On Sunday morning October 27th Yavapai County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home in the Prescott area for a report of a domestic dispute. Initial investigation revealed that a Prescott man had thrown his pregnant wife to the floor. During the altercation, there was trauma to the female victim's abdomen. The husband was arrested for assault charges and booked into the Yavapai County jail.

On October 28, 2024, at approximately 6:48 P.M. Prescott Police Officers responded to the area of the 300 block of North Montezuma Street after receiving a report of a male suspect threatening a female with a handgun. Responding officers were able to quickly locate the suspect in his vehicle in the parking lot of Panda Express.

People in Haystack Ranch, a community north of Prescott, are worried a gas suppression station will be built too close to their neighborhood.

On Friday night, YCSO responded to a request from DPS to use stop sticks on a vehicle they were pursuing. The vehicle was going northbound on Interstate 17 approaching Black Canyon City, YCSO Deputies were already in the area. Two stop sticks were deployed and successfully stopped the vehicle. Also...

Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct prescribed burning in the Prescott Basin on the Bradshaw Ranger District south of Prescott, Arizona. Ignitions are planned to start Friday, November 1, and continue into early next week depending on weather conditions and resource availability. The Goldwater RX is located east of Highway 89 and Ponderosa Park Road; west of School House Gulch Road; north of Marapai Road; and west of Goldwater Lake. Resources will remain on scene to monitor and patrol in the days following the prescribed burn.

Yavapai County ended up getting a lot of rain Monday, with a little more falling in certain spots on Tuesday. According to the county flood control district, Goldwater Lake and Lynx Lake received 0.59 inches of rain during that period. Big Bug Mesa got just over half an inch of rain. Prescott Heights had 0.47 inches. Pine Ridge Shopping Center and White Spar Campground both received 0.43 inches. Downtown Prescott got 0.35 inches. Thumb Butte and Cordes Junction both had 0.31 inches. Fain Lake received just under a quarter-inch of rain.

On Saturday, November 2, the Prescott Farmers Market’s (PFM) hours shift for the winter season. The market will continue to take place in the Dignity Health-YRMC parking lot at 900 Iron Springs Road. Market hours will be from 9:30am to 12:30pm weekly, as weather permits, through March 2025. The market will be closed on November 30, the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Prescott truly enjoys holiday celebrations, and honoring those who serve. November is a month where we honor our veterans, celebrate Thanksgiving, then we begin one of our most significant seasons with the events of Arizona's Christmas City. We begin with Veterans Day, on November 11. I view Veterans Day as...

Prescott's local law enforcement community has bolstered its ranks with the graduation of Class 3 of 2024 from the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Academy, which took place on Friday. The ceremony saw 15 new Detention Officers ready to embark on their careers, after having completed rigorous training, both mental and physical. In the words of Chief Deputy Jeff Newnum, captured by the official Yavapai County Sheriff's Office news release, the trainees were implored to "be an example and take pride in the badge and uniform you wear".

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors Chairman, Craig L. Brown, and the Ehrenberg Wagon Road Committee, invite the public to the plaque dedication ceremony for Ehrenberg Road and American Ranch Inn on Thursday November 7th at 11:00 AM near the corner of Scarlet Dr. and Williamson Valley Ranch Rd. We have...

Fire managers on the Verde Ranger District plan to use ground and aerial resources to treat fuels at two locations in the Mingus Mountain area between Sunday, November 3 and Friday, November 29. Attached maps and location descriptions:. • Crater RX (T14N, R3E, Sec 19,20,21,28,29,30,31,32,33) – is a 2,805 acre...

Prescott Broadcasting, a staple in local radio broadcasting, is thrilled to announce the expansion of its broadcast network with the addition of two new stations, 1450AM KNOT and Magic 99.1FM, alongside the introduction of Prescott's Classic Rock on their owned frequency of 93.5FM. This expansion is set to take effect on November 1, 2024.

The Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation is excited to announce the success of its Tenth Annual Costumes for Kids 5K and Halloween Festival, which took place on Saturday, October 26th, benefitting the county’s foster youth. The event was held at the Prescott at the Courthouse Plaza and proved to...

2024—Arizona Philharmonic and Prescott Chorale are. collaborating on the first-ever immersive community performance of the holiday. season—Handel’s Messiah as a special Sing-Along event. Sponsored by The James Family. Foundation, this collaborative offering invites the audience to bring Messiah scores and join in. the choruses, or simply bask...

Desert Financial Credit Union will mark the grand opening of its newest branch, located at 3179 Lakeview Plaza Lane in Prescott, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, November 1 at 10:30 a.m. The day’s celebration will include food trucks, a volunteer cardmaking activity, and multiple Random Acts of Kindness.

Prescott Free Clinic (PFC) is excited to announce a special fundraising partnership with Panera Bread on October 31, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Panera Bread location at 3065 Gateway Boulevard, Prescott, AZ. During this event, 25% of sales will be donated to support its ongoing efforts in providing essential health services to the local community.

Dignity Health Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) President & CEO, Dr. Anthony Torres, accepted a Mayoral Proclamation for “Patient Blood Management Awareness Week” on behalf of the hospital and the Patient Blood Management (PBM) Department. Patient Blood Management Awareness Week is November 4 through 8. Dr. Torres accepted the proclamation by Councilmember Cathey Rusing, retired RN during an October city council meeting. The Proclamation notes that YRMC is staffed by professionals with a commitment to improving patient outcomes and educating the medical community about best practices in blood management.

In this episode of “Talkin’ Central Arizona Sports” with Torrence “TD” Dunham, TD recaps the Prescott vs. Bradshaw Mountain football game on Thursday night, featuring postgame interviews from Prescott High School senior star players Uriah Tenette and Johann Gundermann along with head coach Cody Collett.

The Yavapai County Connections Center has successfully completed the rigorous 8-month Inclusive Spaces Workshop series, becoming the first in Yavapai County to earn the prestigious "welcomed here" designation. This achievement underscores the Community Health Service’s commitment to fostering an inclusive environment where all members of the public feel safe and welcomed.

Throughout the month, local elected officials joined Verde Valley Sanctuary (VVS) in officially proclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, partnering with the agency in the fight against domestic and sexual violence and creating a community that refuses to tolerate abuse. “The time has come for us to stop considering...