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Prescott High School alum named Coconino County Teacher of the Year
About 400 students and staff lined the front walkway at Williams Elementary-Middle School on April 18, holding signs and waving pompoms and streamers as they waited to greet their teacher, Beverly Stearns, who recently was honored as the 2019 Coconino County Teacher of the Year.
GOP leader Kelli Ward looking to rally support on state sales tax hike for education
The head of the Arizona Republican Party is seeking to rally GOP lawmakers to allow a public vote on a plan to boost the state sales tax for education by four-tenths of a cent.
Armed to Know speakers share stories in effort to save students, parents from ‘ripple effect of suicide’
In September 2000, a 19-year-old San Francisco college student leaped off the Golden Gate Bridge, suffering a crushed vertebrae but emerging as one of the few to survive such a suicide attempt.
- Calendar of Events: April 26-30
- Prescott sues pharmaceutical companies for damages created by opioid crisis
- Keepers of the Wild owner suffered two broken bones, 'multiple wounds' in Monday's tiger attack
- Yavapai County 4H/FFA Expo returns to spring for 70th year
- Police release victim’s name in Wilhoit homicide case
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Pusch Ridge crushes Cougars in play-in round, qualifies for state
For 3A No. 17 Pusch Ridge Christian Academy, that’s all it took to dispatch the No. 16 Chino Valley softball team from the postseason.
Preview: Prescott native Travis McCabe returns to ride Whiskey 50 pro race
More than a decade ago, Travis McCabe ran cross-country and track throughout his four years at Prescott High School, making a name for himself not only in the Quad Cities but across Arizona.
Preview: Whiskey Off-Road’s 16th running features revamped 30, 50 Proof courses in Prescott
Whiskey Off-Road endurance mountain bike race founder Todd Sadow has said it before: Keeping the event fresh and inviting to cyclists of all ages and backgrounds should help to ensure its longevity.
- 2019 MLB payrolls drop due to signing bonuses
- Making a Statement: No. 3 Badgers brush aside No. 14 Nighthawks in playoff opener
- Dyson's dive gets run on review, D-backs beat Pirates 2-1
- Kings coach Luke Walton accused of sex assault in lawsuit
- Pac-12 Spring: Cougars looking to replace Gardner Minshew
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Watch: 3-year-old wins annual bulldog beauty contest
A 3-year-old pet named Beau has won the 2019 Beautiful Bulldog Contest at Drake University in Iowa.
2 men arrested for putting KKK hoods on Confederate statues
Police say they arrested two people who climbed and placed Ku Klux Klan hoods on statues at a Confederate monument in North Carolina.
In rambling note to judge, pipe bomb mailer blames steroids
A Florida man who mailed crudely made pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump said he abused steroids for over 40 years, an issue his lawyers say they’ll cite at sentencing.
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Editorial: Why wait to implement ban on texting while driving?
Surrounded by victims’ families, Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday, April 22, 2019, signed a bipartisan, legislative effort to ban texting while driving, which will take effect on Jan. 1, 2021.
Editorial cartoon (2): April 25, 2019
Editorial cartoon (2): April 25, 2019
Editorial cartoon (1): April 25, 2019
Editorial cartoon (1): April 25, 2019
Reader Poll:
Do you think it’s fair Arizona’s cell phone ban will make texting while driving a primary offense, allowing police to stop motorists solely because they are breaking the new law?
- Yes. It should be a primary offense.
- No. It should be a secondary offense.
705 total votes
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Reader Poll:
Do you think it’s fair Arizona’s cell phone ban will make texting while driving a primary offense, allowing police to stop motorists solely because they are breaking the new law?
- Yes. It should be a primary offense.
- No. It should be a secondary offense.
705 total votes
See past polls
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Review: 'Avengers: Endgame' is Marvel's machine in high gear
Satisfaction is a complicated concept in Marvel Land. On the one hand, every morsel of pre-release information is obsessively poured over in feverish anticipation.
Wine, Bites & Brew is this weekend
The Chino Valley Area Chamber of Commerce and Chino Valley Lioness Club are gearing up for this weekend’s second annual Wine, Bites & Brew event.
Prince memoir 'The Beautiful Ones' coming out in the fall
The memoir Prince was working on at the time of his death is coming out Oct. 29. Random House confirmed Monday that "The Beautiful Ones" will combine a Prince unfinished manuscript with rare photos, scrapbooks and lyrics.
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Prescott International Folkdancers
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Features see more>
Nonprofit Corner: New Horizons annual gala set for May 18
The New Horizons Disability Empowerment Center’s annual gala will be held Sunday, May 18, at Hotel St. Michael in the Crystal Ballroom in downtown Prescott.
Dear Annie: Concerns about cross-country trek
Dear Annie: Every summer for the past 15 years, my mother has insisted on driving 1,500 miles to spend 10 days with me. We have had some really fun visits, but now she is 88 years old and just had heart surgery. She frequently falls despite using a walker.
Blood test can check measles immunity
Families worried about the nation’s accelerating measles outbreak are now testing their blood at local clinics to make sure they are immune to the illness that has triggered a warning by the nation’s top doctors.
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Prescott students to attend Girls State
The local American Legion Auxiliary Unit 6 in Prescott is sponsoring three girls from Prescott High School — Claire Barrett, Holly Martinez and Madison Jackson — to the Girls State Program, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary.
ERAU students receive NSF fellowship
Three aerospace engineering students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott campus have been awarded or received honorable mention for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).
Photo: 4-H/FFA Food Drive collects 1,355 pounds
In preparation for the Yavapai County 4-H/FFA Expo — scheduled for April 24-27 at the Prescott Rodeo Grounds — members of local 4-H and FFA organizations conduct a food drive.
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Chino Valley kids scramble for eggs
Darletta Haverstock took part in her first egg hunt at the annual Free Easter Egg Hunt at the Chino Valley Community Center Ball Fields Saturday, April 20.
Great Prescott Easter Egg Hunt full of egg-cited kids
In his scramble to pick up as many eggs as he possibly could during the third hunt at the Great Prescott Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 20, Donald Flowers scooped an egg into his basket.
Chamber Focus: Priority Family Medical
The Prescott Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, April 11, celebrated the opening of Priority Family Medical, 3625 Crossings Drive, Suite B, Prescott.
Obituaries see more>
Obituary: Frances Lee Coonfield
Frances Lee Coonfield passed away in Prescott, Arizona, on April 22, 2019.
Obituary: Sandra Lee Bjornstad
Sandra Lee Bjornstad, 76, of Paulden, Arizona, passed away on April 12 in Prescott, Arizona, of complications after a brief illness.
Obituary Notice: Patricia Cumbie
Patricia Cumbie, born Jan. 24, 1938, in Pocahontas, Virginia, died April 22, 2019, in Camp Verde, Arizona. Westcott Funeral Home is handling the final arrangements.
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Putin hosts Kim for talks on North Korean nuclear standoff
Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for talks Thursday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying the summit should help plan joint efforts to resolve a standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program.
US measles cases hit highest mark in 25 years
Measles in the U.S. has climbed to its highest level in 25 years, closing in on 700 cases this year in a resurgence largely attributed to misinformation that is turning parents against vaccines.
Texas executes avowed racist in black man's dragging death
An avowed racist who orchestrated one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history was executed Wednesday in Texas for the dragging death of a black man.
- Americans getting more inactive, computers partly to blame
- Feds: Ex-CEO first drug exec indicted in opioid crisis
- Supreme Court justices seem ready to OK asking citizenship on census
- S&P 500, Nasdaq close at record highs as earnings roll in
- Indictment: Ex-CEO ignored red flags as opioid crisis raged
