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The fallacy in cherry picking

Dear Editor, During the recent Trump administration’s U.S.

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Safe evacuation in Lake Havasu City garage fire

LAKE HAVASU CITY – At approximately 11:30 p.m.

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Rhythm & Brews festival returns for third year

KINGMAN — The Kingman Area Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Griffith Terhaar

March 12, 1948 – May 29, 2026 Nancy,

Volunteers help expand innovative Colorado River Fish Habitat

BULLHEAD CITY — Twenty volunteers from Bullhead City

arrested in handcuffs
Scam artists apprehended in Starbucks parking lot

KINGMAN – An alleged scam artist was arrested

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Pam Wanner

WL Nugent Cancer Center uses localized chemotherapy to treat bladder cancer

KINGMAN – Kingman Regional Medical Center’s WL Nugent Cancer Center has begun using a new method to treat certain patients with bladder cancer. The Cancer Center now has the capability to deliver chemotherapy directly to the bladder through a catheter, in a process called intravesicular chemotherapy. Traditionally, patients receive intravenous (IV) chemotherapy – chemotherapy in the whole body through an IV. With the intravesicle method, a liquid chemotherapy drug is injected through a catheter directly into the bladder. This enables the drug to attack cancer cells in the bladder without having major effects on the rest of the body.   Kari…

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Driver takes plea in highway meth bust case

KINGMAN – The driver of a moving vehicle from which pounds of methamphetamine were tossed onto Interstate 40 during a police chase recently entered a plea agreement. Guadalupe Astorga, 44, Tulare, California is being convicted of transportation of dangerous drugs for sale. Terms of the deal require Mohave County Superior Court Judge Doug Camacho to order a five-year prison term when Astorga is sentenced on July 20. Authorities allege Astorga kept driving when a Mohave County Sheriff’s deputy tried to conduct a traffic stop for a suspected lane change violation about two miles east of Kingman. Co-defendant Pedro Aguirre, 38,…

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Grand Canyon National Park requests river guides, boaters bypass Havasu Canyon

Grand Canyon – Effective immediately, the National Park Service (NPS) is requesting all river trips, both commercial and non-commercial, to voluntarily bypass Havasu Canyon on the Colorado river, located at river mile 157. This request is an effort to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to further safeguard the Havasupai people and their traditional lands. River guides and boaters are encouraged to honor this request out of respect and safety for the Havasupai people. The Havasupai reservation is under an emergency closure due to the COVID-19 virus. Entry into the reservation is prohibited and will be strictly enforced…

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COVID-19 update: 101 new cases, two deaths on Wednesday

MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Wednesday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of 101 new COVID-19 confirmed cases. This includes two deaths that are not previously reported cases. One is a 50-59 year age range person in the Bullhead City service area. The other is an 80-89 person in the Kingman area. Sixty-six of the new cases (including the death) are in the Bullhead City area. Twenty-seven cases are in the Lake Havasu City area. The final eight cases (including that death) are in the Kingman area. Of the 66 Bullhead City area cases, 40 of them…

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Special edition of Coffee with the Mayor and City Manager on Facebook Live

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City presents Coffee with the Mayor and City Manager event to take place virtually on Facebook Live @LHCAZGOV on Thursday, July 2, at 8:30 a.m. Grab a cup of coffee, your phone, tablet, laptop or computer and bring your questions to our Facebook Live event from the comfort of your home. Mayor Cal Sheehy and City Manager Jess Knudson will join you via a Facebook Live chat. Mayor Cal Sheehy strongly encourages residents to virtually join and participate as a way to connect and talk about City related topics. As always, the meeting is…

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One injured in Riverside parking lot brush fire

BULLHEAD CITY –             On Sunday evening, June 28, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the Bullhead City Fire Department responded to the report of a brush fire burning on the shoreline near the Riverside parking lot at 653 Highway 95. Upon arrival, firefighters had to reposition their attack due to a strong south wind that was pushing the fire directly toward fire operations. An adult male came out of the brush area, presenting second-degree burns on his upper torso; he was treated on the scene and transported to Western Arizona Regional Medical Center (WARMC). After an aggressive attack, firefighters were able…

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