Around 12:30pm this afternoon, Fox News, in the process of covering an Arizona car chase live on its nationally broadcast 24-hour news network, inadvertently broadcast a suicide to the entire nation from somewhere near the La Paz County line. The chase ended when the driver got out of the vehicle and erratically ran behind a bush before putting a gun …

Five attorneys have submitted their names as write-in candidates for the office of La Paz County Attorney as the deadline closed at 5 p.m. today. This comes after present County Attorney Sam Vederman was appointed as Judge of the Superior Court, leaving the office open to write-in candidates only. The following people are running for County Attorney: Stephen Lundell Martin …

The Wall Street Journal’s Tamara Audi has written a comprehensive article on the latest political battles in the town of Quartzsite. It’s available to subscribers HERE. Highlights: “We’re calling this the Twilight Zone in Quartzsite,” said Ed Foster, the elected, but so far unseated, mayor who has filed a complaint in superior court to force the town to install him. …

Itching? Getting bitten? You’re not the only one. Mosquitos have been breeding in the standing water after this year’s active and long monsoon season, which soaked the Parker area all summer. CRIT has been fogging with insecticide in the valley, which may help with mosquitos. But, unlike Texas, which is suffering with its worst West Nile virus outbreak in years, …

Buckskin Sanitary District’s message to its customers, as communicated via digital signboard yesterday, is to conserve water drastically, including waiting to flush toilets until absolutely necessary. A fire at a sewage treatment plant has made the plant inoperable until repairs are completed, and a reported 12 trucks per day are carrying sewage to the Joint Venture near Parker meanwhile.

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Changes at the Federal level will soon affect the Vaccines For Children (VFC) Immunization Program. Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has notified local health departments that after October 15, 2012, they will not be able to give publicly funded VFC vaccine to clients that have private insurance. These clients will have to be referred to their private providers. “While …