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USFS may add 30K acres into new wilderness areas

More than 30,000 acres of Coconino National Forest situated in the lower Verde Valley could be designated wilderness, where mountain bikes and all-terrain vehicles...

Ray defense wants evidence excluded

Defense attorneys for James Arthur Ray, the self-help author and motivational speaker charged with manslaughter, are requesting the Yavapai County Superior Court consider autopsy...

Cornville suspect charged again for fatal April shooting

The 67-year-old man accused of shooting 46-year-old Vonda Adams in Cornville in April was again arrested and charged with her murder Friday, July 2....

Local firefighters join battle in Flagstaff

Firefighters and equipment from the Verde Valley continued to help battle a 12,000-acre wildfire north of Flagstaff on Tuesday, June 22, according to Verde...

Crawdads draw crowds to town

As the sun went down, the people arrived in downtown Camp Verde for a little taste of the Cajun life in the desert. The...

Prop. 100 relieves some pressure on schools

Passage of Proposition 100 took some pressure off local school districts to cut more deeply into already reduced budgets. For the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School...

Drugs down across valley

Crime statistics in Yavapai County look pretty good compared to four years ago when the Methamphetamine Advisory Task Force Yavapai County Substance Abuse Coalition...

Website encourages political involvement

A group of Yavapai-Apache citizens are calling for more effective tribal government, and are threatening to initiate a recall of the entire tribal council....

Verde Lynx up and running

Buses run to and from Cottonwood eight times a day The buses are running. Although the Verde Lynx bus service between Sedona and Cottonwood...

Traffic study agrees: SR 260 needs lanes

The Camp Verde Town Council is expected to approve a local transportation study next month that’s been two years in the making. The $124,000...

Fed stimulus money arrives

The Verde Valley received a piece of President Barack Obama’s health care money, and now Yavapai County has to hurry up and spend it....

Jerome historic park to close

Jerome State Historic Park will be closed to visitors for the immediate and possibly long-term future. The Arizona State Parks Board decided Friday, Feb....

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