Coconino County

Northern Arizona Healthcare confirmed Friday a person recently died at the Flagstaff Medical Center of pneumonic plague.

Services from Colorado City will respond to Fredonia emergency calls, while Coconino County officials work to find a long-term solution.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office says a 19-month-old was killed in an off-road vehicle roll-over crash near the top of Oak Creek Canyon Sunday morning.

Rescuers airlifted a woman who had been missing for three days from a side canyon on the Mogollon Rim north of Sedona Monday.

Officials will implement stage 1 fire restrictions Friday morning on Coconino County and state trust lands along with the Prescott National Forest.

The Trump administration has canceled nine public health grants for Coconino County, totaling $1.8 million, creating ripple effects among rural communities and health care providers.

The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests implemented stage 1 fire restrictions Friday amid historically dry conditions in the White Mountains. Forecasters also say snowfall in Flagstaff remains less than 15% of normal.

The company that owns a uranium mine near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon has resumed trucking ore from the site. It follows an agreement with Navajo Nation officials last month to allow the shipments to cross the reservation.

The public comment period for the next Flagstaff and Coconino County regional plan is open until Wednesday. The plan impacts almost every aspect of the city, from housing to water and climate policy.

Elections officials said nearly 50,000 ballots had already been returned by mail or dropbox before election day, while others were making sure to vote in person.