Flagstaff News

There will be a prescribed burn north of Flagstaff next week. Coconino National Forest fire managers are planning to burn nearly 12-hundred acres Tuesday and Wednesday about ten miles northwest of Flagstaff. The burn will be next to Highway 180. Officials say smoke is expected to move to the northeast. Motorists travelling Highway 180 thoseFull Story

A Flagstaff man has pleaded not guilty in connection with a fatal stabbing of an Oklahoma man back on March 31st in Flagstaff. Court officials say 27-year-old Phelan Connally entered the plea this week after he was charged with second degree murder in the death of 39-year-old Jason Hart. Police responded to a wooded areaFull Story

The average price of gas has gone over three-dollars a gallon in Arizona as prices at the pump continue to go up. Triple-A Arizona says the average price of gas in the state is up six-cents a gallon to $3.01. In Flagstaff, gas prices jumped ten cents a gallon on average to $3.18. Some stationsFull Story

The City of Flagstaff has closed Turquoise Drive and Canyon Terrace at the intersection of Switzer Canyon Drive. The closure is necessary to construct a roundabout at the location. The closure is until further notice. If you use those roads for your daily commute, you may need to take extra time to get to yourFull Story

Traffic issues have been a topic of concern to the Flagstaff City Council before, and with the new development of a Senior Care living facility on North Jasper Drive, nothing has changed. With a school in the area, the council found traffic congestion an important issue to resolve. Another concern the council had was theFull Story

If you heard a loud noise in Flagstaff Monday night, you weren’t alone. Many people contacted us, wondering what the noise was. City of Flagstaff officials say large C-17 aircraft from the east coast practiced high-altitude landings at the Flagstaff Airport. Officials say because of Flagstaff’s altitude and airport in general, it makes the perfectFull Story

The trial of a man accused of stabbing his landlord to death in Flagstaff in 2017 begins Wednesday. Twenty-one-year-old James Womble was arrested on a second-degree murder charge after he allegedly stabbed 63-year-old Peter Gillespie six-to-eight times with a pair of scissors after they were involved in a tenant-landlord dispute in July 2017. Gillespie laterFull Story

Flagstaff Police are looking for a man who has gone missing in Flagstaff. Officials are looking for 30-year-old Ricky McEntee, who was last seen at his job in downtown Flagstaff at around 8 a.m. last Friday. He is believed to be traveling in a blue Kia Sportage with Arizona license plate CLE6821. McEntee is five-foot-elevenFull Story

The Flagstaff Police Department is warning residents of an increase in reported vehicle break-ins in areas of Flagstaff. Officials say an area of Campbell Mesa Trailhead as well as the Mt. Elden Trailhead have seen a rash of burglaries. Officials remind people to lock your vehicles while it is unattended, remove valuables such as wallets,Full Story

A Flagstaff gas station worker has a fish story for the ages. Arizona Game and Fish officials says on Friday, March 29th, a man named Daniel was fishing Upper Lake Mary south of Flagstaff. He was sleeping in the backseat of his SUV, when the bells on his fishing rod began to sound at aroundFull Story