http://www.dcourier.com en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:17:39 GMT Daily feed of articles. No commercial use of these feed links is permitted without the written permission of the publisher. http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102896 Set against the backdrop of the neon- and lamp-lit corridor east of Harkins Theatre in Prescott Valley, the Oasis P.V. would look cool. It would be the premier club for teens. There'd be rave dancing. And girls. And you can get chocolate-wasted. Oh, and there'd be an Xbox room with multiple copies of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3." But Oasis P.V. doesn't exist. Latest News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:02:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102897 On Jan. 23, a devastating house fire in Paulden left its seven occupants homeless, with all their belongings destroyed. On the night of the fire, CVFD engines were not dispatched to the home, leaving many area residents wondering why the house was left to burn to the ground. Latest News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:01:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102885 A 4-year-old Chino Valley boy who suffered facial and arm injuries when a dog bit him Saturday evening went by medical helicopter to Phoenix Children's Hospital for treatment. Latest News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:50:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102898 ...aka Valentine's Day, Feb. 14. Latest News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:50:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102889 The Yavapai Humane Society is celebrating its 40th anniversary in March. In honor of the occasion, YHS is offering reduced adoption fees during the months of February and March. Latest News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:40:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102842 "General Grant" officially retired from his Yavapai County government job this week. Yavapai County Emergency Management Coordinator Nick Angiolillo earned the nickname after using his knack for grant writing to bring millions of dollars to the Prescott Area Wildland/Urban Interface Commission (PAWUIC), as well as local fire and police agencies. Latest News Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102843 CAMP VERDE - A jury on Friday found Samuel Bassett guilty on all 40 counts in the online child sex sting case against him. Latest News Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102844 "We've had guys hide dope in all kinds of containers, but the dogs are incredible..." Latest News Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:59:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102840 PRESCOTT VALLEY - The six sitting Town Council members want to accelerate the process to replace Henry Schmitt, who resigned effective Jan. 23 for health reasons. Latest News Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:58:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102841 PHOENIX (AP) - A House committee on Thursday approved a bill that would impose harsher sentences for some people convicted of murder that lawmakers call "the worst of the worst." Latest News Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:55:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102839 EDITOR'S NOTE: Prices at the pump are according to www.arizonagasprices.com. Prices fluctuate; these price checks are as of yesterday afternoon. Latest News Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:45:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102825 PRESCOTT - A number of changes are in the works for the Prescott Rodeo Grounds this year, as the Frontier Days Rodeo approaches its 125th anniversary. Latest News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:03:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102828 Michael Bacigalupi thinks a lot of folks will "like" Facebook Inc.'s filing for an initial public offering on Wednesday. Latest News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102829 Gold Star Mother Terri Schall said looking at the faces of the men and women who gave their lives at the opening of the Remembering Our Fallen exhibit Thursday in Prescott is beyond words. Latest News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102826 CAMP VERDE - After five days of trial, Samuel Bassett's fate is in the hands of a jury. Latest News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:57:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102827 PRESCOTT - U.S. Geological Survey scientists responded Thursday to a list of Prescott-area complaints about the USGS computer model of the Big Chino groundwater system. Latest News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:57:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102819 For months now, the LeBlanc household has been abuzz with plans for an upcoming centennial event. Latest News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:50:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102820 Yavapai College financial aid advisers will help students and parents complete the 2012/2013 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) during its 16th annual College Goal Sunday on its Prescott campus on Sunday, Feb. 12, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Building 19. Latest News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:50:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102816 EDITOR'S NOTE: Prices at the pump are according to www.arizonagasprices.com. Prices fluctuate; these price checks are as of yesterday afternoon. Latest News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:45:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102817 Two animals have been mangled; could a child be next? Latest News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:45:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102818 Five people were arrested in an investigation into methamphetamine sales led by the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office Special Crimes Unit after detectives found that the operation had been moving several pounds of meth, likely from Mexican cartel sources, into Phoenix and Yavapai County. Latest News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:45:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102821 PRESCOTT - Organizing for America, which supports President Barack Obama and other Democrats, plans to kick off the 2012 election campaign with morning and evening meetings in the Prescott Public Library . Latest News Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:45:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102776 Sandy Klinikowski and Paw Pad volunteers set up cat traps near Hillside Avenue Wednesday evening in Prescott. Latest News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:00:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102772 When Samantha Light-Gallagher attends the sentencing Friday of the woman who crashed into her husband U.S. Border Patrol Agent Michael Gallagher's truck killing him, she won't be sitting in the Tucson courtroom alone. "We'll be there for her and for the family," said Laura Fisher, executive director of Arizona Concerns of Police Survivors, a Phoenix-based nonprofit that helps survivors throughout the state. Latest News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:59:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=102773 After a relatively cool, wet December, La Niña settled into Arizona in January and brought warm, dry weather. Latest News Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:58:00 GMT