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Court to rule in appeal by woman convicted of faking cancer to get state-paid late-term abortion
The Arizona Supreme Court is scheduled to release a ruling Monday in the case of a woman convicted on fraud and theft charges for faking a cancer diagnosis to get the state to pay for her late-term abortion.
Bill could allow 18 year olds to keep loaded gun in car in school parking lot
PHOENIX — It’s billed by proponents as a way moms can defend themselves from attackers while dropping their children off at school.
Leashing ‘at large’: What happens when your dog escapes, creates havoc?
Your dog, Houdini, escapes from your fenced yard and kills your neighbor’s chickens. Or perhaps during the “visit” the chickens kill Houdini.
- New website gives residents convenient tool to help shape regional transportation planning
- Calendar of Events: March 18-22
- 7 people reportedly injured in 89A accident on Coyote Springs Road
- Saddles, artwork and more featured at Cattleman’s Weekend trade show in Chino Valley
- Man accused of threatening, intimidating at a Phoenix mosque
- North Carolina man wanted in wife's death caught in Arizona
- Man wounded after exchanging gunfire with Tucson police
- Native Americans say movement to end 'redface' is slow
- Elisabeth Ruffner: Sept. 17, 1919 — March 13, 2019, ‘Prescott icon’ was community catalyst
- Minimum wage measure hits roadblock in Senate panel
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March Madness: NCAA Tournament Bracket
The 2019 NCAA Tournament is here! For a full tournament bracket, pick up a copy of The Daily Courier on Monday, March 19, or view the bracket online by clicking this link.
March Madness Preview: Arizona State vs. St. John's
Arizona State earned a No. 11 seed but is slated to open the tournament in the First Four round against St. John's on Wednesday, March 21, 2019. This is a preview capsule for both teams.
McIlroy emerges from wild day to win Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — His best swing was followed by his biggest drive, both setting up birdies, and from there Rory McIlroy knew how to finish.
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Sisters in Strength: Groups aid girls who've faced sex abuse
The girls, a dozen of them 15 to 18 years old, file into a conference room in a downtown Brooklyn office building, taking seats in chairs carefully arranged in a circle.
Gunman kills 3 on Dutch tram, mayor says terror likely
A gunman killed three people and wounded five on a streetcar in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday morning in what the mayor said appeared to be a terror attack, touching off a manhunt that saw heavily armed officers with dogs zero in on an apartment building nearby.
Over 1,000 feared dead after cyclone slams into Mozambique
More than 1,000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation's president said.
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Florida man calls 911 after finding bright green iguana in toilet
A Florida man called 911 after going to the bathroom and finding a bright green iguana swimming in his toilet.
Watch: Massive Calif. reservoir spillway draws tourists
A big reservoir drain in northern California is attracting tourists as water from a winter of heavy rain and snow pours into the concrete spillway. The state is nearly drought-free for the first time in more than 7 years.
Germany: Crematorium goes up in flames, bodies survive
A fire at a crematorium in southern Germany has caused significant damage to the building — but the 20 bodies stored inside remained intact.
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Editorial: Leave minimum wage alone, lawmakers
A bill to pay less than the minimum wage to people younger than 22, working 20 hours or less, has been pulled. It needs to remain that way. Dead.
Editorial cartoon (2): March 18, 2019
Editorial cartoon (2): March 18, 2019
Editorial cartoon (1): March 18, 2019
Editorial cartoon (1): March 18, 2019
Reader Poll:
The Board of Supervisors approved a new cell tower for Williamson Valley, north of Outer Loop Road; how do you feel about this?
- I am in favor - it will look like a tree - and will improve service.
- No, cell towers benefit only the land owner and look bad.
- I don't care, as long as I don't have to look at it.
- Government should not have approval/rejection power for this.
- The 'Not In My Back Yard' attitude is unfair to the general public.
569 total votes
See past polls
Reader Poll:
The Board of Supervisors approved a new cell tower for Williamson Valley, north of Outer Loop Road; how do you feel about this?
- I am in favor - it will look like a tree - and will improve service.
- No, cell towers benefit only the land owner and look bad.
- I don't care, as long as I don't have to look at it.
- Government should not have approval/rejection power for this.
- The 'Not In My Back Yard' attitude is unfair to the general public.
569 total votes
See past polls
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Now Showing: March 15-21
Movies playing at Harkins Theatres, 7202 Pav Way, Prescott Valley (Highway 69 between Glassford Hill and Lake Valley roads).
Frank Luke Jr. featured in Sharlot Hall lecture
Frank Luke Jr., America’s first aviator to be recognized with the Congressional Medal of Honor, is set to be the subject of a lecture at Sharlot Hall Museum this weekend.
KornuKopia Calendar: March 15-24
Everything else that's happening in the Prescott area, March 15-24, 2019.
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Scholl: Chino Valley schools entering the home stretch
With spring break for most schools taking place last week, today marks the first day of the last quarter of the school year. We are now in the home stretch of the school year and it is a race to the finish.
Prescott High School and Ruth Street Theatre to put on ‘Footloose’ April 4-6
One kid. One Town. One Chance. For those familiar with ’80s pop culture, the set up is well known. A boy going into his senior year of high school is uprooted from the city life of Chicago to the Midwest town almost devoid of entertainment.
Chino Valley High School senior receives volunteer service award
Addie Daniels, 17, of Chino Valley, a student at Chino Valley High School, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award.
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Birth announcements: Week of March 17, 2019
Birth announcements: Week of March 17, 2019
Yslas-Schaffer engagement
Natalie Elizabeth Yslas of Denver, Colorado, and daughter of Jerry and Theresa Yslas of Prescott, and Jesse Schaffer, of Denver, Colorado, and son of Paul and Janette Schaffer of Littleton, Colorado, are engaged.
Doris Smith celebrates 108th birthday
Doris Smith, a resident of Prescott Village, celebrated her 108th birthday on March 7.
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Cattleman’s Weekend, Arizona Ranch Remuda Sale set for March 15-16
Cattleman’s Weekend, featuring a ranch horse sale, cow sale, two bull sales, and western trade show is set for Friday and Saturday, March 15-16.
Chamber Focus: Granite Orthopaedics
The chamber helped celebrate the grand opening of Granite Orthopaedics’ third office location, which is at 3195 Stillwater Drive, Suite D, Prescott, with a ribbon-cutting celebration on Friday, March 1.
Chamber Focus: The Espresso Barn Bakery & Collectibles
On Thursday, Feb. 28, ambassadors from the chamber welcomed a new business, The Espresso Barn Bakery & Collectibles, 1301 E. Gurley St., Suite B, Prescott, with a ribbon-cutting celebration.
Obituaries see more>
Obituary: Elisabeth ‘Bette’ Friedrich Ruffner
Elisabeth “Bette” Friedrich Ruffner September 17, 1919 — March 13, 2019 On Sept. 17, 1919, in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, Elisabeth Alma Friedrich came into the arms of her parents, Clara and William. World War I was over, and the country was eager for peace and security.
Obituary: Jeanine Tenney Naegle Brown
Jeanine Tenney Naegle Brown was born on Dec. 7, 1945, and passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, after battling leukemia for the past year.
Obituary: Frank Andrew Dorothy Jr.
In the early morning of March 11, 2019, Frank Andrew Dorothy Jr., passed away in the comfort of his home following a two-year-long battle with lung cancer.
