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Knife-wielding assailant gets off with probation

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – Treatment-focused probation has

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PHOENIX – Arizona State Parks and Trails announces increased

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ATV rollover leaves on Mohave Valley man dead

MOHAVE VALLEY, Ariz. – A deadly ATV accident

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Teen who jumped from London Bridge dies

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Havasu Writers Group hosts workshops

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Aspiring authors need to unite, and the Lake Havasu City Writers Group has created a unique space to make this happen. In the early 1990s, the Lake Havasu City Writers Group came to be when a mystery Havasu resident posted an ad in the local newspaper wanting to form a writing group. Initially, the group of seven writers met with intentions of poetry inspired workshops where members could submit poems and share their work amongst the group.   However, through their introductions and discussions, the members discovered that they were more interested in producing novels, memoirs, and autobiographies. The club…

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Angelo gets 20 years for firing at officers

KINGMAN – A Dolan Springs man who exchanged gunfire with Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) detectives five days before last Christmas was sentenced to the Arizona Department of Corrections Friday, Feb. 23. The 20-year prison term imposed by Judge Doug Camacho is punishment stipulated in a previous plea agreement convicting Edward Angelo, 27, of two counts of aggravated assault. The MCSO indicated that Angelo was named in arrest warrants when spotted by detectives on an ATV at a Dolan Springs intersection on Dec. 20. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Angelo ditched the ATV and fled into the desert. No one…

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Angelo gets 20 years for firing at officers

KINGMAN – A Dolan Springs man who exchanged gunfire with Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) detectives five days before last Christmas was sentenced to the Arizona Department of Corrections Friday, Feb. 23. The 20-year prison term imposed by Judge Doug Camacho is punishment stipulated in a previous plea agreement convicting Edward Angelo, 27, of two counts of aggravated assault. The MCSO indicated that Angelo was named in arrest warrants when spotted by detectives on an ATV at a Dolan Springs intersection on Dec. 20. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Angelo ditched the ATV and fled into the desert. No one…

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Truck stop violence erupts

LAKE HAVASU CITY – An arrest is reported in a knife slashing earlier this month at the State Route 95/Interstate 40 interchange truck stop north of Lake Havasu City. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said the violence occurred on Feb. 4 during an escalating verbal argument between two truck drivers. Arriving deputies located an alert and responsive victim who was transported to Havasu Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries from a knife to his neck area, according to MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. She said the suspect who left the truck stop was identified as Quan Arline by witness…

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Truck stop violence erupts

LAKE HAVASU CITY – An arrest is reported in a knife slashing earlier this month at the State Route 95/Interstate 40 interchange truck stop north of Lake Havasu City. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) said the violence occurred on Feb. 4 during an escalating verbal argument between two truck drivers. Arriving deputies located an alert and responsive victim who was transported to Havasu Regional Medical Center for treatment of injuries from a knife to his neck area, according to MCSO spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. She said the suspect who left the truck stop was identified as Quan Arline by witness…

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Public urged to observe bald eagle nesting closures 

For wildlife enthusiasts and outdoor recreationists, there are few sights more thrilling than observing bald eagles raise their young during the nesting season.  But eagle nests and young eagles are sensitive to nearby human activity. Too much disturbance by humans can cause a nest to fail, or result in a premature fledging and injury, or death to an eaglet that can’t fly or defend itself. Bald eagle nestwatchers, people who are stationed at nesting areas near high-use recreation areas to collect behavioral data and educate the public, started monitoring nesting areas Feb. 2. During that first week, they observed multiple…

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