Black Canyon City
Husband Kills His Wife, Turns Himself In To Police Saturday
A man turned himself in to Cottonwood Police Saturday after he admitted to killing his wife at their Black Canyon City home on Friday. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials went to the home of 64-year-old Donald Scott and found the woman, 53-year-old Michelle Scott dead inside. Donald claimed ongoing marital disputes over the last several monthsFull Story
A Keams Canyon Man Arrested For Driving Drunk On Southbound I-17 Thursday
State troopers were able to successfully stop a drunk driver on Interstate-17 Thursday afternoon by using a pit maneuver. Spokesman Bart Graves says officers responded to calls of an erratic driver southbound on I-17 near Cordes Junction. He says “multiple callers reported a gold, four-door sedan weaving all over the road and not staying inFull Story
Fatal Accident Closed Southbound I-17 At Sunset Point Thursday Morning
A fatal accident closed southbound Interstate-17 early Thursday morning near Black Canyon City. ADOT says the crash happened at around 3 a.m. at milepost 252. The crash was a rollover involving a car and a tractor trailer. DPS says the crash killed a ten-year-old girl and injured her father and his 14-year-old brother. Southbound trafficFull Story
Three Arrested In Cases Of Copper Wire Theft In Yavapai County
Three people were arrested recently in connection of copper wire thefts around Yavapai County late in 2017. Sheriff’s officials say thefts were reported in Prescott Valley, Black Canyon City and Seligman. In Prescott Valley there were three incidents between September 7th and November 13th. Two of the three cases were around Lakeshore Drive and FainFull Story
Man Arrested After Claiming He Had A Bomb Strapped On Him In Black Canyon City
A man is in custody after he claimed to have an explosive device in his pants pocket Sunday in Black Canyon City. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials say 54-year-old Scott Albert Wayne was roaming around Black Canyon City possibly armed after an alleged domestic violence incident. Wayne was wanted out of California on a felony andFull Story
Air Tanker Fighting The Tee Fire Makes Emergency Landing In Prescott
A slurry tanker fighting the Tee Fire near Black Canyon City, had to make an emergency landing while coming back to Ernest A. Love Airport Sunday. Prescott Fire officials say the P2 Neptune was returning to the Prescott airport when its right main prop engine failed at around 2 p.m. Fire officials were on sceneFull Story
Yavapai County Search And Rescue Teams Were Busy Last Weekend
Yavapai County Sheriff Search and Rescue volunteers were busy last weekend with three rescues on Saturday. The first one involved an eleven-year-old boy who was reported missing at around 2:45 p.m. by his parents while day camping on the eastside of the Mingus Mountain summit. After just over an hour, the boy was found byFull Story
ADOT Working On Northbound I-17 Near Black Canyon City
If you are travelling northbound Interstate-17 over the next two months, you will see lane restrictions near Phoenix. ADOT started to repave I-17 last night between New River and Coldwater Canyon roads in Black Canyon City. Crews closed the off-ramps at Table Mesa Road last night and will again tonight. The project includes removing aFull Story
Man Arrested In Connection With Black Canyon City Death
A man has been arrested in connection with a death discovered Tuesday in Black Canyon City. Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 47-year-old Wayde Chaulklin on one count of second-degree murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend, 42-year-old Janine Appleford. The incident occurred in a home in the 34-thousand block of Mud Springs Road.Full Story
YCSO Still Looking For An Armed Robbery Suspect
Yavapai County Sheriff’s investigators continue to look for a man who robbed the Family Dollar store in Black Canyon City back in August 2nd. Officials say the man walked into the store at around 9 p.m. and asked one of the two clerks on duty for a can of WD-40. Once at the counter, theFull Story
