Prescott News
Yavapai Health Officials Issues Health Advisory
The Yavapai County Health Department is issuing a health advisory for protein bars that may include Salmonella. GoMacro is recalling its MACROBARS brand almond butter plus carob and sunflower butter plus chocolate. The recall after a customer tested positive for Salmonella after eating one of the bars. Yavapai County health officials say Natural Grocers andFull Story
Phone Scam Is Making Its Way Around Prescott
A phone scam is making its way around Prescott. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says over the last few days, scammers have been impersonating court officers demanding money and threatening arrest. Two cases have popped up this week. On Monday, a person impersonating a process server called a victim, claiming there were two arrest warrantsFull Story
State GOP Voters Undecided On A Candidate For Governor
Arizona’s Republican voters are undecided on who they want as their Gubernatorial candidate in the general election. According to the latest Rocky Mountain Poll, 50-percent of registered Republicans are undecided on a candidate. Eighteen-percent of those who made a choice in the poll, picked former GoDaddy businesswoman Christine Jones. State Treasurer Doug Ducey is secondFull Story
Yavapai County Teens Arrested For Multiple Thefts
Two Prescott Valley area teens are in jail after they were allegedly involved in a series of crimes. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials say they went to the one teen’s home after his mother called his probation officer about an ATV he was riding. When deputies showed up, the 16-year-old took off on the vehicle. When he wasFull Story
President Obama Names Prescott VA Center After Doctor
The Department of Veterans Affairs Center in Prescott will be renamed the Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center. President Obama signed HR 1216 into law Friday, which changes the name of the center to honor McKinley. He was a doctor at the Prescott Veterans Affairs Hospital for more than 30 years. SenatorFull Story
Dickinson Escaped Camp Verde Prison When No Guards Present
The man who is still at-large after escaping from the Camp Verde Detention Center, broke out of the facility when there were no guards present in the recreation yard. A report released Monday by the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says 28-year-old Wade Dickinson fled the prison by pulling himself on top of a basketball hoopFull Story
Flash Flood Watch In Effect Until 9 P.M.
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Western Coconino County and parts of Yavapai, including Flagstaff, Prescott, Williams, Sedona and surrounding areas until 9 p.m. If you are camping, hiking or doing any other outdoor activities today, steer clear of washes, streams or other flood prone areas if you encounter a storm. The NationalFull Story
Man Stabbed Several Times In Downtown Prescott
Prescott Police are looking for information regarding an attack of a homeless man on another homeless man Saturday on the Greenway Trail near downtown Prescott. Police say 40-year-old Darrek Skurja was arrested and charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after he allegedly stabbed 52-year-old Michael Meikis in the face and torso several times. MeikisFull Story
Mexican Grey Wolf Allowed To Come North
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is opening up more land for the endangered Mexican Grey Wolf, but they can’t go north of Interstate-40. If a new federal proposal is passed, the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area’s boundary will stretch from I-40 south to the U.S.-Mexico border. The move means the wolf won’t be allowedFull Story
State Gas Prices Fall Two Cents, Flagstaff Still Highest
Gas prices fell nearly two-cents a gallon this week to $3.55 a gallon. According to AAA Arizona, Flagstaff has the highest prices averaging $3.79 a gallon, which is actually down almost a cent since last week. Gas prices in Prescott and the tri-cities are averaging $3.60 a gallon, which is down nearly two-cents a gallonFull Story