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$300 reward for information on stolen trailer
The Prescott Valley Police Department (PVPD) is asking the public for help in catching a trailer thief.

Man rescued after trying to cross flooded Dry Beaver Creek
Sometime before 8 a.m. Wednesday, Copper Canyon Fire rescued a middle-aged man who tried to drive his pickup truck across Dry Beaver Creek.

Police: Suspect fakes lease agreement, occupies house
A Prescott woman is now sitting in jail on a $75,000 cash bond after allegedly trying to move into a home she had no right to occupy, police said.
- Arizona man accused of poisoning store foods with bleach, hydrogen peroxide
- Ducey defends state police boss who avoided speeding ticket
- Education Secretary pushes school vouchers at Arizona event
- Head of Arizona state troopers got warning for going 90 mph
- New actions approved in Yavapai County's push toward $70M bond issue for jail in Prescott
- Brown chosen to lead Yavapai County Board of Supervisors in 2020
- Study Session: Prescott Valley Council to discuss town’s financial report, hear update on road expansions
- Group files lawsuit accusing Arizona lawmakers of open meeting violation
- Yavapai College-Northern Arizona University partnership promotes tuition-free teacher certification program
- Christmas parade, courthouse lighting set for Dec. 7 in downtown Prescott
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'Let the Season Begin!' At YCPAC, Dec. 7
"Let the Season Begin!" is being performed at Yavapai College Performing Arts Center, 1100 E. Sheldon St. in Prescott at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7.

Celebrate the season with some 'Holiday Magic', Dec. 7
Prescott Chorale under the direction of Dennis House presents "Holiday Magic" at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 2000 Shepherds Lane in Prescott with two performances at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7.

Enjoy a Frontier Christmas at Sharlot Hall Museum, Dec. 7
Enjoy a traditional holiday experience and discover a Frontier Christmas at Sharlot Hall Museum, 415 W. Gurley St. in Prescott from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7.
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Saturday Preview: Playoff spot on line for No. 5 Utah in Pac-12 title game
The Pac-12 championship game has largely been an afterthought for the rest of the country the past two seasons with the conference mostly out of contention when it comes to the all-important College Football Playoff.

Sunday Preview: Steelers try to maintain momentum vs. struggling Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals have a No. 1 overall draft pick under center while the Pittsburgh Steelers have a guy named “Duck” throwing the ball around the field.

Saturday Preview: Gimpy Fields says he's good for Big Ten Championship
Justin Fields’ first real hero moment came in the third quarter last Saturday, a display of toughness destined to live in the lore of the Ohio State-Michigan game.
- Local Roundup: ERAU women’s basketball steamrolls SAGU by nearly 50 points
- Gordon scores season-high 32; Magic beat Suns
- Around the NHL: Coyotes’ Soderberg thriving despite blindness in left eye
- NAU slips up with 85-66 setback to UC Davis
- Pro Picks: Cowboys at Bears — Two .500 teams mired in disappointment
- Top 25 Picks: Searching for upsets to scramble CFP
- 49ers suspend announcer Tim Ryan for comment about Ravens’ Jackson
- Gunby: Golf gift ideas for the holidays
- Season Preview: Bradshaw Mountain boys soccer regroups, albeit with green team
- Local Roundup: Prescott boys soccer opens season with 5-1 rout of Poston Butte
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Palm Beach Sheriff: French bulldogs stolen in 2 burglaries
Investigators in Florida’s Palm Beach County are searching for a dog thief targeting a particular high-end breed.

Loaded gun inside baby gift bought at Florida thrift store
A woman who bought a baby shower gift at a Florida Goodwill store was shocked when the father-to-be opened the box and found a loaded semi-automatic rifle inside.

Maine town fed up with soiled diapers left alongside roads
The town of North Yarmouth is asking for the public’s help in tracking down the person who’s discarding bags of soiled adult diapers alongside local roads.
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Friday Catchall: You're disenfranchising my vote!
Ballots and expectations are to elections, like gravy is to biscuits … or snow is to winter.

Editorial cartoon (2): Dec. 6, 2019
Editorial cartoon (2): Dec. 6, 2019

Editorial cartoon (1): Dec. 6, 2019
Editorial cartoon (1): Dec. 6, 2019
Reader Poll:
What type of Christmas tree do you prefer?
- A real tree, pine needles and all
- A fake tree, straight out of the box
- We decorate the house plant
- No tree this year
36 total votes
See past polls
Reader Poll:
What type of Christmas tree do you prefer?
- A real tree, pine needles and all
- A fake tree, straight out of the box
- We decorate the house plant
- No tree this year
36 total votes
See past polls
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Holiday cheer keeps coming with Christmas parade, courthouse lighting
Head downtown for some more holiday cheer as Saturday, Dec. 6, sees more than 90 entries in the 37th annual Prescott Chamber Christmas Parade and thousands of lights for the 65th annual Courthouse Lighting.

Celebrate Christmas frontier style in 1864
Travel back in time at the Sharlot Hall Museum after the courthouse lighting Saturday, Dec. 7, for the 24th annual Frontier Christmas Open House.

Review: 'Queen & Slim' is romantic, urgent and beautiful
Rarely has a Tinder date ended so poorly than the one shown in "Queen & Slim." Even more rarely has a bad Tinder date produced such a great film.
Features see more>

Bring spring indoors early, very early, by forcing bulbs
Daffodils sitting on a windowsill against a backdrop of white snow make a fragrant and pretty midwinter scene.

Ask a Designer: Design-friendly holiday gifts sure to be loved
Home decor accessories can make great hostess gifts or holiday gifts, but how do you choose something you know the recipient will want?

Dear Annie: Passive-aggressive or perfectly appropriate?
Dear Annie: My wife and I are approaching our 70th birthdays this year.
Life see more>

Summer’s DanceWorks dancers celebrate victories
Summer’s DanceWorks dancers and teachers celebrated their recent victories at the STARBOUND National Talent Competition in Gilbert.
Birth announcements: Week of Dec. 1, 2019 (b)
Birth announcements: Week of Dec. 1, 2019 (b)
Birth announcements: Week of Dec. 1, 2019 (a)
Birth announcements: Week of Dec. 1, 2019
Obituaries see more>

Obituary Notice: Linda Sue Coleman
Linda Sue Coleman, born in Phoenix, Ariz., passed away on December 2nd, 2019 in Prescott, Ariz.

Obituary Notice: Steven Chappell
Steven Chappell, age 62, of Mayer, Ariz., passed away on November 6th, 2019 in Prescott, Ariz.

Obituary: James Lange Pike
James Lange Pike, 86 years, a native and life-long resident of Prescott, Ariz., passed away on November 27, 2019.
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US considers sending several thousand more troops to Mideast
The Pentagon is considering sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East to help deter Iranian aggression, amid reports of escalating violence in Iran and continued meddling by Tehran in Iraq, Syria and other parts of the region.

Official: Sailor used service weapon to kill at Pearl Harbor
A U.S. sailor shot three civilians with his service weapon, killing two of them, before taking his own life at Pearl Harbor, just days before thousands descend on the storied military base to mark the 78th anniversary of the Japanese bombing that propelled the United States into World War II.

Sailor kills 2, himself in attack at Pearl Harbor shipyard
The military says a U.S. sailor shot and killed two civilian Department of Defense employees at the Pearl Harbor shipyard before taking his own life.