Expect delays on roadwork on State Route 89A between Cottonwood and Sedona, and daytime full closures and overnight restrictions on State Route 89A just north of Sedona in Oak Creek Canyon.

A Mesa woman died in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 17 Monday.

As clouds move in Tuesday, the National Weather Service is predicting two or three days of rain this week across the Verde Valley.

A new K9 single-purpose black Lab named Sam has been made the latest addition to the Sedona Police.

Areas of Cornville, the Village of Oak Creek and Sedona are part of a “trail enhancements” project of the Red Rock Ranger District. Coconino National Forest is asking for public feedback on the plans for adding and, in some cases, removing trails.

Not everybody wants to cook for the holidays. Here are some of the Verde Valley restaurants that will be serving dinner or packing up the dishes for you to take home and heat up yourself.

Law enforcement is looking for a Tucson man who was convicted by a jury Thursday of crimes committed last year in Cottonwood.

Residents of the Verde Valley may seen rain starting Nov. 15, according to the National Weather Service.

Coconino National Forest announced the Maid Fire is 100% contained at 942 acres as of Sunday, Nov. 12.

The voters of Flagstaff slapped down Northern Arizona Healthcare by overwhelmingly denying a rezone for a new hospital location.

A juvenile apparently called in a fake school shooting at Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District Wednesday, prompting a full police response.

The Arizona Department of Game & Fish announced Tuesday a woman in Northern Arizona had apparently been killed by an elk.

Plans for two major prescribed burns have been put on hold temporarily.

A shed-selling business in the Verde Village wants to keep doing what it’s doing for at least another decade. Residents have the opportunity to comment on it as its application to renew its use permit goes before the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors.

Fire managers on the Verde Ranger District planned to burn 4,130 acres of the 132 Blacklining RX by Sunday.

As predicted, the Camp Verde High School football team took care of business Friday night, defeating St. Johns in Round 1 of the Division 2A playoffs, 50-22.

Mingus Union High School is sending three cross country runners to the state championships this weekend, and Camp Verde High School is sending seven.

A 10-touchdown Senior Night performance gave the Camp Verde High School football a season-ending victory Friday night and locked in their fourth-place seeding in the 2A state championship tournament.

Cliff Castle Casino Hotel introduced a new executive chef at its acclaimed Storytellers steakhouse.

A proposal to put 12 homes on 15 acres is coming before the Camp Verde Planning & Zoning Commission Thursday seeking approval of a preliminary plat.

Fire managers on the Verde Ranger District plan to burn 4,130 acres of the 132 Blacklining RX and smoke will be visible from Prescott Valley, Dewey, Prescott, Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Camp Verde and the I-17 corridor Monday, Oct. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 5

Autumn weather may be here at last, at least by Arizona standards.

Scary and funny is the best kind of Halloween, and the Camp Verde High School Theater Department sets the mood for the season with its production of the classic comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace.”

The driver of a van was killed on Interstate 17 this morning in a collision with a semi-truck in the northbound lanes.

The Town of Camp Verde may file a lawsuit against a long-standing engineering firm, alleging construction defect.

rmer Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announced Monday, Oct. 16, that he’s running for Congress to challenge incumbent Republican Rep. Eli Crane, who has represented Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes the Verde Valley, since last year.

The large plumes of smoke residents in the Verde Valley are noticing on the horizon are several planned prescribed burns implemented by the Coconino National Forest. They began Sunday and will run until next week depending on weather conditions.

The fire people may have seen burning above Mingus Mountain on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, is a prescribed burn.

The 67th annual Fort Verde Days is scheduled for Oct. 13-15, with events hosted by Camp Verde Parks & Recreation, Fort Verde State Historic Park and Camp Verde Arena Association.

Just as the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality was notifying The Verde Independent late Wednesday, Oct. 4, that operations at a slag heap on Birch Street were being suspended, it was apparently notifying the City of Cottonwood at the same time.

A house fire in Verde Santa Fe was mostly limited to a patio, thanks to quick response from the residents and firefighters.

Columbia Self-Storage is working on a project that a lot of people have been asking about on the west side of State Route 89A, between the roundabouts at Black Hills Drive and Groseta Ranch Road.

The Cottonwood City Council has no shortage of candidates to fill a vacancy among its seats at a critical moment.

The Dark Sky-compliant lights are up and on for the Camp Verde Sports Complex.

The Cottonwood Police Department say a K-9 dog sniffed out a stash of fentanyl during a traffic stop on State Route 260 on Tuesday, Sept. 26.

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.