Flagstaff News

Five Flagstaff residents were arrested Saturday in Cottonwood on drug charges. During the evening, police conducted a traffic stop on a white Chevy Impala in the area of Airpark Road. During the stop, the driver didn’t have his driver’s license and the name he provided officers ended up being false. Police were able to identifyFull Story

It looks like it will be Paul Deasy versus Charlie Odegaard for the next mayor of Flagstaff. Deasy received the most votes in Tuesday’s mayoral primary. He picked up 4,173 votes, or 37-percent of the vote, while Odegaard received 3,659 or 32-percent of the votes as of Wednesday. Jamie Whelan is third as she hasFull Story

This is a list of election results from Tuesday’s primary election. Updated at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday Flagstaff Mayor: (Two candidates advance to the general) Paul Deasy: 4,173 37% Charlie Odegaard: 3,659 32% Jamie Whelan: 3,225 29% Flagstaff Proposition 434: UNS Gas To Continue As The City’s Gas Provider At A 2% Fee, Which Is TheFull Story

A man who was wanted on a probation violation, and was Day 19 of Yavapai Silent Witness’s “Catch 22” program, has been arrested in Phoenix. Officials were looking for 20-year-old Matthew Scott Bywater, who was wanted for a probation violation stemming from charges of first degree burglary and false reporting to law enforcement. In AugustFull Story

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that Governor Ducey’s executive order to close gyms due to COVID-19, violated procedural due process. Judge Timothy Thomason states fitness centers should have a prompt opportunity to apply for reopening. The court says the governor didn’t allow gyms to appeal saying “the process must be in place within oneFull Story

Flagstaff Police have made an arrest in connection with a fatal-hit-and-run accident last Friday night on Fourth Street. Police responded to the 28-hundred block of North Fourth Street at around 8:25 p.m. on a report of a man laying in the road. Officers found 55-year-old Nelvin Thompson of Flagstaff, severely injured and they immediately startedFull Story

President Trump signed the “Great American Outdoors Act,” which is a bipartisan conservation act that funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund and addresses the maintenance backlog facing America’s parks and public lands. Trump says the Act “provides 900-million dollars a year in guaranteed funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund so that allFull Story

The Pig Fire burning five miles south of the Village of Oak Creek is now 20-percent contained. The fire was reported at around 4:45 p.m. Saturday and started on the east side of the northbound lane of Interstate-17. Fire officials say the blaze was started by a piece of a faulty catalytic converter. The fireFull Story

Flagstaff Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run incident Friday night in the Sunnyside area of Flagstaff. Police responded to the 28-hundred block of North Fourth Street at around 8:25 p.m. on a report of a man laying in the road. Officers found 55-year-old Nelvin Thompson of Flagstaff, severely injured and they immediately started to aidFull Story

An inmate from the Coconino County Detention Facility in Page died Friday afternoon while being transferred from Page to Flagstaff. Sheriff’s officials say the inmate began to have a medical related emergency Friday morning en route to Flagstaff. Detention Officers pulled over and began live saving measures on the inmate. Emergency Medical Services arrived andFull Story