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Prescott July 4 fireworks celebration to take place at Watson Lake
A family-friendly celebration, complete with fireworks, live music, water slides, and food and drink, is on tap for the July 4 holiday.
‘We are ready to receive you’: Blue states prepare for influx of patients seeking abortion care
Health care clinics in states including California, New Mexico, Colorado and Washington are preparing to become “safe havens” for pregnant people living in Arizona and other places where abortions are restricted or banned.
National park tourism, spending recovers from pandemic but still lags
National parks in Arizona welcomed 10.7 million visitors who pumped $1.12 billion into local economies in 2021, both sharp increases from the pandemic-induced lows of the year before, according to the National Park Service.
- Judge: Arizona violates prisoners’ rights with poor care
- Enjoy an Evening Family Night at the Zoo on July 16
- Catch 22 — Day 4: Phoenix man sought on impersonation warrant
- Fatal shooting in Black Canyon City; still under investigation
- Photos: Annual Frontier Days Rodeo Parade and Boot Races
- Catch 22 — Day 3: Man wanted on drug charges
- Goodwill stores can be a draw for bargain shoppers, but some prefer stores that support local nonprofit agencies
- Justin Rumford, 10-time PRCA Clown of the Year, brings infectious humor to ‘World’s Oldest Rodeo’
- A Night Behind the Shoots: People closely connected to ‘Junior Bonner’ film came together 51 years after production in Prescott
- Donovan resigns from PUSD Governing Board
- Area thrift stores offer bargains to customers, service, dignity to all vulnerable populations
- YCSO to honor fallen officer with candlelight vigil at 8 p.m. Sunday
- Dunkin’ opens Prescott location at 1020 Willow Creek Road
- Need2Know: Prescott Brewing Company, downtown fixture since 1994, closes temporarily; Cave Creek-based Teeslanger, apparel and drinkware shop, opens on South Montezuma
- McCain, Giffords to be honored next week with Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Burgers and bucks: Typical July 4th cookout will cost 17% more this year
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While Suns sort out free agency, Mikal Bridges delivers for young basketball campers
Even with the buzz of NBA free agency as a soundtrack, Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges stayed focused on his first youth camp, which attracted hundreds of boys and girls of all ages seeking guidance from the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year runner-up.
As Brittney Griner awaits trial, discontentment grows closer to home for Phoenix Mercury
Around the same time Brittney Griner went on trial in a courtroom near Moscow, the Phoenix Mercury dealt with challenges closer to home.
Cron hits pair of 3-run homers, Rox rally past D-backs 6-5
he ball had barely even left his bat and already C.J. Cron was staring into the Colorado dugout. That's how sure he was of where it would end up. That's how clutch he's been, too.
- LAPD: Hornets' Bridges charged with felony domestic violence
- AP source: Rudy Gobert traded by Jazz to Timberwolves
- Booker secures $224M, four-year extension from Suns
- Phoenix Mercury ‘starting fresh’ following their breakup with Tina Charles
- My Point: Local junior rising tennis players — Ethan, Clare Cooley
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Amazon's Alexa could soon mimic voice of dead relatives
Amazon’s Alexa might soon replicate the voice of family members - even if they’re dead.
Thousands flock to Stonehenge to mark summer solstice
Thousands of druids, pagans and New Age revelers greeted the summer solstice at Stonehenge on Tuesday, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
Buckeye baker finds sweetness after racist customer exchange
A suburban Phoenix baker is getting some sweet support after an order was canceled over her race.
- Casa Grande woman saves several colonies of burrowing owls
- Happy the elephant isn't a person, top New York court rules
- New York woman finds lost dachshund — in Hilary Swank’s lap
- Iditarod dog found months after disappearing from checkpoint
- Janitor corrals curious cougar in empty California classroom
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Editorial cartoon (2): July 4, 2022
Editorial cartoon (2): July 4, 2022
Editorial cartoon (1): July 4, 2022
Editorial cartoon (1): July 4, 2022
Polman: Catholic Ireland is more progressive than America about abortion
I can’t help but notice that the six Supreme Court justices who criminalized abortion were all raised Catholic.
Reader Poll:
How will you be voting this Primary Election?
- In person at the Elections Office.
- By mail.
- In person at a poll center on Aug. 2.
- I don't vote.
158 total votes
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Reader Poll:
How will you be voting this Primary Election?
- In person at the Elections Office.
- By mail.
- In person at a poll center on Aug. 2.
- I don't vote.
158 total votes
See past polls
Galleries & VideosMore: Photo Galleries | Videos
Mutton Bustin' - in which children attempt to ride a sheep - is back at Prescott Frontier Days, the "World's Oldest Rodeo," for 2022. The event is at 5:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday, July 1-3, at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds.
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For Your Safety: Tips for entering, exiting a country — foreign or domestic
After a pleasant flight to a much anticipated holiday (or business) destination, you exit the aircraft hoping for a rapid trip through the airport and a quick nap at your hotel to shake off the jet lag factor!
Pet of the Week: Kane (Yavapai Humane Society)
My name is Kane and I’m an almost 2-year-old handsome guy who’s looking for my forever home!
Pet of the Week: Ginger (United Animal Friends)
Ginger is one of the most affectionate dogs they have ever met — she actually gives hugs.
- Dear Annie: The 4th of July through poetry
- To Your Good Health: Leptospirosis can be transmitted from animal to human
- Dear Annie: Perfect sister was an illusion
- Amazing Places: Head stone from 1872 rediscovered in 1974
- Days Past: An Arizona Auto Adventure: Clarence Boynton’s 1913 Travelogue — Part 2
Life see more>
Adoption Spotlight: Adam
Adam is a sweet, thoughtful, talkative kid who is always willing to lend a hand to help others.
Adoption Spotlight: Ahdrina
Ahdrina loves adventure and figuring out problems, aspiring to become an FBI agent one day.
Anniversary: Cork and Bobbi Davis celebrate 67 years of marriage
Cork and Bobbi Davis met in Salome, Arizona and were married in Prescott on June 26, 1954. They have three children, nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. They still live in Wagoner, Arizona where they continue to run the P7 Bar Ranch. (Courtesy photo)
Obituaries see more>
Obituary: Joan Emery Twedell (Turner)
Joan Emery Twedell (Turner) went home to be with the Lord on June 15, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Obituary: Allan ‘Brian’ White
Allan “Brian” White went home to be with The Lord on Friday, June 24, 2022.
Obituary: Christopher (Chris) Ezell
In the twentieth week into the year 2022, the 16th day of May, Christopher (Chris) Ezell succumbed to his 24-day fight of metastasized pancreatic cancer.
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In rural West, more worries about access to abortion clinics
In the central Oregon city of Bend, the sole Planned Parenthood clinic serving the eastern half of the state is bracing for an influx of patients, particularly from neighboring Idaho, where a trigger law banning most abortions is expected to take effect this summer.
Putin declares victory in eastern Ukraine region of Luhansk
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared victory in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk, one day after Ukrainian forces withdrew from their last remaining bulwark of resistance in the province.
Joey Chestnut is chomp champ again in July 4 hot dog contest
Frankfurter-munching phenom Joey “Jaws” Chestnut gobbled his way to a 15th win Monday at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, powering down 63 hot dogs and buns at the annual exhibition of excess.
