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Highway deaths in Arizona fell by nearly a third in the first quarter of 2022. Gas prices fell below $4 a gallon this week for the first time in months. And, police departments statewide are increasing DUI patrols this Labor Day weekend

A department spokesperson said the area was a known concern as community members have asked for a crosswalk to be put in for “a while.”

The Holbrook Indian School bus was transporting 19 staff and students on a field trip to New Mexico.

Arizona’s rates differ from the rest of the county, which saw a sharp increase in traffic fatalities during the same time period.

Yavapai County officials say an off-duty sergeant struck and killed a pedestrian in Yarnell Friday night.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff at all state buildings Wednesday in honor of a first responder who was killed in a car accident Friday.

Authorities say an Arizona Department of Transportation employee has been killed while setting up a sign alerting drivers to pavement repairs along…