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Halloween fun is coming to Sedona and the Verde Valley. Sedona Uptown Trick-or-Treat will spread the joy of the season, along with candy, on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 8 p.m. A chorus of delighted screams emitting from the 3,000 souls who typically attend will descend on Uptown as Halloween and the season of […] The post Halloween coming to Sedona & Verde Valley appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
It’s the fall of 2021, and Ben Roti is worried. The Iowa transplant, who had built a career as a ceramics artist in the Verde Valley since 2010, wanted to host a festival at his home studio in Camp Verde. But he was worried if anyone would show up. “What if everyone showed up?” he […] The post Verde Valley Pottery Festival hits 501(c)(3) milestone appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
Ships get christened with a bottle of champagne, but Sedona’s Uptown Siren System had its christening as an emergency warning system around 9:35 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, to broadcast a tornado warning and to shelter in place, which was lifted at 10:06 a.m. The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning at 9:33 a.m. […] The post Sirens warn of tornado appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
Sedona Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2400 block of Whippet Way at Page Parkway on the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 22, for a barricaded woman in a behavioral health incident. “[A] third party contacted police after [the] female did not show up for appointment,” the SPD briefing report reads. “It […] The post SPD, SFD respond to barricade incident appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
Residents’ memories of station to be incorporated in new Station 4 Sedona’s firefighters have been saving lives and properties for over 70 years, and they’re hoping you might have some photos of their labors. Construction of Sedona Fire District’s new Station 4 at 401 Jordan Road is underway after its groundbreaking on Sept. 29, but […] The post Sedona Fire District looking for historical photos appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
The Yavapai County Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27, that Chester Clay Cox, 31, of Cottonwood, a former teacher at Dr. Daniel Bright Elementary School, pleaded guilty to 15 sex crimes, including sexual conduct with a minor under the age of 15, child molestation, multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor under the […] The post Cox pleads guilty; to receive 50 years appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
36-unit Ambiente Creekside in Uptown is local family’s second luxury resort Two years of construction on the 36-unit Ambiente Creekside resort at 45 Art Barn Road in Uptown is slated to begin shortly after site grading in the first quarter of 2027. The work follows groundskeeping completed before August on the 19.35-acre property. “What we […] The post Resort plans 2 years to build appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
The red rocks are starting to pop with color and the market is doing something interesting. As we head into the fall season, the data from September and October is telling a more nuanced story than the headline numbers might suggest — and if you’re thinking about buying or selling in Sedona, there are a […] The post Sedona Real Estate Fall 2026 Update appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
What started as an eviction call over a short-term rental guest reportedly refusing to leave led Sedona police into an alleged organized interstate counterfeiting operation. A search of a Brewer Road short-term vacation rental in the 900 block on Sept. 3 uncovered what police described as an “organized operation” producing counterfeit cash and fraudulent documents […] The post Suspect trio faces 33 charges appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
The city of Sedona’s Public Works Wastewater Division was notified at approximately 5:30 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 25, of a sewer spill at 671 SR 179, a shopping complex. “City Wastewater staff immediately went to the area and determined the problem appeared to have begun from a restaurant grease clog that ultimately caused untreated liquid […] The post Spill sends 1,000 to 5,000 gallons of sewage into Oak Creek along SR 179 appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
While three hotels are in development in Sedona city limits, along with the delayed Uptown Parking Garage, several smaller projects are working their way through the city of Sedona’s planning and zoning process. Artz’N’One Artz N’One, located at 110 Oak Creek Blvd., is requesting a conditional use permit for its art studio to continue operations […] The post Smaller P&Z projects work to approval appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
Mules, dogs, grizzled prospectors part of journey on the future Arizona Trail With mules Grandma and Judy, a shotgun, two pistols, topographic maps, a journal, a camera, jeans, sneakers, a proclamation from then-Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt and, eventually, a stray dog they picked up along the way, brothers Troy and Gil Gillenwater walked 810 miles […] The post Gillenwater Brothers recount 1982 trek appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
Mules, dogs, grizzled prospectors part of journey on the future Arizona Trail With mules Grandma and Judy, a shotgun, two pistols, topographic maps, a journal, a camera, jeans, sneakers, a proclamation from then-Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt and, eventually, a stray dog they picked up along the way, brothers Troy and Gil Gillenwater walked 810 miles […] The post Brothers recount 1982 trek appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
The city’s plan for future housing is still being built. The Sedona City Council chose not to formally adopt the city’s Balanced Housing Strategy on Oct. 13. Instead, it directed staff to develop the plan’s individual programs, such as a land trust partnership and a down payment assistance program of up to $150,000 per buyer, […] The post Sedona City Council eyes a land trust appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
Brenda and Robert “Bob” Kenneth Clouston, the owners of the now shuttered Colt Grill BBQ & Spirits restaurants that included locations in Arizona and Alabama, have pleaded guilty to federal charges of knowingly hiring unauthorized immigrants to work in their business and are scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 6, The Arizona Republic reports. […] The post Cloustons plea guilty to federal charges in immigration case appeared first on Sedona Red Rock News.
