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Knife-wielding assailant gets off with probation

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PHOENIX – Arizona State Parks and Trails announces increased

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MOHAVE VALLEY, Ariz. – A deadly ATV accident

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Teen who jumped from London Bridge dies

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Make tax preparations easier with AZ MVD NOW

PHOENIX – With Tax Day just a few weeks away, the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division is doing its part to take some of the hassle and stress out of filling out those forms.  MVD’s online portal, azmvdnow.gov, provides a free summary of vehicle license tax and fees paid during 2023 for every vehicle that is registered. “This is the simplest way for customers to get this information for filing their taxes,” said MVD Director Eric Jorgensen. “Getting this report just takes a few seconds and it’s much easier than going into each vehicle to collect all your…

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Shuffler sentencing draws near

KINGMAN – Torturous anguish leaps off the hundreds of pages submitted for consideration of the court before it sentences one Kingman teenager to prison next week for causing the deaths of two others, and serious injuries of two more nearly one year ago. Attorneys have submitted material to be considered before Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Nicholls decides the fate of Brady Shuffler, 17. The Kingman teenager previously pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter for the deaths of Tatum Meins, 17, and Sherene ‘Siri’ Walema, 15. Shuffler also pleaded guilty to two aggravated assault counts for the serious…

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Wise inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Kyrstn Wise of Kingman was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Wise was initiated at Northern Arizona University. Wise is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as…

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Worthy of Consideration

What does it mean for the bible to say that Jesus rose from the dead? Does it mean that he came back to life exactly as he was before? Does it mean that had he not ascended into Heaven that he would have died of natural causes or accident or disease? Does it mean that he may have had to face yet another crucifixion? Does it mean he may have wed, had children, and experienced old age? For the deeply devout Christian, these questions are essentially moot. Even as a mental exercise, the premise is simply, or nearly, absurd.  And…

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21-year-old charged with stabbing dad

BULLHEAD CITY – Police report a Bullhead City man was highly intoxicated when he attacked his father Monday. Bullhead City police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said the 45-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times in the 300 block of Marina Boulevard. Fromelt said the victim was transported to a local hospital before he was flown to Las Vegas for further treatment at Sunrise Hospital. Dylan Tell, 21, was arrested at the scene of the stabbing. After medical evaluation and clearance at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center, Tell was booked into the Adult Detention Center for attempted murder. Dave Hawkins

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Urso avoids prison

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A Lake Havasu City man is spared a trip to prison through compassion expressed by his family-member victims. Wesley Urso, 48, appeared for sentencing Thursday, April 4 before Judge Doug Camacho. Urso pleaded guilty last month to aggravated assault and disorderly conduct for threatening his mother and brother with a shotgun during a Jan. 8 hostile encounter at a home in the 3300 block of El Dorado Avenue. “I just want to apologize to the court,” Urso told Camacho. “I’m ashamed of myself with my chemical dependency. It’s going to take some time for my family…

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