State Glance

Grand Canyon road closed because of fire reopening

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK — Grand Canyon National Park is reopening a scenic road to a North Rim vista that was closed Aug. 4 because of a lightning-caused wildfire.

Park officials said the Cape Royal road would be reopened Saturday evening along with some of the trails that also were closed.

Officials say hikers using reopened trails need to be vigilant about fire-weakened or -damaged trees.

The two-week closure did not affect most North Rim facilities, including lodging and other services near Bright Angel Point.

The fire started July 21, and officials said it had burned 18 sq. miles while consuming nearly all of the fuel in the containment area on the Walhalla Plateau.

Some firefighters assigned to the fire will be released, while others will continue to patrol and repair damage.

Sedona visitor may have exposed others to measles

SEDONA — Arizona health officials say an outof-state visitor to Sedona may have exposed others to measles.

The state Department of Health Services issued a warning Friday that people who were in the vicinity of the visitor between Aug. 6 and Aug. 8 should check their immunization records and watch for symptoms.

They say exposure was possible Aug. 6 in the afternoon at Slide Rock State Park and in the evening at Enchantment Resort.

The afflicted visitor also visited several places Aug. 7, including Pump House Station Urban Eatery, Redrock Precision Motors, Enterprise RentA-Car, Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village and Rene at Tlaquepaque. The visitor also went to a Cracker Barrel in Kingman the next morning.

The agency says Arizona currently has no reported cases of measles.

Pinal County targets supplier of overdose drugs

ELOY — Pinal County authorities say they’re going after whoever supplied drugs involved in recent suspected overdose deaths.

The Casa Grande Dispatch reports Sheriff Mark Lamb and County Sheriff Ken Volkmer told an Eloy civic group on Thursday that the opioid epidemic likely has claimed four lives in the past two months in Pinal County.

Investigators are trying to determine whether the deaths are linked to fentanyl, a deadly street drug, and Lamb said the investigation includes trying to identify the supplier so he or she can be prosecuted.

The offices are working with the Pinal County Medical Examiner’s Office to identify the specific drug or drugs involved.