Prescott News

Crews from Central Arizona and Prescott fire departments responded to a toy hauler RV trailer fire in Prescott Valley Monday morning. Officials say they received a call at around 10:50 a.m. on Calle Santa Cruz Drive and Capri Circle. The owner had pulled the trailer away from his house, while on fire, in an effortFull Story

A 16-year-old girl was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in Chino Valley. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials say a group drove out to an area off Perkinsville Road, east of Chino Valley to have a party and drink at around 3:15 p.m. Nineteen-year-old Jonathan Rice, from Chino Valley, was in possession of a hand gun and hadFull Story

The Monsoon Season begins Saturday in Arizona. However, even though the season will get underway this weekend, afternoon storms don’t kick into gear until around the Fourth of July. The National Weather Service predicts a later than usual start to season this year. Forecasters predict the season could get going in mid-July. They also predictFull Story

Gas prices could be below three-dollars a gallon on average very soon. Triple-A Arizona says the average price of gas in Arizona is down nearly seven-cents a gallon this week to $3.02. In Flagstaff, gas price were down a cent to $3.25 a gallon on average. Some stations are selling gas for $3.07 and lower.Full Story

A semi-truck carrying eggs caught fire early this morning, closing southbound Interstate-17. ADOT says the incident closed I-17 at Arcosanti Road in Cordes Junction. Traffic used the Arcosanti Exit and entrance ramps to get around the fire. The interstate reopened at around 9:30 a.m. There were no injuries and it isn’t known what caused theFull Story

A payroll scam has been discovered in Prescott Valley. Police say suspects are contacting local area businesses and government agencies via email and representing themselves as employees. The email is generally sent to human resources or the payroll department and requests the forms necessary to make a direct deposit or banking change for the employee.Full Story

Prescott Valley Police, along with DPS and Department of Homeland Security officials, arrested 16 people last week in Prescott Valley during “Operation Safe Streets.” Included in the eight-hour operation were arrests on 13 misdemeanor warrants, two felony drug arrests and one arrest for a violation of an order of protection. All 16 people were bookedFull Story

A Chino Valley couple is in jail after they were arrested in late May after buying tools and other items with a bad check. Chino Valley Police say 32-year-old Kristina Craft and 29-year-old Mark Norris bought numerous tools at A 2 Z Home Center back on May 29th and wrote two separate checks totaling overFull Story

A man who was wanted on numerous felony charges and warrants has been arrested. Authorities took 30-year-old Seth Backus into custody Wednesday morning in Glendale without incident. He was wanted for a probation violation out of Gila County initially and was also wanted on charges of felony flight and felony endangerment after fleeing Cottonwood PoliceFull Story

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is looking for clues into the death of a woman in the Prescott area, 32 years ago Thursday. Cathy Sposito was murdered while hiking on the Thumb Butte Trail west of Prescott on June 13th, 1987. At around 7 a.m. that morning, she rode her mountain bike to the trailheadFull Story