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Community calendar: Week of Oct. 30

Grand Canyon Railway supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. - The victims of a homicide in the Red Lake area of Williams have been identified by the Coconino County Sheriff's office.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. —Williams Police Department has been awarded $25,200 in grant funds from The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) for fiscal year 2020 starting Oct. 1.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Fire crews have successfully treated 8,152 acres over four days bringing the Elk/Lee Prescribed Fire to full completion.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — With planning well underway, the annual Christmas Light Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony is returning Nov. 30 to Williams.

WASHINGTON — For the first time in nine years, the U.S. Forest Service ended the fiscal year without depleting its fire suppression budget and having to borrow money from other projects to continue fighting wildfires.

Coconino County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Williams man for the murder of his wife and her sister at a Red Lake home, north of Williams.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper shot and wounded a man who took off from a commercial vehicle inspection and drove the wrongway into traffic on interstate 40 east of Flagstaff Oct. 25.

PARKS, Ariz. – Coconino County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Parks man for possession of child pornography.

Community calendar: Week of Oct. 23

RENO, Nev. (AP) — It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under control on federal lands across the West, the acting head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday, adding that several developments have made him more optimistic about his agency's ability to get the job done.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Williams Police Officers Tyler Forbes, Thomas Sanders and Kohl Nixon were honored Oct. 10 for their actions during a 911 call in June.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The 20th annual Western Auction is coming Oct. 26 to Williams.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Coconino County is seeking input on the newly created draft Parks and Rec Master Plan.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Courses in guest services and customer relations could be coming to Williams.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The first stage of a 300-acre steep slope fuels reduction efforts on the Bill Williams Mountain Restoration Project is underway on the Williams Ranger District of Kaibab National Forest.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Bill Williams Mountain Men are on a mission to bring the organization back to its roots in Williams.

As of Oct. 17, an additional 721 acres were successfully treated along a two-mile stretch of the west side of State Highway 64, just north of the Kaibab Lake entrance road.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona wildlife authorities have urged people against feeding wild animals after a woman who regularly feeds javelina in Tucson was bitten by one.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz — Coconino National Forest firefighters were planning to conduct prescribed burns today near the Fort Valley area and other areas north of Flagstaff later during the week, but those plans have been cancelled today due to unhealthy smoke impacts in Flagstaff and predicted northerly winds.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — A new prescribed fire project is set to begin this week on the Williams Ranger District and will likely last several months.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — It’s time for thrills and chills this season as Halloween rapidly approaches. This year, Williams and surrounding communities are ready to scare your socks off and offer you a howling good night.

Curious as to what is happening in Flagstaff this week?

Food trucks. Wi-Fi. Hot showers. Those campground upgrades could be coming to a national park near you.