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Bliss’ bill turns soliciting sex into a felony

Laws target those who purchase prostitution Paying for sex is now a class 6 felony in Arizona following the signing of House Bill 2720, by Gov. Katie Hobbs on June 5. Prostitution will remain a misdemeanor under the legislation...

VSAR mourns Hajek, founder of its drone program

Sedona volunteer died June 18 while hiking trails Jerry Hajek Jr., 70, died on June 18, of natural causes doing what he loved: Hiking Sedona trails. Hajek was a member of the Verde Search and Rescue Posse volunteer auxiliary force...

Retired police officer stops courier scam attempt on nonagenarian

Uber driver spots scheme while picking up potential victim as passenger Michael P. Thomas, 61, of Clarkdale, a retired Pennsylvania police officer with the Ross Township Police Department who never stopped looking out for others, accepted a roughly $20 Uber...

Climber killed in fall at Keyhole Cave

A male climber in his 50s fell to his death while rappelling inside Keyhole Cave, near the Sugarloaf Trailhead in Sedona, on Saturday, June 13. The Sedona Fire District and Yavapai County Sheriff's Office responded at about 1:30 p.m....

Sedona Fire District warns of imposter scam

Firefighters don't sell insurance. Scammers have been posing as representatives of the Sedona Fire District in an attempt to extort payment for medical services and sell "medical insurance," SFD warned residents on April 2. "The scammer didn't compromise any of our...

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Cottonwood City Council kills rezoning for apartments by Sedona developer

Council votes 5-2 against 252 apartment units Cottonwood City Council rejected the rezoning for the proposed 252-unit Spring Verde Apartments...

Hobbs signs ‘Groseta Act’

Law honoring Cottonwood rancher requires labeling of lab-grown meat Where's the beef? A new Arizona law says that if it...
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