Prescott News

Gas prices continue to fall across Arizona. Triple-A says the average price of gas in the state is $2.78 a gallon, which is down about three-and-a-half cents from last week. Triple-A officials say crude oil prices are the lowest prices of the year, which is bringing the prices at the pump lower across the country.Full Story

Central Arizona Fire and Medical crews responded to an explosion at a residential tri-plex in Prescott Valley Thursday night. Crews arrived at the building in the eight-thousand block of Lakeshore Drive at around 8:42 p.m. and saw damage to the building. Gas and electric crews turned off gas and power to the complex. Residents wereFull Story

A one-vehicle accident caused a backup in Prescott Friday morning. Fire officials say crews were called to the roundabout at Willow Lake Road and Highway 89 at around 7 a.m. on reports of an accident. When the first crew arrived, they found a work truck that had overturned going through the intersection. One person wasFull Story

A man has been arrested for firing several rounds in a Yarnell neighborhood. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials say deputies were sent to the 16-thousand block of Young Lane in Yarnell Wednesday afternoon on reports of multiple shots being fired. When they arrived, a deputy found a .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol on the ground. Witnesses sayFull Story

More people are calling for the resignation of Legislative District One Representative David Stringer. After Tuesday’s decision by the Prescott City Council to call for him to step down, State Senator Karen Fann is also telling Stringer to step aside, saying his comments have weakened his effectiveness and is hurting the Prescott area as groupsFull Story

A Phoenix woman was arrested last week when a Yavapai County Sheriff’s K9’s alert found a pound of meth in her vehicle. Officials say Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking task force received information regarding drug sales involving 38-year-old Amanda McMurren. She was known to drive a white Dodge Journey and deliver meth to Prescott and PrescottFull Story

A massive beef recall from an Arizona company has expanded to more than 12-million pounds due to a possible salmonella contamination. The USDA announced Tuesday JBS Tolleson increased the recall from six-and-a-half million pounds initially. The affected products include Kroger, Cedar River Farms Natural Beef, Comnor Prefect Choice, Grass Run Farms Natural Beef, Showcase, Showcase/Walmart,Full Story

The Prescott City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to send a letter to Representative David Stringer, calling for his resignation from the state legislature. Council met in a special meeting, to respond to the latest racial-controversial comments made by Stringer. He recently told a group of Arizona State students that immigrants of European heritage differ fromFull Story

A Prescott state legislator has lost his spot as a committee chairman after his latest racially-charged comments and now Prescott’s city leaders are calling for him to step down. In audio from the Phoenix New Times, Representative David Stringer said: “second and third generation (Europeans) everybody looks the same, everyone talks the same, but that’sFull Story

Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials continue to have success in trying to take a bite out of the fentanyl problem in the area. Last Tuesday, members of the Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking taskforce arrested 20-year-old Alfredo Campa from Prescott Valley and 19-year-old Kenneth Moran from Prescott on charges of possessing and sale of the dangerous drug.Full Story