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No injuries in Havasu house fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – Fire heavily damaged

First Friday takes it inside for August Nights

KINGMAN, Ariz. – First Friday on Beale Street

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Slimming Grace pre-trial conference held; six employees, owner

PHOENIX, Ariz. – An Arizona Attorney General’s Office

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BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – The National Weather Service

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Bullhead teen vape dealer gets probation

BULLHEAD CITY — The Bullhead City teenager charged with selling marijuana-laced vape products to younger kids has avoided prison, provide he complies with terms of probation. 19-year-old Matthew Swaim was arrested in February when a search of his residence at 432 Santa Maria Road netted seizure of dozens of vape cartridges, counterfeit currency, a pistol and ammunition. Police said Swaim’s Instagram account contained incrimination communication about drug transactions. Swaim was informed at a late March hearing that he faced up to 115 years in prison if convicted of all charges and given maximum punishment. Swaim instead pleaded guilty to two…

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Hostage situation and murder in Kingman leads to high-speed chase

MOHAVE COUNTY — A Kingman man who held a woman and her children captive before killing a Golden Valley woman Wednesday was shot by officers several hours after the ordeal began, according to narratives provided by the Kingman Police Department (KPD) and Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). Police Chief Rusty Cooper said Jeremy Muse and a woman had been living together, along with her children, at a home in the 2300 block of Valentine Avenue. He said Muse, 36, held the woman and kids captive for multiple days, possibly a week, before she escaped and fled on foot shortly after…

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