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Double-decade prison term for firing at first responders
KINGMAN – A defense attorney who requested probation instead saw his Kingman client receive a near double-decade prison term during a June 28 sentencing hearing. The 17.5-year prison term imposed by Judge Doug Camacho was the maximum under terms of a plea agreement convicting 67-year-old Steven Willard of two counts of aggravated assault.
Suspect Nabbed After Daring Colorado River Escape Attempt in Tri-State High-Speed Chase
A suspect's attempted aquatic escape came to a soggy end last week after a high-speed chase concluded with a plunge into the Colorado River. Thomas Raymond Morgan, 35, was arrested following a pursuit that involved multiple law enforcement agencies. Morgan now faces several charges, including unlawful flight from law enforcement, with an additional assortment of charges pending as the investigation continues.
Preliminary permit application for proposed pumped storage project at Red Lake approved by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
KINGMAN — A preliminary permit application for a proposed pumped storage project at Red Lake has been accepted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The proposed project is a 3,000 megawatt closed-loop pumped storage plant located 35 miles northeast of Kingman at the dry lakebed known as Red Lake on federal land managed by Bureau of Land Management in Mohave County.
A relocated gas power plant in Mohave County fuels further unrest, financial suspicion
MOHAVE VALLEY — A gas-fired power plant project that was ejected from its proposed location in Fort Mohave by neighbors concerned about impacts is facing similar backlash from residents close to its new planned site in nearby Mohave Valley. That community now also suspects potential financial incentives for insider individuals. The natural gas...
AZ officials caution public to skip setting off fireworks as wildfire risk is high
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management urged residents to put away the fireworks this Fourth of July as wildfire danger remains high. Fireworks have been known to start wildfires and with nearly 8,500 acres of Arizona desert still ablaze the week of July 4th officials will be on high alert.
Pro-choice advocates set to turn in around 800,000 signatures for Arizona abortion ballot measure
Pro-choice advocates are set to deliver about 800,000 petition signatures Wednesday in hopes of getting the Arizona abortion rights issue on the November general election ballot. Organizers said
State budget takeaways, trans sports ban emails and facilities trial update
Hi everyone, and welcome back to Educating Arizona!. We hope you'll all have a restful and celebratory Fourth of July, but first, here's the education news you should know:. The Arizona Legislature passed a budget last month that held K-12 funding relatively flat amid a $1.4 billion deficit, with a few key exceptions:
As Arizona's prison system rolls out a heat relief plan, family members are still worried about cells without air conditioning
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — As Arizona is seeing day after day of triple-digit temps – families are getting more concerned about their loved ones at Perryville women’s prison in Goodyear. Since the I-Team’s Erica Stapleton first exposed the extreme heat inside Perryville last summer, there have been some...
‘We need to be in the room’: RNC seeks thousands of election observers in Arizona
The Republican National Committee is building a massive effort to look over the shoulders of poll workers and ballot counters this fall, seeking 100,000 observers across the country and 5,000 in Arizona, a top party official said at former President Donald Trump’s campaign office opening in Casa Grande on Tuesday. “There is nothing...
AZ Representative District 25 candidate’s residence questioned
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - With the Arizona primary election right around the corner, some Yuma community members are raising concerns about one specific local candidate claiming he doesn't live in the district he's running for. Gary Garcia Snyder is running for the Arizona House of Representatives for District 25,...
Trump PAC paid the law firm representing indicted legal adviser Boris Epshteyn in Arizona, records show
New campaign finance records show that Donald Trump's political action committee paid the legal firm representing the former president's longtime adviser Boris Epshteyn ahead of his pending criminal trial in Arizona. The leadership PAC, Save America, made two payments of $40,000 and $10,000 on May 14 to the Phoenix-based law...
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