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The 56th Annual Andy Devine Days Parade set

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Transient pleads guilty to child pornography

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Guilty pleas have been entered

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One man’s friend is another man’s foe

Dear Editor, In this month of September 2026

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Man who pointed laser at medical helicopter may

KINGMAN, Ariz. – A Bullhead City man who

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Marine veteran with PTSD gets 2.5 years in

LAKE HAVASU CITY — A Lake Havasu City

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GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. – This is Golden Valley

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Food distribution in BHC March 16

BULLHEAD CITY – Everyone is welcome to come to the free food distribution on Saturday, March 16 at Food for Families, 590 Hancock Rd. The event will begin at 7 a.m. Recipients do not need to show any proof of income, and may pick up for neighbors or families in need. Volunteers are welcome the third Friday of each month from 3 to 6 p.m. to help bag up food, and Saturday morning from 6 to 11 a.m. to help with distribution.

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Women of the Greatest Generation honored with pop-up museum

Over the vast Pacific Ocean a lone four engined Douglas C-54 Skymaster flies along. On this medical evacuation flight two dozen wounded men are flown by a four man crew and a like number of Army Flight Nurses. And while these nurses might be the only women to have direct contact with these men they are far from the only ones involved in making this flight possible. In fact this flight, the fight the men were in, and the successful outcome of this conflict would be largely the result of the role women played during the war. As the United…

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Upcoming Stockton Hill Road Lane Restrictions

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Upcoming lane restrictions will allow Allo Communications and Walker Electric to install fiber. They will have lane restrictions in place East and Westbound at the Andy Devine Avenue and Stockton Hill Road intersection as well as Northbound on Stockton Hill Road at Broadway Avenue, Pico Street, and Arlington Street. The lane restrictions will be in place beginning at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 14th and remain in place until 6:00 a.m. on Friday, March 15th, 2024. The City of Kingman urges anyone traveling through work zones to use caution and provide a safe working environment for workers, the…

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Leftover permit-tags remain for 2024 elk hunts

Arizona hunters still have an opportunity to receive a hunt permit-tag for select 2024 elk hunts.  The Arizona Game and Fish Department has posted a list of leftover hunt permit-tags, as well as a printable paper application, on its website. Leftover hunt permit-tags include: 70 — limited opportunity (general) antlerless elk.   3 — archery-only antlerless elk.   3 — archery-only bull elk. The department will begin accepting paper applications for leftover hunt permit-tags on a first-come, first-served basis — by mail only — beginning Monday, March 18. All completed paper applications must be addressed to: Arizona Game and Fish Department, Attn.: Draw/First Come, 5000 W. Carefree Highway,…

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Houston gets 16 years in mom’s brutal murder

KINGMAN – A low intelligence, mentally challenged Bullhead City man who used his hands and feet and a shower curtain rod to beat his disabled mother to death has been sentenced to the Arizona Department of Corrections. Joseph Houston, 28, pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of second-degree murder for the April, 2023 death of his mother after breaking into her home in the 1300 block of Lincoln Lane. Judge Billy Sipe noted that Houston’s mental health issues are significant but don’t rise to the level of a defense from prosecution. He said the brutal manner of the murder serves…

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Nazusta to host first tennis tourney

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Tennis enthusiasts will be in for some fun and competition at Lake Havasu’s first ever London Bridge Invitational. The Northern Arizona United States Tennis Association (NAZUSTA) is an organization in the Northern Region Arizona of the Southwest.  Currently, their other five regions in the southwest area are in Southern New Mexico, Texas, Greater El Paso, Phoenix, and New Mexico. Additionally, the organization’s outreach is also designated in Northern Arizona for counties such as Yavapai, Coconino, Apache, Navajo, and Mohave.  Through athletic high school games and events, is where NAZUSTA Representative Sterling Fetty met Head Coach of…

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