Prescott News

Charles Kester and his late wife, Tania, moved from Prescott into a single-wide mobile home on Dowling Court here 13 years ago after he fully retired.

The Prescott area is sure to experience a reduction in Arizona Department of Transportation services because of deep state budget cuts, but the details of most of those changes still are up in the air.

Future Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) cuts are likely as the state tries to trim another $2 billion from its budget year that ends June 30. Gov. Jan Brewer asked every department to provide a general plan for another 15 percent worth of cuts.

Well, everyone with sensitive respiratory systems can rest easily for a while. The Prescott National Forest has completed its program of prescribed burns for 2009. The national forest's website says rangers had hoped to burn 26,000 acres of the forest's total of 1.25 million acres, but accomplished only about 15,000 acres.

Yavapai County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 23-year-old man suspected in a string of vehicle burglaries in Paulden, Inscription Canyon, Chino Valley and the Pine Lakes subdivision just outside of Prescott.

With Thanksgiving and the Christmas holidays approaching, many people donate to food drives at work, school, the grocery store and, this weekend, to their mail carriers' food drive. Have you ever wondered how much your donation helps?

Prescott Police SWAT team member Jon Brambilla prepares to gear down after a suspect was taken into custody at 10:30 Friday morning in the 4400 block of Romero Circle West in Prescott Valley.

Prescott Valley - An armed man barricading himself inside a Prescott Valley home for nearly eight hours Friday morning is in custody to end the standoff. Prescott Valley Police Commander Laura Molinaro gave a statement from the scene at 11:15 a.m. "At 3:28 this morning we received a 911 call from a female resident at 4435 North Romero Circle East. She stated that a male, 21 years of age, in the residence had fired several rounds ..." See more on dCourer.com

City Attorney Gary Kidd had a heart attack last evening around 8:30 pm. He was taken to Yavapai Regional Medical Center and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit in Prescott.

The Prescott National Forest has finished its fall prescribed burning program. Over the past few months, fire managers on the forest have completed prescribed burns across 1,200 acres.

A Federal Aviation Administration computer glitch on Thursday apparently did not affect flights to and from the Prescott Municipal Airport, Airport Manager Ben Vardiman said.

Jerry Bengtson decided to take advantage of Arizona Public Service's renewable energy rebates and state and federal tax incentives, and install a solar electric power system at his Prescott home.

PRESCOTT - Jerry Bengston of Prescott never gave much thought to installing a solar power system at his home. That is, until he learned that an entire subdivision near Phoenix is solar powered.

PRESCOTT - An easement dating back to 1967 is central to a pre-annexation agreement that could set the stage for Prescott to take as much as 1,900 acres of ranchland into city limits.

A Federal Aviation Administration computer glitch on Thursday apparently did not affect flights to and from the Prescott Municipal Airport, Airport Manager Ben Vardiman said.

The Prescott National Forest has finished its fall prescribed burning program. Over the past few months, fire managers on the forest have completed prescribed burns across 1,200 acres.

Prescott police arrested a 19-year-old man Tuesday on charges of child abuse after his unresponsive 9-month-old son was taken to the hospital this past month.

Yavapai County Sheriff's deputies responded to two reports of telephone fraud targeting seniors in the past few weeks. In this scam, a person calls an elderly person claiming to be a grandchild who has been arrested in Canada and asks for money to post bail, said Dwight D'Evelyn, media and crime prevention coordinator for Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.

A kaleidoscope of colorful productions through the years will be in the limelight Friday and Saturday nights when Prescott High School fine arts students present "Give My Regards to Ruth Street."

Prescott City Engineer Scott Tkach plans to meet again today with a number of local residents concerned about proposed "at-grade" crossings where city streets intersect the popular Peavine Trails. "At-grade" crossings means that trail users would have to cross busy streets full of cars and trucks via crosswalks or some similar device that puts them potentially in the line of traffic. ...