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Utilities going up and up

Dear Editor, Is there some type of scam

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Arizona Department of Gaming releases April 2026 

PHOENIX – Bettors in Arizona wagered approximately $737.2

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London Bridge Republican Women meet July 6

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MOHAVE COUNTY — Several students from Mohave County

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Medrano gets five years for child sex offenses

BULLHEAD CITY – An elderly Bullhead City sex offender offered apology at his Aug. 2 sentencing hearing. Raymond Medrano, 70, previously pleaded guilty to four counts reduced to attempted sexual conduct with a minor.

Deputy Mohave County Attorney Amanda Claerhout told the Court that Medrano engaged in illegal sexual activity with girls 12 and 16 years of age between Jan. 1, 2023 and early March, 2024.

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Ayala  enters plea for role in armed bank robbery

KINGMAN – The wheelman in a Kingman bank robbery has entered a plea agreement that will send him to prison for nearly a decade. Christopher Ayala, 49, California pleaded guilty Aug. 8 to robbery and unlawful use of means of transportation.

Terms of the agreement require Mohave County Superior Court Judge Derek Carlisle to impose a 9.5-year prison term at a Sept. 5 sentencing hearing.

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No arrests in Bullhead shooting death

BULLHEAD CITY – A knife-wielding aggressor was shot and killed during an Aug. 8 confrontation in Bullhead City, according to police. Officers responded at 7:50 p.m. to the 900 block of Seafair Drive where a woman had been shot.

Bullhead City Police Department spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said Lucindy Gale Parkison, 49, Bullhead City was found dead inside the home.

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