The former manager of a Cottonwood restaurant received a plea deal after admitting to taking more than $3,000 from the business.
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office reported that officers responded to a call from a man who reported he had been shot the prior night on Ogden Ranch Road and was at his motorhome with a “worsening wound” on Friday, Sept. 15.
At least one person was injured when a vehicle allegedly ran into the back of a line of vehicles on Cornville Road Wednesday at around 7:10 a.m.
In a long-delayed trial of a case involving sexual exploitation of a minor, child pornography, theft, embezzlement and absconding from the country, a Cottonwood man was sentenced in Yavapai County Superior Court to 50 years in prison.
National monuments in the Verde Valley are getting money to help an ongoing Arizona effort to eradicate non-native frogs and support native species.
Two people were killed in an a two-vehicle collision shortly after midnight on State Route 179 early Sunday morning, according to the Department of Public Safety.
Labor Day weekend will likely stay out of the triple digits in the Verde Valley forecast. According to the National Weather Service, the mid-week heat will retreat to upper 80s and lower 90s coming up on the holiday.
The deadline for signing up to compete in this year’s Colonel’s Daughter competition is Sept. 6.
The Cottonwood Police Department traced a suspect, who allegedly had a felony warrant, to Pine Shadows on Thursday in an incident that ended with the deployment of SWAT.
A flood watch remains in effect through this evening until around 11 p.m. as heavy rains hit some areas of the Verde Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
Nine months after losing its shelves of household goods, paper supplies, toys, hygiene products, food and candy in an overnight fire, the Dollar General store in Camp Verde has opened its doors again.
The county elections department is cleaning house and getting ready for the next elections.
The Coconino and Kaibab national forests on Tuesday, Aug. 15, lifted Stage 1 fire restrictions across the Coconino National Forest and the Williams Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest since June 29.
The monsoon pattern of daily thunderstorms will continue through the week, according to the National Weather Service.
The Verde Valley may see rain daily for the next week as monsoon storms return.
The Arizona Department of Transportation is reporting an increase of traffic fatalities across the state for the third straight year.
As Verde Valley residents can attest, “fire-danger” warnings are serious business.
If you have been driving on Cornville Road between Cornville and Rimrock, you have been experiencing traffic delays.
A seasonably hot Saturday will set up a dangerously hot week in the Verde Valley to rival the Independence Day firecrackers, according to the National Weather Service.
Ongoing construction on Interstate 17 involving widening, repaving and new bridges will also introduce Arizona drivers to a new feature meant to battle traffic congestion.
At approximately 9 p.m. Wednesday night, the Cottonwood Fire Department responded to an injury accident involving two vehicles, one of which overturned in the roadway.
Wind delays Wilbur Fire Tactical Firing Operations Monday, June 19.
The Department of Public Safety shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 17 while crews cleaned up a box-truck rollover fire between Rimrock and Camp Verde at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 14.
Saturday, May 27, the Verde Valley Military Service Park will host the annual Memorial Day observance
Clarkdale-Jerome School has chosen its next superintendent.
Cottonwood Police Chief Steve Gesell told The Verde Independent he was placed on a leave of absence on Thursday, May 11, by then-interim City Manager Rudy Rodriguez “without clarity.”
The Cottonwood City Council interviewed 12 applicants to fill the vacant seat on the board Monday, May 8, in the City Council Chambers. One more applicant will be interviewed at a later date.
The Greater Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 75th anniversary on Thursday, April 20.
When Silicon Valley Bank failed earlier this month along with Signature Bank and Inter-American Federal Credit Union, many other banking establishments moved to assure their depositors of their own stability.
The Verde River has begun to respond to the sharp rise in its feeder creeks, which have been flowing high all day.
The Verde River at Camp Verde continues to rise as feeder creeks ebb from their peak flooding mode overnight.
Another winter storm, while pounding Flagstaff with up to 10 inches of extra snow, also caused havoc in the lower climes of the Verde Valley last week.
Yavapai County residents at the Verde and Prescott campuses can earn a bachelor's degree in business at Yavapai College starting in fall 2023, according to the college on Tuesday, Jan, 10.
The Verde Valley Fire District and Clarkdale Police Department responded to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident in Clarkdale Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022.
Police are using DNA to identify the body found in a vehicle that was fully engulfed in flames on Stoneman Lake Road on Dec. 4, but police seemed to have ruled out foul play.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Linda Liu, MD, board-certified breast surgeon with Northern Arizona Healthcare in Sedona, shares some tips for women going through the process of detection and treatment.
Two people have died after a reported shooting at a Top O’ the Morning Drive residence in Rimrock on Saturday night.
The Verde Independent presents the Fall 2022 Home & Garden Special
Meet Cottonwood City’s newest Councilmember, Lisa DuVernay.
A local resident trying to drive home down his narrow street encountered a group of tourists wandering down the pavement and gazing up at the old buildings, as unaware of him as a flock of wild turkeys. He had to honk and shout at them to get on the sidewalk.
Incumbent Camp Verde Mayor Dee Jenkins is being challenged by newcomer Reason Shipley in this year's election. Early voting is underway for the Aug. 2 Primary Election.
The Town of Camp Verde has three council seats up for election this year, with four candidates on the ballot.
The Verde Independent and its readers presented a series of questions to candidates running for the new Legislative District 1 House and Senate seats this year. Responses to introductory questions were published June 29. Early voting begins July 6.
This time of year in Arizona is such a combination of warnings, it may be frustrating for newcomers and visitors. Wildfire warnings, heat warnings and now - right on the dot - monsoon warnings come in succession.
The overlook and overlook trail at Montezuma Well continue to be closed due to hazardous bee activity.
“We’ll be dead by then.”
A person died Monday morning after a traffic incident on State Route 260.
Under the guise of improving efficiency and removing politics, Camp Verde Town Council removed the Marshal’s Office from the supervision of the town manager.
A javelina accidentally took a Subaru on a brief joyride after getting trapped inside, according to Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.
A man suspected of robbing the Whole Foods store in Sedona April 1 was shot dead by Oklahoma State troopers the next day, authorities said.
