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Pig Fire burns 500 acres southeast of VOC

Crews have gotten the upper hand on a fire that caused traffic delays and plenty of smoke throughout the Verde Valley. The Pig Fire — named due to its proximity to Pig Trough Tank in Hog Canyon — was reported...

Center for Biological Diversity to sue USFS over cows

The Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity said it plans to sue the U.S. Forest Service in the coming weeks for not doing enough to keep errant livestock out of the streamside cottonwood-willow forests of the Verde River watershed. The riparian...

Rain, rain come our way, so we can go out in day

The Arizona monsoon officially started on June 15, using the date-only method, but the meteorological method based on dew points means the monsoon has just now arrived. Despite the official date of June 15, we have not had any precipitation...

USFS short stop permits move forward

The Coconino National Forest is moving forward with a permit system for commercial tour groups that take bathroom and photo breaks at developed recreation sites in the Red Rock Ranger District en route to other destinations. On June 10, Coconino...

Monsoon may abate chances of wildfires

The Arizona Monsoon officially begins Monday, June 15. Technically, the monsoon, or rainy season, starts when there are three consecutive days when the dew point averages 55 degrees or higher. But because that’s complicated, the National Weather Service declared in...

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Weintraub discusses 40 years of Sedona archaeology

The Sedona Heritage Museum concluded its spring Sedona Stories speaker series on April 10 with “Forty Years Documenting Sedona’s...

Rotary seeks $105K for Sedona-Oak Creek School District

The Rotary Club of Sedona has launched the largest fundraising effort in its 68-year history to raise $105,000 to...
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