Prescott News

A man was injured in a motorcycle accident on Highway 69 in Prescott Thursday. Police received a call at around 3:30 p.m. near Costco, about a motorcycle that crashed. Officials say 69-year-old Douglas Cannon of Prescott Valley suffered multiple injuries to his head and body. He was stabilized and flown to a Phoenix-area hospital. HeFull Story

Gas prices are unchanged across Arizona from last week. Triple-A Arizona says the average price of gas remains at $2.78 a gallon. In Flagstaff, the average price of gas fell two cents to $2.96 a gallon. Some stations are selling gas for $2.73 a gallon and lower. In Prescott, the average price of gas wasFull Story

Prescott Fire crews battled a small brush fire Thursday that was started by a propane torch. When crews arrived in front of Calvary Chapel on Highway 69 shortly after noon, they found a cluster of bushes at the entrance to the property, surrounded by rock landscaping. The fire was quickly put out. Staff at theFull Story

Gas prices in Arizona this week are unchanged from last week. Triple-A Arizona says the average price of gas stayed at $2.77 a gallon. In Flagstaff, gas prices actually rose a cent on average this week to $2.99 a gallon. However gas at some stations is selling for $2.75 a gallon and lower. In Prescott,Full Story

The Cellar Fire, that once burned south of Prescott is now 100-percent contained. The fire started from a lightning strike back on July 14th and charred over 75-hundred acres on the Bradshaw Ranger District of the Prescott National Forest. Flooding in the burn area will remain a concern as thunderstorms could take place for theFull Story

Early voting begins Wednesday for the Prescott Primary Election. Early voting runs through Tuesday, August 27th. Mayor Greg Mengarelli is running unopposed in the primary, however four people are running for three spots on the Prescott City Council. Jim Lamerson, Billie Orr, Cathey Rusing and Steve Sischka are all running to be on council. BallotsFull Story

Two people were injured after a head-on collision on Iron Springs Road in Prescott Friday. Fire crews were called to the scene near the Doce Pit recreation area at around 4 p.m. When crews arrived they found a middle-aged man trapped in a midsize SUV with heavy front end damage. The second vehicle involved wasFull Story

Gas prices continue to fall for another week in Arizona. Triple-A Arizona says the price of gas fell nearly three-cents a gallon to $2.80 on average. In Flagstaff, gas fell over three cents a gallon to it at three-dollars on average. Some stations are selling gas for $2.75 and lower. In Prescott, prices at theFull Story

Today is the last day of Yavapai Silent Witness’s “Catch 22” program, where each day we spotlighted a person who is wanted in Yavapai County. Today we end with 59-year-old William Michael McNamee. On June 2, 2008 McNamee was arrested for possessing hydrocodone for sale and a nine-milimeter handgun. He was convicted of those chargesFull Story

Residents of Pine Flat are allowed to return to their homes after they were told to leave earlier this week due to the Cellar Fire burning south of Prescott. The lifted evacuation also means the American Red Cross Shelter at Prescott High School is closing down. The fire has burned over 74-hundred acres and isFull Story