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Jon Wright announces candidacy for Yavapai County Sheriff
Jon Wright, a law-enforcement professional has officially announced his candidacy for the position of Yavapai County Sheriff in the upcoming 2024 elections as a conservative Republican.
PVPD issues alert for Prescott Valley Level 3 sex offender Juan Miguel Calderon
The Prescott Valley Police Department (PVPD) issued an alert that Juan Miguel Calderon, 39, a registered sex offender, will be living on Romero Circle in Prescott Valley, according to a news release.
Six cities, one county have plans to use state funds to help homeless
Six Arizona cities and one county that have immediate plans to house the homeless are going to be dividing up $20 million in state funds.
- Photo: Partly cloudy skies reflect off water at Lynx Lake
- Evergreen Village resident celebrates 108th birthday on Tuesday
- Rodeo Grounds master plan presentation met with divided crowd
- CAFMA fire marshal helps put out spot fire along I-17
- Work continues on South Road 1 East in Chino Valley
- From toilets to mattresses: Arizona officials warn motorists to “Secure Your Load” to prevent road debris
- Defiant Republicans block gas stove bills in anger over debt ceiling
- Elizabeth Vicory of Chino Valley is Arizona Miss Amazing Teen Queen
- BLM seeks public comment on U.S. Forest Service-proposed protections for Hassayampa River Corridor
- Arizona ready to resume executions, corrections chief nominee says
- Yavapai Silent Witness offering reward for information in homicide case
- HUSD superintendent’s final act: Chaperone duty on 8th-grade trip to Washington, D.C.
- Photos: Tuesday’s open-house meeting for rodeo grounds presentation draws over 200 people
- Multi-vehicle crash shuts several lanes down on Highway 69
- Study: Phoenix faces health crisis if heatwave, blackout hit at same time
- Growing Forward: Summer brings new chamber leadership, Red, White and Boom
Recipe of the Day
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Davies earns 1st win in more than a year as NL West-leading D-backs top Nationals 6-2
Zach Davies earned his first victory in more than a year, Corbin Carroll homered and the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Washington Nationals 6-2 Wednesday night.
Titans bringing in 3-time All-Pro receiver DeAndre Hopkins for visit
The Tennessee Titans will be the first NFL team to bring three-time All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins in for a free agent visit.
Lionel Messi says he's joining Major League Soccer's Inter Miami after exit from Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi says he is coming to Inter Miami and joining Major League Soccer.
- Quite Frank-ly, Vogel checks every box to take Phoenix Suns to championship level
- D-backs rally against Nationals’ beleaguered bullpen in 10-5 win
- Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas in flux as Nevada Legislature adjourns
- PGA Tour and European tour agree to merge with Saudis and end LIV Golf feud
- Golden Knights take 2-0 lead in Stanley Cup Final with 7-2 win over Panthers
- Rosario's grand slam caps Braves' 8-5 comeback win over D-backs
- Series tied: Heat roar back in the 4th quarter, beat Nuggets 111-108 in Game 2 of NBA Finals
- Bettman: NHL still committed to keeping Coyotes in Arizona after arena referendum failed
- Northern Arizona Wranglers drop thriller to Rattlers in double overtime, 63-62
- Diamondbacks extend Lovullo's contract through 2024 season
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Honeybee health blooms at federal facilities across the country
While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, keep the American justice system buzzing, thousands of humble honeybees on the building’s roof are playing their part in a more important task: feeding the world.
Woman walking on California beach finds ancient mastodon tooth
A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon.
Rolling thunder: Contestants chase cheese wheel down a hill in chaotic UK race
The big cheese of extreme U.K. sports events is back.
- Nun whose body shows little decay since 2019 death draws hundreds to rural Missouri
- Bear helps itself to 60 cupcakes from Connecticut bakery, scares employees
- Sustainable till death do us part, and 45 days beyond; mushroom coffin a last best wish for some
- ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark tiff flares anew between fast food competitors
- Bear in a tree holds Michigan city in suspense for hours on Mother’s Day
- Using ‘he/him,’ ‘she/her’ in emails got 2 dorm directors fired at small New York Christian college
- Man indicted in theft of ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland
- Herders in Kenya kill 10 lions, including Loonkiito, one of the country’s oldest
- Florida man living underwater won’t resurface even after breaking the record
- World’s oldest dog celebrates 31st birthday, according to Guinness World Records
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Wright: Keep hiking trails beautiful in Quad Cities
This week, my wife and I had the pleasure of a hike along the Aspen Creek Trail in Prescott.
Editorial cartoon (2): June 8, 2023
Editorial cartoon (2): June 8, 2023
Editorial cartoon (1): June 8, 2023
Editorial cartoon (1): June 8, 2023
Reader Poll:
Which of the living former presidents is your favorite?
Reader Poll:
Which of the living former presidents is your favorite?
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A Charlie Brown Christmas presented by Prescott Center for the Arts.
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Thumb Butte Quilters’ Guild presents 2023 quilt show, “Bloom Where You Are Planted,” on June 16 and 17
See more than 300 quilts at “Bloom Where You Are Planted,” a biennial quilt show presented by Thumb Butte Quilters Guild (TBQ). The quilt show will feature quilts reflecting the diversity of the members, representing traditional, modern and art-style quilts. Quilt show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, June 16, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 17, in the Prescott High School Gym, 1050 Ruth ...
Prescott Palette: Marnie Uhl – Service & Community
There are few people who embody the meaning of service and community more than Marnie Uhl, CEO of the Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The giddy splendor of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
Let’s get this upfront: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” was the best comic-book film of the last decade.
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Worship News: June 8, 2023
Happenings and sermons at Prescott-area churches, congregations and places of worship, as of June 8, 2023:
Birding: 2023 Birding Checking mid-point check-in
In January I rolled out the Jay’s Bird Barn 2023 Birding Challenge to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of our business. Since it is now June, I thought it would be a good idea to do an update on the Birding Challenge.
Dear Annie: Companies clueless on need for bereavement time
Dear Annie: My daughter was 14 weeks pregnant when the baby died. The nurse midwives, who were wonderful, sent her home to have the miscarriage and told her it could take up to two weeks to “be complete.”
Life see more>
Adoption Spotlight: Mathew S.
Mathew is a kindhearted, polite young boy. He has a soft spot for animals and gets along with every animal he meets.
Adoption Spotlight: Mia
Mia is a compassionate, independent and hard-working girl who is extremely dedicated to achieving her goals –including a career in forensics one day.
Adoption Spotlight: Nathan
Nathan is kind, adventurous and has many interests. He’s on a competitive reading team, plays flag football and enjoys Star Wars and Legos.
Obituaries see more>
Obituary: Joy Arlyne Bates
Joy Arlyne Bates was born in Chicago, the only child of Milton and Blanche (Susanka) Patz.
Obituary: Sharon Lynn Patrick Painter
Sharon Lynn Patrick Painter, 81, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 after a three-year battle with dementia.
Obituary: Terri Lynn Metzler
Terri Lynn Metzler passed from this world into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 1, 2023 with her daughter by her side at home in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
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Pence opens presidential bid with denunciation of Trump over Jan. 6 insurrection and abortion
Former Vice President Mike Pence opened his bid for the Republican nomination for president Wednesday with a firm denunciation of former President Donald Trump, accusing his two-time running mate of abandoning conservative principles and being guilty of dereliction of duty on Jan. 6, 2021.
Owner of funeral homes accused of spraying insecticide at cops, assaulting media at Jan. 6 riot
An owner of several funeral homes on Long Island was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sprayed wasp killer at police officers and attacked journalists — including an Associated Press photographer — during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, authorities said.
Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here's why there is so much smoke
Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a smoky haze, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings for people to stay inside and keep windows closed.
- Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans
- LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning
- 4.9 magnitude quake strikes southern Haiti; 4 dead, dozens injured
- After missteps with some Hispanic voters in 2020, Biden faces pressure to get 2024 outreach right
- 2nd flight carrying migrants lands in Sacramento; California officials say Florida arranged travel
- Hundreds of journalists strike to demand leadership change at biggest US newspaper chain
- No survivors found after plane that flew over DC and led to fighter jet scramble crashes in Virginia
- Error in signaling system led to train crash that killed 275 people in India, official says
- China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of provoking Beijing
- Biden's 2024 pitch highlights pragmatism over Trump's pugilism
