HEBER — Nine federally protected wild horses were recently shot and killed on the Black Mesa Ranger District, according to the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. Investigators are offering a $5,000 reward, and Friends of the Heber Wild Horses are contributing an additional $5,000.

SHOWLOW — A single-vehicle rollover crash was reported at approximately 9:42 a.m. on Jan.30 on State Route 77 near the airport, after a white Dodge pickup left the roadway and rolled.

NAVAJO COUNTY — A fatal early-morning accident that killed Glen Collins, a firefighter with the Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District, was addressed in court on Jan. 29, where Judge Clark ordered the woman accused in the collision held without bond. Collins was riding his motorcycle to work on Oct. 3, 2025, when he was struck on Lone Pine Dam Road near milepost 7.5 and died at the scene.

Arizona — A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has set an expedited legal schedule in a lawsuit challenging the Arizona Rangers’ decision to block a citizen from the organization’s official social media page during a public debate over legislation that could repeal the group’s statutory recognition under Arizona law.

PHOENIX — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a formal letter of censure to Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, citing Kelly’s participation in a video that warned service members they should refuse unlawful military orders.