Prescott News
Prescott Jail Initiative Defeated
The votes have been counted and the jail proposition in Yavapai County has been defeated. The ballot issue asked voters for a tax increase to build a new Yavapai County jail in Prescott. The latest vote total has the proposition failing by over three-thousand votes. County officials say a new jail has to be builtFull Story
Navajo Nation Presidential Election Date Announced
A date has been set for the Navajo Nation presidential election. The Navajo Election Commission has tentatively set the election for December 23rd. The presidential election was postponed after candidate Chris Deschene was disqualified for failing to show he could speak Navajo fluently, which is a requirement to be tribal president. Russell Begaye has takenFull Story
Coconino County Authorities Looking For Missing Man
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing man who could be in Northern Arizona. Officials say 33-year-old Jason Corneveaux was last seen last Wednesday when he left the Phoenix area driving a tan 2004 Toyota Tacoma truck. The vehicle had black lifted wheels with Arizona plates of OAH8765. Corneveaux is a photographerFull Story
NAU To Battle ASU In The First Round Of The Women’s College Cup
The NAU women’s soccer team is headed to the NCAA Women’s Soccer Cup after winning their first Big Sky title since 2009 yesterday in Montana. The Lumberjacks won’t have far to travel to play their opening round match in the College Cup, as they will travel to Tempe to take on the Arizona State SunFull Story
Prescott Valley Man Arrest In Car Theft Case
A Prescott Valley man is arrested after evidence found in a stolen car linked him to the theft. Police say 24-year-old Gregory Scott Gibson was taken into custody Saturday at his home in Prescott Valley. Gibson allegedly stole a 1997 red Geo Prism last Wednesday from the Safeway parking lot. An alert citizen called policeFull Story
NAU Moves Up To Number-22 In This Week’s FCS Poll
The NAU Lumberjacks football team is up three-spots to 22 in this week’s Sports Network FCS Top-25 College Football Poll. The Jacks are 7-3 on the season and are coming off a 23-21 win over UC-Davis in the Skydome on Saturday. The win also was the 100th in head coach Jerome Souers’ career. The JacksFull Story
New Videos Released From Last Year’s Yarnell Hill Fire
The Arizona State Forestry Division has posted 21 videos on its website, that show the moments leading up to where the Granite Mountain Hotshots were overtaken by the Yarnell Hill Fire last year. The state site says the clips were given to the U.S. Forest Service, after they were gathered from other firefighters while fightingFull Story
NAU Soccer Wins The Big Sky Championship
The NAU women’s soccer is Big Sky Conference champions. The Lumberjacks beat Idaho State, 2-1, in the championship game in Missoula, Montana Sunday afternoon. Emily Waddell opened up the scoring for the Jacks with a goal midway through the first half. Then, Haley Winginder made it 2-0 in the 69th minute with a goal forFull Story
Grand Canyon To Be Flooded This Week
The Department of Interior will flood the Grand Canyon this week. A high-flow experiment will be conducted in the Canyon to move sand stored in the river channel and redeposit it to rebuild eroded sandbars and beaches downstream of the Paria River in Grand Canyon National Park. Water flow from Glen Canyon Dam will reachFull Story
Entrance Fees May Be Increasing At The Grand Canyon
The cost to visit the Grand Canyon may be going up. Grand Canyon National Park is proposing to increase the entrance fees into the park. The cost for a single day visit will go up for $12 to $15 per person and would increase from $12 to $25 for a motorcycle. A seven day passFull Story