Flagstaff News

Gas prices continue to soar off the heels of the recent winter storm that gripped the midwest and south. Triple-A Arizona says the average price of gas is $2.88 a gallon in the state, which is 22-cents higher than last week. Triple-A spokesman Aldo Vazquez says “with the forced shutdown of the Gulf Coast andFull Story

Flagstaff City Council a proposed amendment to incorporate incentives for affordable housing, as well as related adjustments to parking requirements. The amendment would require that developers build affordable housing projects in which all units are affordable in compliance with the City’s requirements and is consistent with properties available at market prices. With a few exceptionsFull Story

The Flagstaff boys and girls basketball teams battled the Deer Valley Skyhawks Thursday night. On the girls side, Gracelyn Nez scored 21 of her 25 points in the second half, but the Skyhawks pulled out a 52-48 overtime win over Flagstaff. The Eagles lead after one, 9-7 then Deer Valley went on a 9-0 runFull Story

Governor Doug Ducey appointed Coconino County Attorney Stacy Krueger to the Coconino County Superior Court Thursday. Stacy has devoted her life to public service as a prosecutor with the Coconino County Attorney’s Office. She prosecutes felony cases and manages an average caseload of 50 to 80 cases at any given time. Although she handles aFull Story

A Flagstaff man has been arrested on child pornography charges. Coconino County Sheriff’s detectives received information that 71-year-old Richard Budge was possibly in possession of child pornography on his personal computer at his home. During the investigation Budge reported viewing the material on the computer and told deputies there were images on the device thatFull Story

Gas prices have jumped across Arizona this week. Triple-A Arizona says the average price of gas in the state is up 12-and-a-half cents a gallon to $2.63 a gallon on average. Officials say the recent arctic blast in the south is to blame for this week’s spike in prices. They say this week’s jump atFull Story

Coconino County health officials have canceled another day of vaccine appointments at Fort Tuthill. County officials were notified by the Arizona Department of Health Services that this week’s shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine continues to be delayed due to extreme weather conditions across the country. Due to the prolonged delay, and limited on-hand vaccine supply,Full Story

Coconino County has canceled around 18-hundred vaccine appointments due to delays in vaccine shipments due to extreme weather across the country. The county’s COVID-19 response team staff are working with vaccination partners to assess vaccine needed for scheduled appointments and transferring available vaccine to partners to limit appointment cancellations. The County was able to provideFull Story

Continental County Club has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but daily operations won’t change. John Held, president of the board of directors for the country club sent out a letter Wednesday announcing the board’s decision and the reasons why. One major reason is due to an October 2020 ruling that the club’s homeowners associationFull Story

There was a search and rescue attempt Thursday afternoon in the area of the Fat Man’s Loop Trail on the southside of Mt. Elden in East Flagstaff. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say search and rescue crews, with aid from a DPS helicopter, located an injured hiker who was stranded on the mountain. Rescuers did theirFull Story