Yavapai County Sheriff's Office

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in their investigation into a fatal car crash that occurred on Aug. 16 in the Thumb Butte area southwest of Prescott.

Yavapai County authorities say a juvenile neighbor has been charged with negligent homicide in connection with the death of a 6-month-old left alone in a car in Cordes Lakes for hours.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says a 6-month-old infant is dead after they were left in a car in Cordes Lakes for seven hours Tuesday. The agency will submit the case to the county attorney to determine if criminal charges should be filed.

An estimated 45,000 people visit Fossil Creek every year to hike, swim and cool off. Amid the rugged conditions and remote location's busiest time of year, search and rescue calls spike.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for a Seligman woman who’s been missing since March 9.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says Zaynab Joseph was staying with her husband and 1-year-old child in a short-term rental in Sedona. The family was hiking the Bear Mountain Trail when Joseph fell down a 140-foot cliff.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested a 52-year-old Prescott Valley man in connection with a decades-old rape case.

Four Prescott residents have been arrested on multiple felony firearms and drug charges after a month-long investigation.

DNA evidence indicates Bryan Scott Bennett was the man responsible for 23-year-old Catherine “Cathy” Sposito's 1987 killing on Thumb Butte Trail. Authorities say there may have been other victims.

A newly hired Mayer High School teacher is under investigation after officials say he was accused of inappropriately touching multiple students.