Isaac Kappy, 42, has been identified by the Arizona Department of Public Safety as the man who jumped to his death at the bridge near Bellemont, Arizona on Monday.
Photographer Rachel Gibbons took this video of a car almost completely submerged by water as rains across Flagstaff caused flooding on Sunday afternoon.
Flagstaff residents added their voices to those protesting Friday morning’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade at a rally outside of City Hall this evening.
After public discussion for and against a mask mandate at FUSD schools, the board has unanimously moved to require masks in all school buildings for the upcoming school year. Story coming soon.
He never broke eye contact, not once. The look in his brown eyes was almost bovine in its earnestness, nary a trace of guile in his mien, an absence of posturing and nothing close to the arrogance that others have…
Editor's note: This is a bit unusual, to run a column on the front page, but I thought Mark's perspective from his more than two decades working with Hotshots was a valuable read. He wrote this on a personal basis…
At long last, one of Flagstaff's biggest desires is nearing a reality. No, it isn't affordable housing. In-n-Out is poised to make progress on its long-rumored arrival.
Laura Jo West had been with the U.S. Forest Service 33 years before she was backed into a choice that would change her life. For her, it was a surprise and a once-in-a-lifetime decision. But for others, it was an…
In a recent closed-door meeting of the Payson Tea Party, Arizona State Sen. Wendy Rogers encouraged her supporters to attempt disruption of mail-in voting by making false claims of identity theft at the polls.
BREAKING: Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans has issued a proclamation closing a number of businesses and establishments to members of the public. This proclamation is effective Tuesday at 8 p.m. through April 1 at 11:59 p.m. More details to come.
Both Northern Arizona Healthcare, which operates Flagstaff Medical Center, and Tuba City Regional Health Care will reach critical care capacity by Saturday due to care of COVID-19 patients, Coconino County officials said Friday.
Reporter Sean Golightly got a closer look at the water impacting the Route 66/Milton underpass, as an abrupt monsoon storm dropped water across the Flagstaff area.
The Northern Arizona University National Champion men's cross country team traveled to Washington D.C. to celebrate their historic win at the White House.
Dr. Susan Haefner, the medical director of the pediatric intensive care at Flagstaff Medical Center, climbed into her old white Dodge Ram pickup last Sunday and drove to the Lowe’s hardware store in Prescott to buy 355,000 square feet of…
On Memorial Day weekend, the forests near Flagstaff were packed with people dropping trash, trampling meadows and leaving hot coals after illegal campfires.
We are excited to announce that the first-ever in-person Pride 5K will take place in Flagstaff on Sunday, Oct. 2. It’s a run/walk organized by me, Nikki Hiltz, a nonbinary professional runner who lives and trains in Flagstaff, and my…
Northern Arizona Athletics won the 2020-21 Big Sky Conference Presidents' Cup due to its athletic and academic achievements, becoming the third institution to win the award four or more times.
The political awakening of Kimo Homer blossomed, certainly, upon arrival at Northern Arizona University four years ago. But his first stirring of social consciousness emerged as a high school senior in Santee, California.
Newcomer Kyle Nitschke (D) faces incumbent Wendy Rogers (R) after running uncontested in the primary. Now, the two go head-to-head for the Arizona Senate seat within the borders of a redrawn 7th Legislative District.
Texas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor is giving up his salary and bonus for the year to pay the steakhouse chain's front-line employees during the virus pandemic.
It’s unclear why people continue to leave trash in the water, deface rocks by the creek with graffiti and damage trees by carving into them in Oak Creek Canyon.
BREAKING: Northern Arizona University President Rita Cheng just announced the school will be switching to online classes for at least two weeks starting Monday, March 23rd after spring break, due to COVID-19 concerns. More details to come.
Hana Hall is normally found at meets racing alone as the leader of the field. During those miles and minutes of being out front, she still always had lots of support surrounding her.
Flagstaff Mayor Paul Deasy does not plan to rescind Flagstaff’s face covering proclamation after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey lifted coronavirus restrictions across the state Thursday.
PHOENIX (AP) — The coronavirus outbreak's current surge will present Arizona with a hospital crisis that could become a disaster unless the state takes steps such as ordering a three-week stay-home shutdown and implementing a statewide mask mandate,...
Of all the productive stat lines from Northern Arizona football’s 48-17 victory over the Idaho State Bengals on Saturday in Flagstaff, few, if any, stood out more than that of Lumberjacks wide receiver Jamal Glaspie.
Given the global pandemic, as billions of people have been asked to stay at home, a running renaissance has ensued. I can say from personal experience that there is perhaps no better way to learn about a city, or your…
Northern Arizona runner Abdihamid Nur earned a spot on Team USA with a third-place performance in the men's 5,000-meter race at the USATF Championships over the weekend.
The City of Flagstaff announced Thursday morning that masks will be required in city facilities starting 6 a.m. Friday. According to their announcement, “this requirement includes those who are fully vaccinated."
Plant-based diets are not a fad as much as they are an abandoned tradition, with fruits and vegetables traded over the years for foods that seemed more tantalizing.
Korean pop group BTS made history after the group's new single "Dynamite" became the best-ever 24-hour debut of a music video on YouTube with more than 100 million views.
For an upcoming feature on the Grand Canyon centennial, we are asking readers to submit stories on what they love, wish, believe and appreciate about the national park. There is a 200 word limit, photos welcome. Submissions due Monday at noon. E-mail arizonadailysun
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This might be the last update of the night, unless something big happens. We'll be back tomorrow with more coverage. Sending our love to anyone affected by the fire, as well as the crews out there fighting it.
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Following a second day of monsoonal downpour on the Museum Fire burn scar, Coconino County officials have issued shelter in place orders for neighborhoods in east Flagstaff.
From the editor: The final Inciweb update of the evening says burnout operations will continue through the night, as documented by Jake Bacon in this photo below (and others in the gallery). Stay safe out there and we'll be back with more details tomorrow.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) recently donated $10,000 to the Navajo Nation and $15,000 to the Hopi Tribe to help the two groups purchase needed medical supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent the continued spread of…
FLAGSTAFF — Medical professionals serving the Navajo Nation made an urgent plea to residents Thursday to stay home as coronavirus cases rise, testing the limits of health care on the vast reservation.
The Flagstaff City government announced Sunday evening that Buffalo Park will be closed until further notice due to the proximity of the Museum Fire. All trail heads behind the park are also closed.
Tuesday morning, Coconino County announced it would be entering Stage 3 fire restrictions at 8 a.m on June 23. Both the Kaibab and Coconino National Forests will be enacting a full closure at the same time.
There is some good news for the outlook of ponderosa pine trees in the face of a warming climate. That’s according to a new study by researchers with the Ecological Restoration Institute at Northern Arizona University.
As you drive south of Flagstaff on Interstate 17 approaching Kachina Village, you may not realize that you are crossing over the “headwaters” of Oak Creek. At this point, the drainage is known as Pumphouse Wash. On the west side…
Editor's note: Cody is leaving the Daily Sun after seven years, first as sports editor and more recently as associate editor. He's not leaving Flagstaff, however, as you'll see below. Cody was a vital reason we managed to get through…
Flagstaff Police Chief Kevin Treadway took a knee and talked with protesters on Thursday in Flagstaff, addressing the recent movement stemming from the death of George Floyd. Treadway said that he knelt to honor Floyd and his family, for the…
A procession of vehicles in support of President Trump drove across Flagstaff on Saturday afternoon. It took the entire procession nearly 30 minutes to pass completely any given point during its route.
Billy Weldon didn’t know what was going on Tuesday morning when Marshall Elementary School principal Janelle Reasor asked him to be at the school for a 10 a.m. staff meeting, but he isn’t in the habit of saying no to anything that involves the schoo…
Sometime between late Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, a vandal with a can of cherry red spray paint vandalized a number of local landmarks. R.C. Gorman’s statue honoring the Navajo Code Talkers was tagged with three letters, the N word was…
From the editor: I've been in Flagstaff since 2003 and haven't seen anything like this, including the Schultz Fire. If you have photos from your area, please send them to news
@azdailysun
.com as we try to document these fires. Most importantly, stay safe. -- Chris
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Coconino County is running out of COVID-19 test kits and without additional supplies from the state and federal governments, it will have to discontinue testing next week.
Neil Young told Spotify to remove his music from the service, accusing it of providing Joe Rogan with a platform to spread COVID vaccine misinformation.
“Countless organizations in Flagstaff and northern Arizona have reaped the benefits of having this dedicated, passionate volunteer for many, many years,” wrote Molly and Gene Munger.
All of the mountains near Flagstaff are volcanic in origin, with the highest of them all, the often snow-clad San Francisco Peaks, serving as a sacred presence for millennia to Native tribes, and more recently as a beacon to travelers…
Something deep in my knotted psyche compels me to ferret out any and all fire lookout towers in the Coconino National Forest (Kaibab, too) and to climb those (occasionally) rickety steps to gaze upon the (often) tree-lined horizons.
Personal pandemic rituals — yeah, we’ve all got them — can range from the self-indulgent to the selflessly altruistic. Whatever gets you through the day, right?