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Day 5 of Catch 22: Yavapai Silent Witness Seeks Information on Fugitive Joshua Fernandez
It’s day 5 of Yavapai Silent Witness’ Catch 22 Program. Today Yavapai County Law Enforcement is asking for your help in locating fugitive Joshua Fernandez. In March of 2022 Officers with the Chino valley Police Department arrested Fernandez for a valid warrant and theft that occurred in Prescott. When officers arrived at Fernandez residence and discovered he was attempting to hide from them in one of the bedrooms. As they attempted to place him into custody Fernandez began resisting the arrest and one of the officers sustained minor injuries. He was charged with aggravated assault against the law enforcement officers and resisting arrest.
Understanding Impact Fees in Prescott
I urge all concerned citizens to participate in the Aug. 13 public hearing and subsequent public discussions. On Aug. 13, Prescott City Council will hold a public hearing regarding proposed impact fees affecting new residential and commercial projects. If council decides to move forward, we will have an Oct. 8 meeting to formally adopt the new rates, which would go into effect Jan. 1, 2025. There have been some concerns expressed about the steep increase in these fees. In this message, I will outline the factors that have made this kind of increase necessary.
LAFCO dissolves Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District
IMPERIAL— The healthcare system in Imperial County has been the center of much controversy since the financial ruin of the El Centro Regional Medical Center and the creation of AB 918, and Thursday, July 25, marked a pivotal point in the County as the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District in Calexico was finally dissolved at the LAFCO regular meeting.
I sold my car to a dealership for $53k to pay off a debt – they gave every excuse not to pay but still took the vehicle
ONE family was left fuming after a car dealership failed to pay them $53,000 but still took the vehicle. According to the family, they were planning on using the money to pay off debts. Jessica Haley and her husband, Brandon, said that in 2023, they sold their GMC Sierra Truck...
Most Influential Women: Sybil Francis, Center for the Future of Arizona
Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2024, including Sybil Francis, PhD, chair, president and CEO for the Center for the Future of Arizona. In celebration of the Most Influential Women program, azbigmedia.com is profiling one of the Most Influential Women of 2024 each day leading up to the Most Influential Women of 2024 dinner and reception.
AZ Briefing: Why you should watch the Olympics; Where your new neighbors likely came from; Vote for the best fries in metro Phoenix
Good morning, Arizona. Here's what our reporters are working on and what you should know before you start your day. The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are finally here! LeBron James, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky make it must-see (or stream) TV. Here's what you should know about the Olympics, including how to watch. ...
VVS to close one thrift store, fires Maketansky, McConnell
On May 23, the Board of Directors of Verde Valley Sanctuary, a nonprofit that operates the Verde Valley’s sole domestic violence shelter, voted to close VVS’ Cottonwood Thriftique, a resale store that provides part of the funding for the shelter’s operations, on the grounds that it was losing money, and sell the property.
Moore named Chief of the Year
BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City Fire Chief Patrick Moore was named Fire Chief of the Year by the Arizona Fire Chiefs Association during the July 16 leadership conference in Glendale. Moore began his career in the fire service with the former Hualapai Valley Fire Department (Northern Arizona Fire District) in north Kingman in 1992. Moore has served as Chief in Bullhead City for a little more than six years.
Verde Valley Sanctuary clients report abuse at shelter
Clients and former staff of the Verde Valley Sanctuary, which operates the valley’s only domestic violence shelter in Cottonwood, have been reporting multiple instances of ongoing neglect and verbal abuse at the shelter in increasing numbers during the past year. Staffers have connected the decline in the shelter’s services...
Get Ready To Mask Up Again Arizona
Remember going to the store in mid-2020? Social distancing your way through isles, wearing masks that just seemed to get bigger and bulkier, and treating someone who coughs in public like they're patent zero in a zombie film. That's all finally behind us, or so we thought. Slowly but surely,...
New neighbors? Here are the states and cities they probably moved from
Have you been seeing more U-Haul trucks in your neighborhood this summer? Since nearly half of all residential moves every year occur between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, there's a good chance you have noticed an influx of these white box trucks. According to a U.S. Census Bureau report, Phoenix is the nation's...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona’s state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona is already expected to play a critical role in the White House race as it did in 2020, but Tuesday’s state primaries will set the stage for competitive contests that could determine control of the closely divided U.S. Senate, U.S. House and both chambers of the state legislature.
ABOR, NAU, 20 Arizona school districts form coalition to redesign high school
The Arizona Board of Regents, Northern Arizona University and several school districts are forming a coalition to redesign high school. The effort is called H5 and it’s being spearheaded by NAU's Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy. H5 stands for high school, higher education, high wage, high skill and high demand jobs.
Q&A: What’s Special about Rural Educators?
Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see here? You can join the mailing list at the bottom of this article and receive more conversations like this in your inbox each week.
Red Lobster quietly closes another seven restaurants bringing total to 106 – months after filing for bankruptcy
RED Lobster have closed at least seven restaurants nationwide as financial troubles persist. The chain shut up shop the cluster of outlets across six states. Two restaurants in Florida will close, as will locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado and Texas. Red Lobster shuttered a slew of restaurants as it...
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