Sedona

The Sedona City Council unanimously approved a program to incentivize renting to locals instead of turning homes into Airbnbs.

The Sedona City Council wants to incentivize renting to locals instead of turning homes into Airbnbs.

The Coconino County Recorder’s Office reported voter turnout at about 24% with just a little more than 22,000 ballots cast in the primary election.

A group of firefighters in Sedona has been honored for saving the life of a 17-year-old boy who went into cardiac arrest after jumping from a rock into Oak Creek.

Donations at the Sedona Community Food Bank have been dropping in recent months as demand for food assistance in the area increases.

Fire officials say crews have successfully contained every part of the Committee Fire accessible by ground crews.

Fire managers say there’s been no new recent growth of the Committee Fire burning on steep cliffs east of Sedona.

Fire managers on the Coconino National Forest say a wildfire burning east of Sedona has grown to about 300 acres.

Coconino National Forest officials say the lightning-caused Committee Fire grew Sunday due to erratic shifting winds caused by thunderstorms. The Big Sandy Fire in Mohave County forced evacuations in the community of Wikieup.

Crews are responding to a wildfire east of Sedona on the back side of Munds Mountain.