Grand Canyon, North Rim and White Sage Fire
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The White Sage Fire was burning in Arizona bout 15 miles southeast of Fredonia in Coconino County and north of the Grand Canyon State Park.
John Paxton with the Coconino County Sheriff's Office provides an update on the White Sage Fire that's already burned 8,700 acres in the Kaibab National Forest.
National Park Officials have closed the North Rim of the Grand Canyon as a wildfire burns near the town of Fredonia, about 4 miles south of the Arizona/Utah line.
We're staying on top of the latest happenings from across the Valley, state, and our nation for Friday, July 11.
Health officials confirm that a Coconino County resident has died from pneumonic plague in a Flagstaff emergency room, the first such death in the county since 2007. One northwest Valley freeway is scheduled to be closed as crews continue a widening project this weekend. Gina Maravilla has our weekend traffic outlook.