Prescott News

PRESCOTT VALLEY - In the middle of the road we discovered a live baby owl that had fallen from its nest in the overpass. We tried to call Arizona Game & Fish, but because of the late hour we ad to call the police department. We could not find a published Game and Fish animal rescue hotline.

The new redistricting lines mean that Verde Valley residents will be voting for one of two Congressional candidates this fall.

Prescott police urge residents and businesses to be alert to recent scams including gift card fraud, cash back at the register, and malicious files uploaded to computer servers.

City of Prescott concerns about the future configuration of Highway 89 near its intersection with Willow Creek Road could affect the Arizona Department of Transportation 's realignment plans.

PRESCOTT - City of Prescott concerns about the future configuration of Highway 89 near its intersection with Willow Creek Road could affect the Arizona Department of Transportation's realignment plans.

PRESCOTT - Prescott City Attorney Gary Kidd, who has worked for the City of Prescott for eight years, announced his retirement Thursday, effective July 6.

PRESCOTT - Fire destroyed a home along the southern edge of Prescott Thursday evening, and firefighters planned to spend much of the night dousing it so embers don't ignite a wildfire as temperatures heat back up Friday.

At 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Prescott-area fire crews responded to a house fire on South Greyhawk Point Drive - near Senator Highway just south of Prescott.

Perched atop sprawling branches of art, entertainment and sports, we native Prescottonians, snowbirds and transplants alike enjoy cinematic panoramas of the city.

Law Enforcement agencies from around Yavapai County have initiated a unique program to prevent the sale of synthetic drugs through voluntary cooperation with local business owners.

Prescott City Attorney Gary Kidd has announced his retirement effective July 6, 2012.

Prescott City Attorney Gary Kidd has announced his retirement effective July 6, 2012. Kidd began his career at the City of Prescott in 2004 as Senior Assistant Attorney and was appointed to his current position in 2006.

It's difficult to decide what County Supervisor Tom Thurman's recent vote to let Yavapai County join the Verde River Basin Partnership means.

Prescott City Attorney Gary Kidd, who has worked for the City of Prescott since 2004, announced his retirement today, effective July 6. Kidd began his career with the city as senior assistant attorney, and became city attorney in 2006, according to a news release from the city.

Friday evening will mark the start of the City of Prescott 's annual Summer Concert Series at the Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza in downtown Prescott.

Matt Hinshaw/The Daily Courier Sharlot Hall volunteer Bob Dennis shows Daniel Chaffin, 10, how to pan for gold June 4, 2011, during the Sharlot Hall Folk Arts Fair in downtown Prescott.

Prescott Fire Department/Courtesy photo A sprinkler system put out a fire Monday afternoon started by an unattended candle in the kitchen of an apartment complex in the 300 block of North Rush Street.

The containment was listed at 65 percent, an increase of five percent from Tuesday, while the size of the 16,240-acre fire hasn't grown since last Thursday.

The Arizona Mile High Golf Club Championship will be held on Monday, June 4 and Wednesday, June 6 and is open to all paid up members.

Courtesy photo Kansas and Cooper will help United Animal Friends celebrate Arizona's Centennial at Woof Down Lunch from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 2, on the courthouse plaza in Prescott.

Twenty-five years ago, a national outdoors commission set a goal: to make recreational trails so accessible that residents could be on them within 15 minutes of leaving their front doors.