Forensic analysis has led to positive identification following the discovery of a human skull a little more than a year ago, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s office. A hiker found the skull on March 15, 2018 in a desert area off Historic Route 66, south of Oatman. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said the skull was sent to the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification for DNA analysis. She said the center recently informed local authorities that the remains are those of Ilaisa V. Vaitai, 68. Mortensen said Vaitai had been reported missing from his home in…

Lake Havasu City (LHC) takes pride in both the preservation and conservation of natural resources, and supports the influential mission of the Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. As a desert community located along one of the most endangered rivers in the United States, the city recognizes the immeasurable importance of water conservation not only for the city, but also for the millions of Americans that depend on the limited, precious resource that sits in their backyard – the Colorado River. The National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation is a nationwide contest in which cities of similar population sizes compete against…

On the morning of Tuesday, March 2, Kingman Fire Department was dispatched for a structure fire in the area of Simms and Jackson Sts. First arriving fire personnel found heavy fire and smoke exiting a single family residence. Crews immediately began a defensive attack due to the heavy fire involvement throughout the structure. It appeared that the structure was vacant as the windows and doors were boarded up. Personnel found the area of origin at the rear of the residence on the north/west corner. Crews were able to quickly bring the fire under control from the exterior through windows and…