*Former state senator appointed to Citizens Clean Elections Commission

*Oak Creek Water Company receives federal funding for infrastructure improvements

*Sedona business license renewals due Jan. 31

*Flagstaff Community Assistance Fund pays unsheltered residents to clean up litter

*ADOT adds Samsung Wallet to options for Digital ID card

*More mountain lion sightings reported in Jerome

*AZGFD conducting annual aerial deer, javelina surveys

*Mayer FD puts out kitchen fire at Cordes Lakes home

*Cottonwood PD providing data on local crime/safety incidents via online dashboard

*AZGFD reminder about bald eagle nesting area closures

*Coconino County HHS receives AZGOHS grant for child passenger safety/injury prevention

*Prescott Valley PD uses  AZGOHS funding to purchase trailer for education events

*City of Sedona seeking input on draft Community Plan

*North Kaibab Trail at Grand Canyon to re-close for seismic equipment installation

*Restrictions coming to Main St. in Cottonwood for Groseta Ranch Rd. work

*Flagstaff receives $9.6 million federal grant for improvements to Butler Avenue

*3 injured in multi-vehicle crash on SR 89 in Prescott

*Hackberry Fire 50% contained

*Yavapai County supervisors selects chairman, vice chair for 2024

*90-day notice for voter registration/changes before March Presidential Preference election

*Green Party qualifies for candidates to appear on ballot in Coconino County

*Coconino County agencies holding mass-casualty incident training at Cromer Elementary

*Coconino NF analyzing public comments on Red Rock Trails Access Plan

*Coconino County supervisors approve implementation of Youth Behavioral Health Project

*DES resources available to family caregivers

*Incoming winter storm should peak Friday, last into Sunday

*DPS issues trailer safety reminder after detached trailer hits pickup truck near Payson

*Kaibab NF to close Oak Hill area, Keyhole Sink Trailhead for logging operations

*Camp Verde Marshal's Office lieutenant becomes office's first graduate of FBI National Academy

*YCSO searching for gun used in the shooting death of Phoenix man found near Black Canyon City

*New burn permit website for rural Yavapai County fire agencies

*Cottonwood reduces water restrictions for Verde Santa Fe/Amante

* Prescott Valley to drain east lake at Mountain Valley park for dam repairs

*AZ AG's office warns of shipping-related scams

*Sedona PD receives grant for DUI/traffic enforcement

*Lithium-Ion battery safety reminders

*Investigation reveals Prescott mayor did not violate city charter; City Manager resigns

*2 arrested after YCSO/PANT find drugs, weapons during welfare check

*Prescott, Prescott Valley PD receive AZ STOP Violence Against Women grant funding

*Hackberry Fire 25% contained at 55 acres

*CCFMD responds to house fire in Camp Verde

*Flagstaf FD burning slash piles at Museum of NAZ

*NWS forecasts weekend winter storm

*Camp Verde Marshal's Office trying to ID commercial theft suspect

*Fire destroys Camp Verde home

*Flagstaff, BNSF seeking input on Community Rail Safety Plan

*Glassford Hill Rd. project in Prescott Valley continues progressing

*0% containment, but no further growth expected on Hackberry Fire

*Yavapai-Apache Nation mourning death of former Tribal Chairman/Council member Vincent Randall

*Clarkdale PD seeking to ID vandalism suspect

*Flagstaff to host open house re: 4th St./Lockett Rd. roundabout project

*Yavapai County seeking feedback on traffic study, proposed improvements to Cornville, Iron Springs, Williamson Valley Rds., Pioneer Parkway

*More blasting scheduled on I-17 near Sunset Point

*Portions of N. Kaibab Trail at Grand Canyon closed

*Health officials encourage checking on friends with mental/emotional health concerns during holidays

*Prescott NF responds to two small wildfires

*YCSO seeking information about man found dead in vehicle in Black Canyon City

*Blasting, closures coming to SR 89-A in Sedona

*AAA Arizona anticipates near-record number of travelers this holiday season

*Prescott NF selects Sarah Clawson as new Forest Supervisor

*Study determines 36 miles of the Upper Verde River can be designated under "Wild and Scenic Rivers Act"

*Winter closures to go into effect on Mingus Mountain

*AZ GFD accepting public comment on OHV rules

*SR 89-A reopens north of Sedona; pavement repairs to take place Saturday

*Cottonwood P&Z Commission to discuss city's General Plan

*Prescott Valley council approves water/wastewater fee increase, implements stormwater fee

*YCSO sees another round of scam phone calls purporting to be from law enforcement

*Sedona Trailhead Shuttle running daily through Jan. 2, except Christmas day

*NAU Commencement to bring extra traffic to Flagstaff

*Sedona City Council approves land lease, loan for affordable housing; microtransit fare policy

*Flagstaff's Mountain Line system receives grant for construction of new bus plaza

*Prescott Valley receives AZ Transportation Board funds for proposed shared use path network

*Fire destroys Prescott home, two other buildings

*Prescott Valley man charged with allegedly threatening a family with a gun

*Gov. Hobbs appoints Danalyn Savage to Yavapai County Superior Court

*AZ GFD accepting public comment on OHV rules