CAMP VERDE, AZ (AZFamily) — Interstate 17 reopened Sunday afternoon after a crash briefly closed its northbound lanes.

Around 1 p.m., the Arizona Department of Transportation said northbound I-17 was closed at State Route 169, near Flowerpot, south of Camp Verde.

It is unclear if anyone was hurt or how many vehicles were involved.

The roadway reopened just before 2 p.m., according to ADOT.

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The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships concluded Saturday in Eugene, Oregon, where three Arizona Wildcats finished in the top 10 of the women’s high jump.

Freshman Kya Crooke finished third in the event, clearing a personal-best of 1.90m. Junior Paris Mikinski finished placed with a clearance of 1.87m, tying her personal best, while junior Emma Gates took 10th with a clearance of 1.84m.

Crooke’s third-place finish earned Arizona six team points, Mikinski’s seventh-place finish added another two points.

Also on Saturday, senior Hollan Powers finished fourth in the heptathlon with a personal-best 6,008 points. Powers closed strong, finishing in second place in the 800m race. Powers’ fourth-place finish earned Arizona five team points.

The UA women finished the meet with 13 points, placing them in a tie for 20th place.

The Wildcats men ended with two points – earned by way of Mason Lawyer’s seventh-place finish in the 100m dash – to finish in a tie for 57th place.

Under first-year head coach Andrew Dubs, Arizona sent 19 athletes to NCAA Outdoor Championships, the program’s largest group in several years.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A convicted child molester wanted out of California was arrested in Scottsdale on Saturday after nearly 10 months on the run, authorities said.

The FBI Phoenix Desert Hawk Fugitive Task Force arrested Carl W. Cacconie around 9 a.m., according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI Sacramento Field Office.

The task force includes FBI agents, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies and U.S. Border Patrol agents.

Cacconie was convicted in El Dorado County, California, on July 17, 2025, of six counts of committing lewd acts on a child under 14.

Cacconie was scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 25, 2025, but a judge denied prosecutors’ request to keep him in custody until then. He was freed on $1 million bail after surrendering his passport and being placed on a monitoring device.

Authorities said the device stopped transmitting on Aug. 17, 2025. He was last seen five days later in San Francisco.

On the day he was supposed to be sentenced, Cacconie’s family told the court they had reported him missing. They also said he left behind his phone, wallet and a suicide note.

A federal arrest warrant was issued for Cacconie on May 14 in the Eastern District of California for unlawful flight.

Investigators later tracked him to Scottsdale, where the Phoenix-based fugitive task force arrested him.

Cacconie is expected to make his first court appearance in Scottsdale before being extradited to California, where he will face sentencing.

“We are deeply grateful to our federal partners, whose collaboration was invaluable in locating and apprehending Cacconie,” El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson said in a written statement. “While nothing can erase the harm caused, we hope today’s outcome offers a measure of peace to Cacconie’s survivor and family, knowing that he will now finally be held accountable and sentenced for his crimes.”

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