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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

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KINGMAN – An alleged scam artist was arrested

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KRMC eases some visitor restrictions for hospitalized patients

KINGMAN – As Wednesday, June 10, Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) will allow limited visitation for some hospitalized patients. The hospital has been closed to all visitors since March 14 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients who are not under isolation precautions (those who test negative for COVID-19 or other infectious disease) can now receive visitors within the following constraints: Visitation is permitted twice daily, from 8am -10am and again from 5pm -7pm. Non-isolation patients are allowed one visitor per day during visiting hours.  Visitors must wear a mask to gain entrance to the hospital. KRMC does not supply masks and visitors must bring their own–…

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KRMC eases some visitor restrictions for hospitalized patients

KINGMAN – As Wednesday, June 10, Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) will allow limited visitation for some hospitalized patients. The hospital has been closed to all visitors since March 14 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients who are not under isolation precautions (those who test negative for COVID-19 or other infectious disease) can now receive visitors within the following constraints: Visitation is permitted twice daily, from 8am -10am and again from 5pm -7pm. Non-isolation patients are allowed one visitor per day during visiting hours.  Visitors must wear a mask to gain entrance to the hospital. KRMC does not supply masks and visitors must bring their own–…

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Rodriguez rejects plea deal in death of her daughter

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City woman charged in the death of her daughter is rolling the dice on a possible life-long prison term rather than accept a plea agreement offer that mandates a 5- to 10-year sentence. 27-year-old Brittany Rodriquez has opted to go to trial on a first-degree murder charge rather than enter a deal that would convict her of attempted child abuse. Prosecutor Jacob Cote told the court during a Wednesday hearing that he would negotiate no further and that his offer would expire by the end of the day. Rodriquez held her ground and…

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Beale Street Theater presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged

KINGMAN –  Beale Street Theater’s Spring show will return after its postponement during COVID-19 in March. June 25 and 26, director Bob Blake and cast will be performing at 7 p.m. at Metcalf Park, 315 W. Beale Street both nights. The show is a satirical summary of every Shakespeare work, including that of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. Black Bridge Brewery will also be selling Shakespeare-themed beer during the show in support of the theater. The show will be performed on the stage at Metcalf Park with a minimal set designed specifically to be portable to and from the venue….

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Beale Street Theater presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: Abridged

KINGMAN –  Beale Street Theater’s Spring show will return after its postponement during COVID-19 in March. June 25 and 26, director Bob Blake and cast will be performing at 7 p.m. at Metcalf Park, 315 W. Beale Street both nights. The show is a satirical summary of every Shakespeare work, including that of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet. Black Bridge Brewery will also be selling Shakespeare-themed beer during the show in support of the theater. The show will be performed on the stage at Metcalf Park with a minimal set designed specifically to be portable to and from the venue….

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Vanover pleads guilty in mom’s brutal murder

KINGMAN – A Kingman woman has pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the death of her own mother. A plea agreement for Carrie Vanover, 24, was entered during a Wednesday hearing before Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle. Terms of the deal are identical to a plea agreement recently entered for Vanover’s boyfriend Mark Baldonado, 32, Kingman. Baldonado was recently sentenced to life in prison, which in this case means that he will have to serve at least 25 years before eligible for release from prison. The same punishment is specified for Vanover who is scheduled to be…

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