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Officials say a woman has died after she fell during a hike in Sedona, Arizona earlier this week. Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said they got a call Monday morning about a woman who had fallen off a 140-foot cliff on Bear Mountain. The woman was hiking with her 1-year-old child and her husband. Other hikers in the area stopped after hearing yelling and found that the woman had been seriously injured, the sheriff’s office said. One of them called for help while another hiked down to the woman. The woman was still breathing when the hiker got to her, but...

For the first time in 25 years, the International Republican Institute will have a new leader. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who is battling brain cancer, has decided to step down from his role as chairman of the board of the organization, which for decades he has helped to fight for democracy, freedom, civil society, the rule of law and human rights around the world. McCain’s handoff to IRI’s next chairman, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), is not a signal that McCain’s health is declining. In fact, several McCain associates say his condition hasn’t changed in recent months and he remains actively...

Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain in 2012 turned over nearly $9 million in unspent funds from his failed 2008 presidential campaign to a new foundation bearing his name, the McCain Institute for International Leadership. The institute is intended to serve as a “legacy” for McCain and “is dedicated to advancing human rights, dignity, democracy and freedom.” It is a tax-exempt non-profit foundation with assets valued at $8.1 million and associated with Arizona State University. Conservative and liberal critics, however, believe the institute constitutes a major conflict of interest for McCain, The Daily Caller News Foundation’s Investigative Group has learned. McCain,...

Woke celeb Lena Dunham sought solace in the Arizona wilderness this week as she works to overcome her post-election anxiety. She posted of photo on Instagram that shows her hiking in a fashionable sports bra and flashing a “true smile” while hiking in exclusive Sedona, Ariz., on Monday. Sedona is home to a number of facilities offering “spiritual retreats,” “vision quests,” and other forms of “emotional healing” adventures. In a note accompanying her Instagram post, Dunham expressed love for her fans and described how she had “whispered some wishes for you into the big red rock” after asking “the Canyon...

Earlier this month at a UFO conference in Mexico City two photographs claimed to have been found in a trunk in Sedona and depicting an alien body that crashed in Roswell in 1947 were revealed. The images, which have created a buzz among UFO believers, depict a small human-shaped figure with an enlarged head—apparently in a display case with an unreadable placard, oddly enough. Low-resolution images had been circulating for some time, and several skeptical researchers (including myself here on Discovery News, I modestly note) identified the “Roswell alien” as a mummified child.

PHOENIX - The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 4.7-magnitude earthquake near Sedona, Arizona. According to the USGS website, the quake struck just before 11 p.m. Sunday seven miles north of Sedona.

In a statement released Thursday, John McCain called Hillary Clinton "my friend" and praised her public service career. ... According to a news release, Clinton is scheduled to "participate in a conversation" with McCain. This year's forum will focus on "Crisis in the Middle East: Values, Strategy and Options," and will include a session on Russia and Ukraine and on combating human trafficking.

On Wednesday, June 19, the Sedona City Council held a special workshop regarding Arizona Public Service (APS) plans to deploy utility smart meters in Sedona. Sedona Smart Meter Awareness (SSMA) is raising awareness about the cost, privacy, health and safety hazards of utility smart meters. APS and SSMA presented information about smart meters. Both sides were given equal time. Only ten public speakers were allowed due to time constraints, however all spoke in opposition to Smart Meter deployment. The meeting was standing room only. The entire discussion, including the presentations and council discussion is available by video here, see part...

REPORT: Plane off the runway at Sedona Airport.

Reporting from Los Angeles and Denver - Self-help guru James Arthur Ray was arrested Wednesday and charged with three counts of manslaughter in connection with an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony that left three people dead in October. ... The charges are linked to the last day of Ray's five-day $9,695-a-person "Spiritual Warrior" retreat near Sedona, where he assembled about 50 people in a makeshift, sauna-like sweat lodge for about two hours. When it was over, three people were dying. Eighteen others suffered burns, dehydration, respiratory arrest or kidney failure. ... Ray said he used the sweat lodge to show people...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (Oct. 18) – The family of a Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said Sunday that she prided herself on leading a healthy and active life.

NEW YORK CITY — A 38-year-old New York woman who died after sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge during a spiritual cleansing ceremony at an Arizona resort was an active athlete — an avid surfer and hiker who was "in top shape," took self-improvement seriously and had a passion for art — a family spokesman said. Kirby Brown of Westtown, N.Y., was one of two people who died Thursday evening at a scenic resort. Authorities identified the other victim as 40-year-old James Shore of Milwaukee, who served as director of business development at an Internet marketing company in his hometown....

Two people died and an estimated 19 others were taken to hospital after being overcome while sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge at an at a spiritual retreat in Arizona. The lodge at the Sedona resort which is meant to provide spiritual cleansing is now the centre of a police investigation. In all, 21 of the 64 people crowded inside the sweat lodge on Thursday evening for the two-hour session received medical care.

DEVELOPING: Two people are dead and several others remain hospitalized Friday at a new-age sauna in Arizona. Three people had heart attacks and 20 in all were treated for injuries after being sickened Thursday night at the Angel Valley Sweat Lodge in Sedona, according to MyFOXPhoenix. Two died Thursday night, the station said. The resort is next to GOP Sen. John McCain's ranch.

Early last week a mountain lion snatched a family’s dog from their yard and killed it...in the Village of Oak Creek. The dog, approximately 12 pounds, was in the yard with the family’s other two dogs when the mountain lion attacked... Arizona Game and Fish Spokesman Zenon Mocarski said a game warden was called to the scene and determined the attacking animal was in fact a mountain lion. “It’s pretty easy to distinguish between a mountain lion and a coyote,” ... Since the attack... neighbor came over and told her to keep her children inside because the mountain lion was...

Sedona—In a direct slap to the face of global warming, McCain plans to fire up the old gas barbecue for a moderate Memorial Day hoedown at his Sedona, Arizona home. The barbecue, reportedly a Mexican style fiesta, is attracting possible Vice Presidential running mates. The theme of the barbecue: “Amnesty For America!” Some expected to attend include Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Senators Joe Lieberman, I-CT, Lindsey Graham, R-SC and John Kerry, D-MA. Also listed were Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, in what Rush Limbaugh termed “reaching out to the other side.” “This barbecue is...

From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann and Adam Aigner-Treworgy NBC and National Journal have learned that former presidential candidate Fred Thompson is visiting GOP nominee John McCain at McCain's Arizona cabin in Sedona this weekend.

CBS/AP) A 3,260-acre fire approached a popular state park in northern Arizona, and Colorado's governor banned open burning and fireworks as a wildfire there grew to nearly 12,000 acres. If the 3,260-acre blaze crosses the northern line crews are building and continues its march up the edge of Oak Creek Canyon, the next possible place to stop its advance is 2½ miles to the north, said Paul Broyles, the commander leading the 700 men and women battling the blaze, and more homes may be in danger. "Today's a critical day," he told firefighters early Thursday. "I won't say it's a...

Forest Service Morning Reporthttp://www.fs.fed.us/news/fire/mreport.shtml EVERYONE HAS A RIGHT TO BE SAFE ON THE JOB Thursday, June 22, 2006 – 10:00 am EDT PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 3 STATES MOST AFFECTED:AK, AZ, CA, ID, NM, TX, UT Print Today's Morning Report (PDF file) CURRENT SITUATION Initial attack activity was moderate nationally with 125 new fires reported.  Twenty-five large fires (over 500 acres) are being managed.  Three new large fires were reported.  Four large fires were contained.  Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Arizona, California, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming.INCIDENT HEADLINES Large...

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2006 - 0530 MDT NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 3 CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was moderate nationally with 107 new fires reported. Six new large fires (*) were reported, three in the Eastern Great Basin Area and one each in the Southwest, Western Great Basin and Southern Areas. Four large fires were contained, two in the Southern Area and one each in the Southwest and Eastern Great Basin Areas. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Alaska, Arizona, California, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas and Wyoming....