Prescott Valley

The Prescott Valley Police Department says drug overdoses continue to be a big problem. Officials say there were 25 overdose calls with ten deaths in Yavapai County in a seven month period ending in mid-April. However, there have been seven more overdose calls and four additional deaths since then. Authorities say the most common agesFull Story

One child was injured after being struck by a truck Friday morning in Prescott Valley. Police were called to the 68-hundred block of East Highway 69 at around 9 a.m. When they arrived they found the child in front of Jen’s 7th Avenue Restaurant. Witnesses tell police the child darted out into the street whenFull Story

The number of recoveries in Yavapai County has nearly doubled since Wednesday. Health officials say 29 additional recoveries are being reported, raising the total in the county to 67. There are seven new cases, bringing the total to 279 and there have been no new deaths in the county to keep the total at six.Full Story

The Prescott Valley Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying the owner of four young kittens that were dumped in a ditch Tuesday night. Prescott Valley Animal Control was called by a concerned citizen Wednesday after she found a plastic Walmart bag in a ditch off of Spouse Road and Tracy DriveFull Story

There have been 113 cases of COVID-19 attributed directly or indirectly with Mingus Mountain Academy in Prescott Valley. Yavapai County health officials say of the 113, 86 are between the ages of 13 and 17 years old. As of Wednesday, there is one new reported case for 272 total cases of the coronavirus with sixFull Story

There is an additional death and five new cases of COVID-19 in Yavapi County Tuesday. Health officials say there are now 271 cases of the coronavirus with six deaths and 38 recoveries. The total number of those tested in Yavapai County is now 7,949 with 7,678 negative results for a 96.6-percent average. There are nowFull Story

A Prescott Valley couple were arrested recently after an investigation by the Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking task force. Investigators received information that 27-year-old Justin Horton was involved in heroin possession and sales. Detectives also discovered that Justin was selling heroin in April and it at least one of the incidents, he had his three-year-old childFull Story

Prescott Valley Police arrested a man after a high speed chase and an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night. Police were notified about a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed on Highway 69 at around 6:32 p.m. When officers caught up to the truck, it was entering Prescott Valley at Stoneridge. The driver, 28-year-old AlfredoFull Story

There have been 16 news cases and another death reported Thursday in Yavapai County. Health officials say the latest death was a senior citizen in the Quad Cities area. There are now five deaths, 246 confirmed cases and 37 recoveries thus far. Officials say 84 of the 141 students and 20 staff at Mingus MountainFull 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