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Manger and the Cross concert to be held under London Bridge

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The beautiful melodies of the Castle Valley Academy will be making a comeback this year with their Manger and the Cross concert. Affiliated with the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Castle Valley Academy is a private boarding high school located in Castle Valley, Utah.   Their school’s choir consists of ninth through twelfth grade students and the choir tours regularly spreading holiday spirits through the language of music. The Manger and the Cross concert will be on Sunday, December 17 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the stage under the London Bridge.   This will be the academy’s second Christmas show in Lake Havasu. The concert…

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Pilot injured in plane crash

MOHAVE VALLEY – The pilot badly injured in a Sunday plane crash in Mohave Valley died of his injuries at a Las Vegas hospital. His named has not been released. Agency spokeswoman Anita Mortensen said Mohave County Sheriff’s Office personnel responded about 4:00 p.m. after a reporting party indicated an aircraft was down and that heavy black smoke was rising from the scene. Mohave Valley Fire department Chief Ted Martin said a private helicopter was Martin said a private helicopter was the first to reach the scene of the crash under power lines in rugged and remote terrain about five…

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Republic Services presents Bullhead City’s Christmas Festival 

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City’s Christmas Festival, presented by Republic Services, is on track to becoming the biggest and most exciting Christmas Festival the City has ever organized. Hosted at the Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse Saturday, December 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., this year’s festival features free entry, free entertainment, free pictures with Santa, free parking, and free access to over 50 vendors and food trucks. This year’s event provides the highest-value assortment of premium activities the City has ever offered for just the price of one $15 wristband.   “We have so many great and exciting things in…

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Republic Services presents Bullhead City’s Christmas Festival 

BULLHEAD CITY – Bullhead City’s Christmas Festival, presented by Republic Services, is on track to becoming the biggest and most exciting Christmas Festival the City has ever organized. Hosted at the Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse Saturday, December 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., this year’s festival features free entry, free entertainment, free pictures with Santa, free parking, and free access to over 50 vendors and food trucks. This year’s event provides the highest-value assortment of premium activities the City has ever offered for just the price of one $15 wristband.   “We have so many great and exciting things in…

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Recorded 911 calls underscore the real time terror of the deadly Las Vegas university shooting

LAS VEGAS – Fire alarms blared in the background of 911 calls that police released Friday, amplifying the terrified voices of students and faculty at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas as they hid inside locked offices and under desks while a gunman fired shots outside, killing three professors. “Someone’s shooting. Please hurry,” said one woman caller, her voice cracking with fear as she described the shots as sounding like they were next door. “I really want to go home.” The gunman, 67-year-old Anthony Polito, walked into UNLV’s business school around lunchtime last Wednesday, Dec. 6 and fired shots as…

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Anderson takes last minute plea deal

KINGMAN – Attorneys assembling Tuesday for jury selection for trial in Mohave County Superior Court resolved the case instead by plea agreement instead. Monte Anderson, 53, Kingman, pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent exposure involving an eight-year-old girl. A sexual conduct with a minor charge is dismissed. Public Defender Paul Amann said Anderson always denied engaging in any sexual activity with the girl, but conceded being naked in her presence on the three occasions in question. Sentencing is scheduled Jan. 2, though the plea deal stipulates punishment of 11.25 years in prison. Amann said Anderson is considered a repetitive…

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