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Published October 01Former NAU fraternity leader sentenced in deadly hazing case
A Coconino County judge sentenced 20-year-old Carter Eslick to 60 days in jail and three years of supervised probation for his role in the death of an 18-year-old fraternity pledge.
Sedona Suspect Faces Trial for 2006 Sexual Arrest
DNA, fingerprint link suspect to 2006 kidnapping and rape case Sedona police recently made an arrest in a “cold case” sexual assault from over 20 years ago through a mix of gumshoe detective work and modern DNA testing. Laurencio Rivera Vasquez, 45, is scheduled for a pretrial…
ICE provides info on arrests
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency released an update late Tuesday, Sept. 22, about the two men arrested in West Sedona on Saturday, Sept. 19. Mexican nationals Gildardo Sanchez Sanchez, 44, and Salomon Nava Cosme, 52, were arrested by agents for allegedly…
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Published September 213 killed in Navajo Nation flood include 7-year-old preparing for her birthday
Flash flooding across the Navajo Nation has damaged roads, forced evacuations and claimed three lives as a late-season surge of monsoon moisture brings heavy rain to the Four Corners region.
ICE agents arrest 2 in Sedona
The Sedona Police Department was notified at 8:44 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were in the city to arrest two men in West Sedona, city spokeswoman Julie Graham said. ICE agents took both men, ages 44 and 52, who live and work in…
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Published September 17ICE detains man in Flagstaff in first known enforcement operation since opening local office
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a man outside his Flagstaff home Wednesday morning in the first known enforcement action since ICE opened a local field office.
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Published September 15Human remains found in Colorado River weeks after Grand Canyon flash flood
The National Park Service says human remains were found on the Colorado River near Crystal Rapid Monday, more than two weeks after a deadly flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon.
3 arrested for counterfeit bills & forgery
Three people face federal charges after being arrested locally with counterfeit money. Cottonwood Police Department officers arrested Carlos Cazelly and Morgan Gargiulo following a traffic stop near the intersection of State Route 260 and East Fir Street in Cottonwood on Aug. 31.…
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Published September 08Search for missing hiker, damage assessments continue one week after Grand Canyon flash flood
A week after the deadly Grand Canyon flooding, crews continue the search for a missing hiker as the park begins the long process of recovery.
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Published September 04‘I held on for dear life’: Flagstaff residents recount Grand Canyon flash flood
Two Flagstaff residents had front-row seats — from the river and the trail — to deadly flash flooding that surged through Grand Canyon National Park.