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Fire south of Prescott pushes smoke into Verde Valley

The huge column of thin smoke rising south of the Verde Valley is due to a combination of fires burning south of Prescott on...

Fugitive Seth Backus arrested in Glendale by U.S. Marshals

During an operation in Glendale on Wednesday, June 12, members of the Arizona Division of United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force were able...

17-year-old Mingus Union High School student arrested for drugs, shotgun on campus

A 17 year-old male student at Mingus Union High School was charged with several felonies after school administration searched him and his vehicle on...

Cottonwood man arrested for alleged bottle bombs

During the evening hours of Tuesday, May 7, Cottonwood police, with the assistance of Arizona Department of Public Safety Bomb Squad and HAZMAT Team,...

Report of gun on campus leads to Cottonwood Community School lockdown

On Friday morning, March 29, a student at Cottonwood Community School alerted teachers of a possible gun in the possession of another student. The...

Police, fire, EMTs to conduct major drill at Cliff Castle Casino on Tuesday morning

Teams of law enforcement, firefighters, medical and public safety personnel will be streaming onto the Cliff Castle Casino-Hotel property on Tuesday, March 26, from 7...

YCSO stops assault; Verde Village suspect charged with two counts of attempted murder

A Verde Village man faces two counts of attempted murder following an incident stopped by Yavapai County Sheriff's Office deputies. The deputies were dispatched...

Verde Valley towns work to reopen after biggest snow storm in years

One day after one of the largest snowstorms to hit the Verde Valley in years, municipalities are working to get roads and other functions...

Schools will be closed across Verde Valley Thursday, Feb. 21, due to snowstorm

In anticipation for uncharacteristically heavy snow forecast to fall intermittently from late night Wednesday, Feb. 20, all the way through Friday, Feb. 22, many Verde...

Mingus opposes consolidation

In December of 2017, the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District Governing Board voted 4-0 to consolidate the school district with the Mingus Union High School District.  A public vote was...

Businesses on SR 260 don’t dread delay

Despite months of work, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced last week that its extensive $62 million project to widen State Route 260 will not be finished as planned by the...

We thank our veterans on Veterans Day

Veterans Day marks the armistice that ended World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. A year later, President Woodrow Wilson issued this address, urging Americans...

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