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Yavapai County has reported one fentanyl death among teenagers so far this year. School officials have called the move a proactive, preventative measure.
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Officials say the Racetrack Fire is officially 100% contained. Meanwhile, crews continue to build control lines on the nearby Grapevine Fire.
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Officials lifted the evacuation order Thursday evening for the Whitehorse Ranch community, although they warn that those living in the area should be prepared to evacuate again if needed.
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Residents of a small community east of Prescott Valley got the go-ahead to return home yesterday after the lightning-caused Racetrack Fire forced multiple days of evacuations.
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Sheriff’s officials said 18-year-old Kason Nutter allegedly admitted to being directly involved in seven of the fires — at a gas station, a county-owned cemetery, two abandoned homes and two wildfires along a Forest Service road.
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An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for Yavapai County, northern Gila County and the Glen Canyon area through Friday.
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Activity has increased on a 5,000-acre wildfire in a remote area about 50 miles west of Prescott because of hot temperatures and low humidity.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a grant program to help rural and tribal communities in Arizona repair water infrastructure damaged by fires and floods last year.
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Prescott, Clarkdale, Yavapai County and the Prescott National Forest are the latest entities to announce implementation of Stage 1 Fire and Smoking Restrictions. Coconino County, the City of Flagstaff, the Coconino National Forest and parts of the Kaibab National Forest have already fire restrictions effective Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 8 a.m.
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Yavapai County plans to use funding from the sale of recreational marijuana to help the county sheriff’s office with recruitment and retention bonuses for 911 dispatchers.