Flagstaff News

Flagstaff Police are looking for a man, who should be considered armed and dangerous, after a shooting early Saturday morning. Officers responded to the 52-hundred block of East Cortland Boulevard at around 12:20 a.m. regarding a shooting. The victim was shot in the leg after a verbal altercation. He was taken to Flagstaff Medical CenterFull Story

Cottonwood Police have arrested a Flagstaff man on drug charges after a traffic stop on Interstate-17 Friday afternoon as they continue to be a part of drug interdiction patrols in the Verde Valley. Officials say 38-year-old Christopher Perez was pulled over in his 2015 Kia Optima for speeding at around 3:19 p.m. on I-17 andFull Story

A suspect has been identified after a shooting in downtown Flagstaff early Thursday morning. Officials responded to the area of North San Francisco Street and East Route 66 just after midnight after a report of hearing several gunshots. Officers found a person who was shot in the leg. The victim was transported to Flagstaff MedicalFull Story

Today is Day 17 of Yavapai Silent Witness’s “Catch 22” program, where each day we will spotlight a person who is wanted in Yavapai County. Today we focus on finding Jennifer Crystal Acuna. Authorities say on December 20th, 2018, while making a probation arrest on another person, Acuna was contacted with several other people insideFull Story

The Navajo Nation is going back into a 57-hour weekend curfew starting tonight, as Arizona continues to see a spike in COVID-19 cases. There were 79 new cases of the virus reported on the reservation Thursday with two new death. In total, there have been 407 deaths, over 84-hundred cases and over 62-hundred recoveries fromFull Story

Gas prices in Arizona continue to rise. Triple-A Arizona says the average price of gas is up just over two-cents a gallon this week on average to $2.36 a gallon. In Flagstaff, gas is up two-and-a-half cents to $2.42 on average. Some stations are selling gas for $2.29 and lower. In Prescott, prices were unchangedFull Story

The Flagstaff Unified School District Governing Board unanimously voted to start school online on August 17th and lasting until October 9th. Superintendent Michael Penca made the suggestion during Tuesday night’s governing board meeting. The return to physical classrooms would be determined on the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in October. FUSD sent out surveys toFull Story

A girl who went missing from where she was staying in Munds Park Tuesday night has been found safe. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials have been looking for 17-year-old Shelby Nelson, who was last seen at the family’s vacation home at around 8:42 p.m. Officials say her phone’s location was last known to be near SmokeriseFull Story

COVID-19 testing continues out at Fort Tuthill County Park Monday through Friday. With the popularity of the site, Coconino County Health and Human Service officials are asking people who are seeking a test, to register online before heading to the site. Registration will assist staff with planning by providing a total anticipated testing count forFull Story

The Fourth Street Bridge in Flagstaff will be closed from July 17th through August 3rd for the ongoing bridge replacement project. ADOT says even though the bridge will be off-limits to vehicles, pedestrians, bicyclists and emergency vehicles will still have access to the crossing. The bridge detour will take you down Huntington Drive to PonderosaFull Story