Flagstaff City Council Votes For Phase One Construction, Rezoning And New Development Agreement For A New Hospital And Medical Campus
The Flagstaff City Council passed the first phase, rezone and development agreement for the proposed Northern Arizona Healthcare Health and Wellness Village at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, giving the Phase One of the project a greenlight. All three items passed with a 6-0 vote with Vice Mayor Austin Aslan not attending the vote either in […]
Fire Managers To Conduct Prescribed Burns At The South Rim Of The Grand Canyon This Week
If you’re heading to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon Wednesday, there will be a prescribed burn underway. Grand Canyon National Park fire managers are resuming the Grapevine Unit burn, which is a half-mile south of the “Duck On A Rock” overlook along Highway 64. Crews have already burned 200 of the project’s 865 […]
Many Pavement Repair Projects Set To Take Place Around Arizona This Summer
ADOT will be working on critical pavement repairs across the state starting next week. The Northern Arizona portion of the road work won’t begin until July. On eastbound Interstate-40 work will take place over a 50 mile stretch from the U.S. 93 Junction to Seligman. Work will also take place on westbound I-40 between Cross […]
State Forestry And Coconino National Forest Fire Crews Partner To Work A 45-Hundred Acre Burn Starting Wednesday Near Flagstaff
The Coconino National Forest and the State Forestry Department are teaming up on a large prescribed burn set to begin Wednesday southwest of Flagstaff. The Crater Sinks Project burn has been in the works for more than four years and is set to treat 45-hundred acres. The area is ten miles southwest of Flagstaff and […]
Man Who Sent Death Threats To Senator Wendy Rogers Was Sentenced In Holbrook Tuesday
The man who sent LD7 State Senator Wendy Rogers a death threat on the Fourth of July last year, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison in a Navajo County courtroom Tuesday. Donald Glenn Brown, a former teacher for the Tucson Unified School District, pleaded guilty in April to threatening Rogers’ life during a visit […]
Northern Arizona Healthcare Interim CEO Josh Tinkle Placed On Administrative Leave
Northern Arizona Healthcare Interim Chief Executive Officer Josh Tinkle has been place on administrative leave by the hospital’s board of directors. Because of the board’s decision, new CEO Dave Cheney’s start date is being moved up to next Monday. NAH tells KAFF News the reason for the decision to place Tinkle on leave is due […]
Prescribed Fires Continue This Week In The Kaibab National Forest
Prescribed fires will continue burning through Kaibab National Forest this week as part of the ongoing Kendrick and Blue Stem projects, about 18 miles southeast of Tusayan. As of Monday morning, around 16,000 acres had been burned on the forest. Nearby residents may notice a helicopter over the forest, which will be helping to monitor […]
Expect I-40 Ramp Closures This Week Through Flagstaff
ADOT will be closing on and off-ramps on westbound Interstate-40 this week, during the day, starting Monday. Crews will close the on-and-off ramps at Walnut Canyon Road Monday, Country Club Drive Tuesday, Butler Avenue Wednesday and I-17 Thursday. Work will take place from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. each day. Plan for extra time if […]
ADOT Set For More Road Work On State Route 89A, In Oak Creek Canyon, In June
Drivers can expect daytime road closures in Oak Creek Canyon and Sedona in the upcoming weeks. The Arizona Department of Transportation is restricting certain roadways for a few days at a time spread out over June. As part of the State Route 89A Oak Creek Canyon Improvements Project, crews will be working on rockfall mitigation, […]
RV Fire Shuts Down State Route 89A For Hours Saturday In Oak Creek Canyon
State Route 89A was closed for several hours after an RV caught fire in Oak Creek Canyon Saturday. Sedona and Highland fire crews were called to the scene at milemarker 389, in the Switchbacks in the north end of the canyon. Highland fire officials say when they arrived they found the RV fully engulfed in […]