The Sedona City Council has paused a program that uses automated cameras to collect the license plate numbers and vehicle data from cars in the city.
The decision came after a strong public backlash.
Sedona installed 11 cameras owned and operated by Flock Safety two months ago.
But during a special session last week, some council members said they were concerned over data privacy, and whether information would be used by federal law enforcement agencies.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes wants a judge to remove Navajo County Recorder David Marshall from office just weeks after the county’s Board of Supervisors picked him to fill a vacancy. -
Last Thursday’s dismissal from Window Rock District Court Judge Malcolm Begay was purely procedural — the district court believes special prosecutor Kyle Nayback has been pursuing the wrong forum to address his investigation. -
The Bureau of Land Management started the process to potentially lease 78,708 acres in northern Arizona for oil and gas drilling. A federal agency says he state has no significant oil or gas reserves. -
The body of a missing Arizona State University student has been found on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. -
The Navajo Nation Department of Criminal Investigations does not have an on-site medical examiner, forcing criminal investigators to take on duties they are not properly trained for and slowing down murdered and missing Indigenous persons investigations.
