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Communities south of Flagstaff downgraded to Ready status as Pocket Fire keeps burning
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (156+ words) Kachina Village, Forest Highlands and Pine Del have been downgraded from a "Set" pre-evacuation notice to "Ready" status, the Coconino County Sheriff's Office says. The shift comes as the Pocket Fire reaches 20% containment. The sheriff's office downgraded the pre-evacuation notice…...
'Monument' Film Premiere
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (232+ words) The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of "Monument" showing July 10-16 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Set in the final year of Israel's occupation of southern Lebanon, "Monument" tells the true story of acclaimed…...
Earth Notes: Coconino Quiet Areas
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (274+ words) In the 1980s Coconino National Forest established three designated "Quiet Areas." Recently renamed "Seasonal Closures," they're intended to provide serene recreational spaces free from motorized traffic at certain times of the year. And they allow hunters to practice traditional, non-motorized hunting…...
Northward progression on Pocket Fire stopped as crews continue burnout operations
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (408+ words) Managers on the Pocket Fire say firefighters have stopped northward progression of the blaze and have held it at Forest Road 535. The same road was utilized by crews in 2014 to help contain the Slide Fire. Last weekend heavy winds drove…...
Anxiety about Pocket Fire and possible evacuation grips Kachina Village residents
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (606+ words) A growing cloud of smoke drifted over the Shell gas station in Kachina Village on Sunday, one indicator of the Pocket Fire's explosion in size as it inched toward the communities south of Flagstaff. Residents at the Shell told KNAU…...
Rep. Tom Kean returns to Congress, says depression is why he went missing for months
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (584+ words) Updated June 30, 2026 at 10: 24 AM MST New Jersey Republican Thomas Kean Jr. said it was struggles with depression that kept him away from Congress for nearly four months with no explanation to his constituents. Kean last voted on March 5th, missing numerous…...
Polygamous sect leader convicted of child abuse after girls found in trailer in Flagstaff
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (560+ words) A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was convicted by a Coconino County jury Friday on state child abuse charges. Self-proclaimed prophet Samuel Bateman Federal authorities led an offshoot network of…...
Environmental regulators issue first-ever ozone pollution advisory for Flagstaff
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (409+ words) For the first time in Flagstaff's history, Arizona regulators issued a high ozone pollution advisory for the city related to the nearby Pocket Fire. That's according to Michael Graves, an air quality meteorologist for the state Department of Environmental Quality,…...
When resources run thin, volunteer ranchers fight local fires
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (477+ words) ALEJANDRO FIGUEROA, BYLINE: In the middle of Oregon's sagebrush country, a dozen ranchers are refreshing their firefighting knowledge. They're standing around an old military cargo truck. It's got a water tank mounted in the back with a roaring diesel-powered pump....
Mother of murdered sailor demands Navy change how it handles sexual assault cases
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (259+ words) A Navy sailor in Norfolk, Virginia, recently pleaded guilty to premeditated murder in the killing of Petty Officer Angelina Resendiz. Her mother is demanding the Navy change how it handles missing persons and sexual assault. With that, we will warn…...