Prescott News

Arizona health officials are reporting 30 new deaths and 498 new cases from COVID-19 Thursday. The total number of deaths has reached 624 and 12,674 number of cases. There were over 96-hundred new tests reported, which makes a total of over 175-thousand people tested thus far. The percentage of positive cases to those tested continuesFull Story

A Prescott man was arrested Tuesday night for criminal damage and trespassing. Officers were called to a home on the 500 block of Kildare Street at around 10:15 p.m. on a report of a disorderly man. The suspect damaged several items outside the home and left the scene. Soon after the first report, damage wasFull Story

One person was injured in an early morning collision in Prescott Wednesday. Officers and Prescott Fire crews responded to the scene at the intersection of State Route 89 and State Route 89A at around 6:52 a.m. Investigators say that a 69-year-old Chino Valley man was traveling southbound in a 2000 Subaru Forester on State RouteFull Story

The number of those recovered from COVID-19 nearly doubled in Yavapai County Wednesday. County health officials say there were 17 new reported recoveries from the virus and now there’s 37 total. A recovery is counted if there are no new symptoms after two weeks. There were nine new cases of COVID-19 reported for 230 totalFull Story

Arizona is approaching 600 deaths and has gone over 12-thousand cases related to COVID-19. State health officials say Wednesday there were 32 additional deaths reported, raising the total to 594. There are 440 new cases reported, which raises that total to 12,176. There were over 67-hundred new tests reported, which makes a total of nearlyFull Story

Prescott Valley Police arrested a registered sex offender Saturday after he propositioned three kids. Officers were called to the area of Lakeshore Drive and Navajo Drive at around 7 p.m. The call concerned a man in a red 1998 Toyota 4Runner, who was reportedly acting suspiciously around two young males on bicycles. Upon stopping theFull Story

A man wanted for fleeing an accident where kids were involved, has been arrested. Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a truck rollover in the 24-thousand-800 block of North Mitchell Lane in Paulden last Tuesday. When deputies arrived a 16-year-old girl alerted them that her friend was injured. They went to a Good Samaritan’sFull Story

Up to a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the location of two missing Chino Valley residents. Investigators are still looking for 45-year-old David Batten and 28-year-old Elissa Landry. Batten is Landry’s stepfather and both went missing back on April 19th under suspicious circumstances. Twenty-four-year-old Mitchell Mincks was arrested in Waterloo, IowaFull Story

Governor Doug Ducey’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected” order will expire on Friday. Ducey made the announcement at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. The governor announced that gyms and pools can reopen Wednesday and professional sports can return in Arizona after Friday. The previous order will be replaced Friday with a new order entitled:Full Story

There has been a jump in positive cases and recoveries from COVID-19 in Yavapai County Tuesday. There were 25 additional cases of coronavirus reported Tuesday, raising the total to 221. There were no additional deaths to remain at four. There were seven more recoveries to raise the total to 20. There were 644 tests countedFull Story