Category: Community News

LAUGHLIN, Nev. – The Avi Resort & Casino and KFLG Country are hosting the KFLG Country New Artist free concert in the ArrowWeed Lounge Wednesday, July 31 at 7 p.m. Come join KFLG Country’s host, Craig Powers, to see the latest up and coming country artist on his way to the top! Dylan Jakobsen recently released his full-length album I AM – a concept record fully written and produced by Jakobsen. The album walks you through a story 25 years in the making. From writing the songs, playing the instruments and producing it in his home studio, this album was…

Every year Fire Departments respond to emergencies where the use of fireworks has injured someone. The Consumer Product SafetyCommission (CPSC) 2017 report states an estimated 12,900 firework-related injuries were treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments. Of those, 36 percent were people younger than 15 years of age. Children 10 to 14 years of age had the highest estimated rate of emergency treated firework-related injuries, while young adults aged 20-24 years of age had the second highest estimated rate. A third of those injuries are to hands and limbs. Sadly, many parents remain unaware of the potential dangers of fireworks, especially…

A traffic fatality is under investigation on Interstate 40, about 20 miles east of Kingman. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said the incident occurred at 2:09 p.m. Saturday. Agency spokesman Bart Graves said a semi truck was eastbound when right rear tire failure caused it to begin swerving back and forth. “The truck driver lost control and the vehicle entered the median while rotating counter-clockwise,” Graves said. “The vehicle then rolled in the median. After this impact, the left rear passenger was ejected.” The passenger who was dead at the scene is identified as Gilberta Carillo, 80, Huntington, Utah….