Molly K Ottman

Holbrook, AZ — A team of assessors from the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP) will arrive on June 17, 2025, to examine all aspects of the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office’s policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services.

PHOENIX-During a press conference held Friday, May 30, Hickman’s Family Farms—the largest egg producer in the Southwest—announced it will halt egg production for nearly two years following a devastating outbreak of avian influenza.

Skittles in the United States is no longer made with titanium dioxide, a color additive that was banned by the European Union in 2022 over potential health risks. But remains in some U.S. products.

Holbrook, AZ: Over the Memorial Day weekend (May 23–May 26), the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Navajo County Sheriff’s Auxiliary Volunteers and the Navajo County Patrol Posse, saturated the forests with a strong and visible presence to help protect the community during this period of extreme fire danger.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Apache Stronghold v. United States, a case that challenged the federal government’s planned transfer of Oak Flat—a sacred site in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest—to a copper mining company. The decision allows the land swap to proceed, enabling Resolution Copper, a partnership between mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP, to develop one of the world’s largest known underground copper mines.

Holbrook, AZ—Missing Pinedale woman Karen Blaine was located, deceased. Local resources and the Sheriff's Office swiftly conducted an extensive search for Mrs. Blaine in October, and the community and the Sheriff's Office resources continued until she was found. 

Greer, AZ—The Greer Fire, a fast-moving wildfire, has scorched over 12,000 acres as of May 16 in Apache County, triggering mandatory evacuations. Federal assistance has been activated, and local Mayors have declared emergencies in what many are calling the region’s most dangerous wildfire since the Wallow Fire of 2011.