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Temporary road closures of London Bridge and area roads

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Camaros on the Bridge event is set for Saturday, January 25. The public is asked to plan ahead when traveling on McCulloch Boulevard, between Capri Boulevard and Lake Havasu Avenue, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., as temporary closures are in place at this time. In addition, the bridge is closed from 7:50 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to accommodate the event. This temporary closure impacts access to businesses in the area. Please plan ahead to avoid any issues with traveling in this area during this event. Please exercise additional caution and pay special attention to…

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Bullhead City now a Second Amendment Sanctuary city

BULLHEAD CITY – A unanimous January 21 vote by the Bullhead City Council declares the Colorado River community a Second Amendment Sanctuary City. Passage of a resolution pledges commitment in support of gun rights and resistance to any attempt by the state or federal government to erode them in any way. The city of Needles in California passed a similar resolution last July while the Mohave County Board of Supervisors did the same last November. The Board of Supervisors in Yavapai County is expected to consider a Second Amendment support declaration next month. Dave Hawkins

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Maintenance worker arrested for burglary

MOHAVE VALLEY – A maintenance man has been arrested for stealing a large television set from a residential property to which he had access through his employment. An investigation began January 12 when Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies responded to activation of a security system alarm at a residence in the 1000 block of Dike Road. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said deputies learned that a 65″ TV had been stolen from the home. “Video surveillance from the residence was obtained and showed a male subject enter the residence and leave with the TV,” a news release said. It said neighbors helped…

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Lamorie pleads guilty to DV charge

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City teenager involved in a violent, alcohol-fueled altercation with her fiance pleaded guilty Tuesday to an aggravated assault by domestic violence charge. Prosecutor Jefferson Pyper said Alexis Lamorie was 18 years-old when she and her girlfriend went out drinking before an argument escalated at the 25-year-old victim’s residence at 2840 Appletree Drive. Lake Havasu City police said Lamorie threatened the woman with a knife during the ensuing altercation. Prosecutor Jefferson Pyper told the Court that Lamorie strangled the victim for 30-second intervals on four occasions during the struggle. Defense attorney Melissa Barry denied…

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BYO containers: Single-use plastic bags

Dear Editor, Plastic pollutes our world gathering in ocean garbage patches with the largest: Great Pacific Patch, is twice the size of Texas. There are two other slightly smaller Pacific patches. Patches have 1.8 trillion floating plastic pieces, approximately 250 pieces per person; equivalence of a truckload of plastic dumped in the ocean each minute, gigantic monuments to today’s modern world. Dead beached whales, found with plastic in their stomachs causing their deaths have been found like: pregnant whale with 50 pounds of plastic; whale with 88 pounds of plastic; whale with 200 pounds of plastic. Global population is 7.8…

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Married Kingman couple succumb to crash injuries

KINGMAN – Married Kingman residents have died of injuries suffered during a January 7 traffic accident in Kingman. Robert Fred Naumann, 69, and Joan P. Walsh Naumann, 80, were seriously injured when the Buick sedan he was driving was struck head on by a Hyundai Santa Fe that crossed the center line of Stockton Hill Road. Both Naumann’s were flown to Sunrise Medical Center in Las Vegas for treatment of their injuries. Police said Mrs. Naumann died Sunday, January 19 and that her husband died Tuesday, January 21. Police said the 19-year-old woman driving the Hyundai fell asleep before her…

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