Fatal Accident Closed Highway 89 Thursday Near Ash Fork

One person was killed after a head-on collision Thursday morning on Highway 89 near Ash Fork. DPS says the accident happened at around 6:15 a.m. just north of Drake when a GMC truck hit head-on with a tanker truck. The accident closed Highway 89 for most of the day, reopening after 4 p.m. There is […]
YCSO Welfare Check Recently In Ash Fork Turned Up A More Serious Matter

A simple welfare check by Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies turned up a bigger matter recently. Last month officials received information from the post office in Ash Fork that 67-year-old John McCabe hadn’t picked up his mail for over a year. Deputies went to his house to do a welfare check. When they arrived they found […]
Intoxicated Man Gets Into A Fight And Threatens People With A Gun At A Bar In Ash Fork Sunday

Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an Ash Fork bar Sunday after a man got into a fight and pointed a gun at numerous people before leaving the scene. Deputies responded to the scene before the gunman left, but he called 911 saying he fired shots inside the bar, that he was hiding and refusing […]
YCSO Responded To A Possible Murder Suicide In Ash Fork Friday

Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a possible murder suicide call Friday morning in Ash Fork. When deputies arrived, and secured the scene, they found out through interviews that it appeared 58-year-old Richard Proctor shot his wife, 44-year-old Jessica Proctor, before turning the gun on himself. The victim was the manager of the Family Dollar […]