Flagstaff News

Governor Ducey gave an update on the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday afternoon. He told the media things look better today than they did ten days ago, but there’s a long way to go. Ducey announced a new executive order that would limit dine-in service at restaurants to “less than 50-percent capacity.” He also says there willFull 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. During this time, both directions of Interstate-40 will be narrowed toFull Story

Current Flagstaff mayoral candidate Victor Varela is under investigation by the Arizona Attorney General’s office for submitting falsified information to run for mayor. He told the “Arizona Daily Sun” this week that he did submit “fraudulent signatures” saying “I got the names from Facebook. I got the addresses from a phone book. I made upFull Story

A new development went before the Flagstaff Planning and Zoning Commission last night. Developers are looking for a zone change of around 14 acres of the property from medium density residential to highway commercial on the northwest corner of Fourth Street and Butler Avenue in Flagstaff. The mixed-use development known as The Elkwood Flagstaff ApartmentsFull Story

U.S. Marshals have arrested “Catch 22” Day Seven suspect Jared Neil Kelly in Flagstaff. In the early evening of January 21st, 2019, the 39-year-old Kelly was driving in the area of South State Route 260 and East Prairie Lane in Cottonwood. It was then when he collided with the rear end of another vehicle thatFull Story

Today is Day Seven of Yavapai Silent Witness’s “Catch 22” program. Today we focus on locating 39-year-old Jared Neil Kelly. In the early evening of January 21st, 2019, Kelly was driving in the area of South State Route 260 and East Prairie Lane in Cottonwood. It was then when he collided with the rear endFull Story

Fourth of July weekend was busy for the Coconino County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies responded to 1,024 calls for service, which included both citizen initiated and officer initiated calls. Deputies made nearly 400 forest and community patrols and over 100 business checks. Between July 3rd and July 5th, deputies responded to 27 reports of fire banFull Story

A construction project will clog up traffic starting this week in Flagstaff. ADOT crews will be working to add a second right-turn lane at the intersection of Route 66 and Humphreys Street. Restrictions on southbound Humphreys include no left turns south of Cherry Avenue, including the intersections of Cherry and Aspen Avenues and Humphreys andFull Story

Search and rescue crews removed a body from near Mather Point at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon Friday. National Park officials received a call at around 12:35 p.m. that a visitor fell from the rim west of Mather Point. Rangers located 59-year-old Maria Salgado Lopez from Scottsdale from about 100 feet below. OfficialsFull Story

With very few parades this year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, Coconino Community College has an alternative this year. They are presenting the Virtual Fourth of July Parade. Nearly 60 shoeboxes are decorated by numerous families and organizations around Flagstaff to help celebrate the Fourth of July in a little different way. CCC President ColleenFull Story