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Prescott

Dec 31, 2013

Yarnell Hill Fire damage claims total $662 million

More than 100 damage claims seeking a total of $662 million have been filed by property owners and relatives of firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill fire.

Dan Parker, right, the father of Wade Parker, who died fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire, receives a hug following an Industrial Commission of Arizona hearing on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, in Phoenix. The commission approved a nearly $560,000 fine on Wednesday against the state Forestry Division in the deaths of 19 firefighters after the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health agency found that officials put protection of property ahead of safety and should have pulled out crews earlier. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace)
Dec 19, 2013

Prescott denies financial claims in deadly Yarnell Fire

The City of Prescott has denied compensation claims filed in connection with a deadly Arizona wildfire.

Dec 11, 2013

Yarnell getting donation of pipe for water system

Yarnell's water system is getting a $225,000 donation of pipe for restoration and repair work in the wake of the wildfire that devastated the Yavapai County community last summer.

Oct 28, 2013

Targeted Democrats continue stockpiling funds for congressional re-election bids

WASHINGTON – With a year until the next election, Democratic freshmen in three competitive Arizona congressional districts are continuing to stockpile cash for their re-election bids, according to the latest campaign finance reports.

Aug 7, 2013

Arizona legislation planned on responders’ benefits

Some of the firefighters killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire were only seasonal Prescott city employees so their families don't qualify for full survivors' benefits, but a legislative leader wants to change that.

Jul 17, 2013

4 national forests in Ariz. lift fire restrictions

FLAGSTAFF ai??i?? Four national forests in Arizona are lifting fire restrictions due to a reduced risk of major wildfires.

In a photo provided by the Rio Grande National Forest, firefighting personnel at the West Fork Complex Incident Command in Del Norte, Colo., observe a moment of silence early Monday morning, July 1, 2013, for fellow firefighters killed Sunday fighting a wildfire in Yarnell, Ariz. The out-of-control blaze killed 19 firefighters, nearly all of them members of an elite crew of "hotshots," authorities said Monday. It was the nation's biggest loss of firefighters in a wildfire in 80 years. (AP Photo/Rio Grande National Forest, West Fork Complex, Andy Lyon)
Jul 1, 2013

Portable shelters couldn’t save 19 Arizona firefighters

Trapped by a wildfire that exploded tenfold in a matter of hours, a crack team of firefighting "Hotshots" broke out their portable emergency shelters and rushed to climb into the foil-lined, heat-resistant bags before the flames swept over them.

Feb 18, 2013

No contenders yet for 4 Prescott council posts

No candidates have officially signed up to run for four open City Council seats in Prescott even though nominating packets have been available to prospective candidates for about four weeks.

Aug 25, 2012

Tobin outraises his opponents in District 1

House Speaker Andy Tobin easily outraised his party-mates in the three-way House primary in Northern Arizona, the latest finance reports filed with the Secretary of State showed.

Jul 30, 2012

Arizona Diary: Del Rio Springs

Del Rio Springs, near Paulden in Yavapai County, is a historic locale that has been continuously in use for thousands of years.

Mar 5, 2012

Plans unveiled for big development near Prescott

A Phoenix developer has unveiled plans for a large resort in Yavapai County by 2014. ABM Development Services President Gregory Arrington says the resort would be built near Poland Junction, between Mayer and Dewey-Humboldt, at an estimated cost of about $80 million.

Feb 7, 2012

Yavapai County turning high tech to ID inmates

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is moving out of the fingerprint-identification era and into iris scanning technology.

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