Trending Today ...
Letter to the Editor
Standard deemed unprofessional

Dear Editor, I am writing it as a

Letter to the Editor
Halloween costumes and political candidate’s masks

Dear Editor, Halloween and the election are really

Letter to the Editor
We need more Christian leaders in office

Dear Editor, I firmly feel that we need

Letter to the Editor
They leave in threes

Dear Editor, They say sometimes they leave in

West Kingman Pharmacy joins statewide Narcan initiative 

KINGMAN, Ariz. - The West Kingman Pharmacy will

Century-old building being restored in Oatman

OATMAN, Ariz. – Kris Crawford bought the historic

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Officer cleared in Dec. 29 shooting

KINGMAN – Following the investigation conducted by Lake Havasu City Police Department detectives of the officer-involved shooting that occurred in Kingman on December 29, 2023, Sergeant Kenneth Morris has been released back to full duty. The suspect involved in the incident, 39-year-old Kingman resident Andrew Romero, has been released from Sunrise Hospital and was subsequently arrested by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on a felony warrant for aggravated assault on a police officer. He is awaiting extradition at the Clark County Detention Center.

Read More

OnStar leads to stolen vehicle, arrests

BULLHEAD CITY – A stolen vehicle investigation has led to the arrest of a Tucson couple in Bullhead City. Police Department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said a stolen vehicle alert from OnStar led officers to the 2000 block of Swan Circle at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23. “The people who had the keys to the parked stolen vehicle were staying in a shed at this location,” Fromelt said. She said officers first detained and subsequently arrested Cody King and Nicole Parker, both 25, for theft, drug and other charges. “Police located numerous blue counterfeit M-30 pills containing Fentanyl and three glass…

Read More

OnStar leads to stolen vehicle, arrests

BULLHEAD CITY – A stolen vehicle investigation has led to the arrest of a Tucson couple in Bullhead City. Police Department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said a stolen vehicle alert from OnStar led officers to the 2000 block of Swan Circle at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23. “The people who had the keys to the parked stolen vehicle were staying in a shed at this location,” Fromelt said. She said officers first detained and subsequently arrested Cody King and Nicole Parker, both 25, for theft, drug and other charges. “Police located numerous blue counterfeit M-30 pills containing Fentanyl and three glass…

Read More

Traffic stop nets 1.5 pounds of meth

FT. MOHAVE – A speed-related traffic stop resulted in a significant drug seizure in Fort Mohave. Bullhead City Police Public Information Officer Emily Fromelt said that John Baxter, 57, Bullhead City, did not have a valid driver’s license when the vehicle he was operating was pulled over at Highway 95 and Lipan Dr. at about 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20. Fromelt said a Mohave County Sheriff’s K-9 alerted to the presence of illegal drugs in the vehicle. “Deputies located drug paraphernalia and two baggies containing a large quantity of methamphetamine in the vehicle,” Fromelt said. ?“Baxter also had some…

Read More

Traffic stop nets 1.5 pounds of meth

FT. MOHAVE – A speed-related traffic stop resulted in a significant drug seizure in Fort Mohave. Bullhead City Police Public Information Officer Emily Fromelt said that John Baxter, 57, Bullhead City, did not have a valid driver’s license when the vehicle he was operating was pulled over at Highway 95 and Lipan Dr. at about 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20. Fromelt said a Mohave County Sheriff’s K-9 alerted to the presence of illegal drugs in the vehicle. “Deputies located drug paraphernalia and two baggies containing a large quantity of methamphetamine in the vehicle,” Fromelt said. ?“Baxter also had some…

Read More

Alleged arsonist dies in blaze

GOLDEN VALLEY – An apparent arson fire fatality in Golden Valley is under investigation by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). Dispatch was advised of the fire in the 3800 block of N. Avra R.,d at approximately 7:03 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. MCSO public information officer Anita Mortensen said arriving deputies encountered a residence and vehicles on fire, and a man walking around with his hands concealed.  “Witnesses revealed that the male subject had started several small fires, leading to the majority of the property being fully engulfed,” Mortensen said. She said deputies were advised that Golden Valley Fire District personnel had…

Read More