Prescott News

Positive cases of COVID-19, and deaths attributed to the virus, continue to go up in Arizona. However, the percentage of positive cases to those tested continues to fall. State health officials say there are 20 new deaths and 356 new cases of COVID-19 in the state Tuesday. The total number of deaths is 562, whileFull Story

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information into a pair of recent shootings at a Cottonwood home. Authorities say on April 28th, deputies responded to a home in the 46-hundred block of Prairie Lane. At around 1:30 a.m., unknown people entered the property and shot several rounds, hitting at least two vehicles. TwoFull Story

The Town of Clarkdale has decided to cancel its Fourth of July events for this year due to ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 Concert in the Park season has been canceled until next summer. The concert’s sponsor, Salt River Materials Group will purchase a Fourth of July display that will be setFull Story

Saturday’s blitz testing in Prescott and Cottonwood was a success. Officials at Spectrum Healthcare handled 493 COVID-19 tests at their drive-up sites in both cities on Saturday. Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s team provided 350 tests in Prescott Valley. Test results should be available later in the week. A third week of blitz testing will takeFull Story

There are 18 new positive tests for COVID-19 in Yavapai County Monday, with no new deaths. Health officials say the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus is now 196 with four deaths and 13 recoveries. There are now 92 cases in Prescott Valley, 33 in Prescott and 12 each in Cottonwood and Sedona. Officials sayFull Story

Arizona has reached a new high in COVID-19 testing Monday. State health officials say 12,502 tests were reported on Monday which sets a new high. Of the new reported tests, there are six new deaths and 261 new cases. The total number of deaths in Arizona is 542 with 11,330 positive tests. The percent positiveFull Story

Authorities are looking for a Chino Valley man who fled the scene of a collision, where kids were involved, and is also wanted on a parole violation warrant. Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a truck rollover in the 24-thousand-800 block of North Mitchell Lane in Paulden on Tuesday. When deputies arrived a 16-year-oldFull Story

The average price of gas in the state continues to fall. Triple-A Arizona says the average price at the pump is $2.08 a gallon, which is down nearly three-cents a gallon from last week. In Flagstaff, the average price of gas is down nearly seven-cents a gallon to $2.21. Some stations are selling gas forFull Story

There are no new COVID-related deaths reported Sunday in Yavapai County, but there are two new positive cases, one in Prescott Valley and one in Prescott. Health officials say the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus is now 178 with four deaths and 13 recoveries. There are now 77 cases in Prescott Valley, 32 inFull Story

Deaths and new positive cases related to COVID-19 are down Sunday in Arizona. Health officials report four new deaths for 536 deaths total. There are 159 new cases to raise the total to 11,119. There were 8,799 new tests reported Sunday. There has been over 110-thousand diagnostic tests reported for a 7.9-percent positive and thereFull Story