Yavapai County

It happened again. Residents in Yavapai County heard another loud “boom” Tuesday night at around 7:50 p.m. The sheriff’s office and Prescott Police dispatchers received several calls regarding the loud boom in Prescott and surrounding areas. Officials say most of the calls came from the south and western portions of the county. This event comesFull Story

Several residents of Yavapai County heard a loud boom Sunday morning. Sheriff’s official say they started receiving reports at around 7:20 a.m. from across the county. Authorities say a meteor streaking through the atmosphere, may have caused the boom that people heard. Officials say the FAA didn’t have any information and Luke Air Force BaseFull Story

A woman wanted on Day 16 of Yavapai Silent Witness’s “Catch 22” program has been arrested in Texas. Officials say 41-year-old Krista Cline was arrested in the late hours Sunday night in Kaufman County, Texas. Cline was initially arrested in connection with at least two cases of taking money from two special needs patients inFull Story

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Wednesday making the county Arizona’s second “Second Amendment Sanctuary County.” The resolution mirrors the one Mohave County passed in 2019. The resolution supports the Second Amendment, which grants citizens the right to “keep and bear arms.” The board discussed the resolution in a meeting back onFull Story

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal this week to build a memorial at the Yavapai County Courthouse for fallen Yavapai County Police officers. The Board authorized the creation of a committee Wednesday to begin the process of design and cost under their oversight. Other than maintenance, no taxpayer dollars will be usedFull Story

A suspect we featured in this year’s “Catch 22” program has been arrested. Yavapai Silent Witness officials say 24-year-old Austin Allen Fiser, who was a day two suspect in the program, was arrested early Saturday morning by Coconino County Sheriff’s deputies. Fiser was wanted on multiple warrants. One warrant involves taking a photo of kidsFull Story

Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies recently found over 400 pounds of marijuana on U.S. Forest Service land near Rimrock and near Sedona. Deputies found the packages near Rimrock last Friday at around 8 a.m. by Forest Service personnel, who thought the piles were trash at first. During a search of the area, deputies located another packageFull Story

Several dangerous drivers were taken off the road in Yavapai County in December, during a special enforcement period. Sheriff’s officials say they arrested 16 people for DUI, four of them extreme DUI, one super extreme DUI and one aggravated DUI. The aggravated DUI came as the driver had her six-year-old child in the car withFull Story

A Yavapai County man was arrested recently after a male victim reported to Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies that he was sexually assaulted by a suspect when he was young. Detectives performed a forensic interview on the victim who told detectives 65-year-old Mark Peyton from Dewey forced him to engage in multiple sex acts when heFull Story

A Flash Flood Watch and Winter Weather Advisory remain in effect as the first winter storm moves through Northern Arizona. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until noon for Yavapai County, including Prescott, Sedona and Cottonwood, as well as Oak Creek and Sycamore canyons. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m.Full Story