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Weather to impact TV translators

MOHAVE COUNTY – The National Weather Service is predicting a significant weather event between February 5 through February 8, that will impact the Mohave County region and all TV translator sites.    Steps have been taken to be ready to quickly respond to any TV outages if they do occur.   During this time, anyone experiencing a loss of signal to the television signal, please report the problem to the signal maintenance sub-contractor Wecom via the customer support hotline at 928-753-3829.   Please do not scan the television until the cause of the problem has been determined.   If someone does scan during the signal…

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What’s in your water; is it safe to drink?

Water and its availability are on just about everyone’s mind especially because Lake Mead is almost at critical levels. The Colorado River, that feeds Lake Mead, provides water to eight states, in addition to Mexico. These states are divided into two regions: the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin. The Upper Basin includes Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The Lower Basin includes Arizona, California, and Nevada, and Mexico. Arizona state officials say that 1 in 20 wells in the Hualapai Valley Basin around Kingman would no longer produce in 100 years if the current rate of pumping continues. The…

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What’s in your water; is it safe to drink?

Water and its availability are on just about everyone’s mind especially because Lake Mead is almost at critical levels. The Colorado River, that feeds Lake Mead, provides water to eight states, in addition to Mexico. These states are divided into two regions: the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin. The Upper Basin includes Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. The Lower Basin includes Arizona, California, and Nevada, and Mexico. Arizona state officials say that 1 in 20 wells in the Hualapai Valley Basin around Kingman would no longer produce in 100 years if the current rate of pumping continues. The…

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15 years for traffic fatal

BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City woman will go to the Arizona Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in a fatal traffic accident. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Jacob Cote said 51-year-old Lidia Tapia was intoxicated by alcohol and had methamphetamine in her system when the Camry she was operating rear-ended a Ford Expedition on Highway 68 in Golden Valley in Oct., 2022. The driver of the other vehicle, Michael Bunes, 51, Golden Valley, was dead at the scene of the accident. Three passengers in the Expedition and Tapia were treated for injuries at Kingman Regional Medical Center. Aggravated assault, criminal…

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15 years for traffic fatal

BULLHEAD CITY – A Bullhead City woman will go to the Arizona Department of Corrections after pleading guilty in a fatal traffic accident. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Jacob Cote said 51-year-old Lidia Tapia was intoxicated by alcohol and had methamphetamine in her system when the Camry she was operating rear-ended a Ford Expedition on Highway 68 in Golden Valley in Oct., 2022. The driver of the other vehicle, Michael Bunes, 51, Golden Valley, was dead at the scene of the accident. Three passengers in the Expedition and Tapia were treated for injuries at Kingman Regional Medical Center. Aggravated assault, criminal…

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