapai County. She is a white female, five-foot-two inches tall and 110 pounds with long blonde hair and hazel/green eyes. Selena has a nose piercingFull Story

Five people were arrested after a Yavapai County Sheriff’s K9 unit found nearly 30 pounds of cocaine in a vehicle during a traffic stop Monday in Ash Fork. A sheriff’s deputy pulled over a white mini-van at around 10:27 a.m. on eastbound Interstate-40 for moving and equipment violations. In the van were six people, includingFull Story

A Silver Alert issued by the Williams Police Department for a missing 83-year-old man Tuesday has been cancelled. Police says Albert Cole was found safe and the alert was no longer needed. Cole had been missing since Monday at around 1:30 p.m. Officials say Cole left in his 2006 gold or champagne colored Jeep LibertyFull Story