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Sheriff joins kids anti-crime group

This month, La Paz Sheriff William Ponce became a member of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, an anti-crime organization of over 5,000 law enforcement leaders, including more than 50 chiefs of police, sheriffs, and prosecutors in Arizona. For over 25 years, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids members have spoken out in support of strategies proven to reduce crime by preparing …

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Big River man arrested for attempted murder

A Big River man has been arrested for attempted murder. The victim is not being released by the detectives investigating the case. On Saturday at approximately 9:25 a.m., deputies from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department’s Colorado River Station and Needles Police Department responded to a call for service in reference to a victim who had been assaulted and suffered serious …

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Fondomonte to lose Butler Valley water rights

Fondomonte Arizona, a Saudi company that grows alfalfa for export to Saudi Arabia, is to lose water rights on all 4 of its Butler Valley leases after a move by Governor Katie Hobbs. Hobbs announced two decisions on Monday aimed at stopping the company’s operations, whose groundwater use has become controversial in recent years at a time of drought in …

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CRIT Head Start awarded federal grant to construct new school

Colorado River Indian Tribes Head Start Program was recently awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Administration for Children & Families in the amount of $13,826,500 for the purpose of constructing a new CRIT Head Start school. CRIT will match 20% of the awarded amount as a part of a non-federal cost-sharing requirement, bringing …

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Drowning on the lake Saturday

A male victim drowned on Saturday on Lake Havasu, according to law enforcement. The name was not released. On Saturday, September 23rd at approximately 10:50 am, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Marine Enforcement Unit responded to the report of a drowning near Standard Wash in Lake Havasu. The Marine Enforcement Unit and Sheriff’s Dive Team arrived on scene and deployed …

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Man arrested for operating personal watercraft drunk

On Saturday at around 4:30 pm, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Colorado River Station Marine Enforcement deputies responded to a report of a boating collision on the Colorado River near the area of Emerald Cove. A man named Robert Pena was allegedly operating a personal watercraft (PWC) northbound along the beach area of Emerald Cove when he collided with a moored …

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Mayor Randy Hartless named as AWC Associate Dean

From student to governing board member to professor, Randy Hartless’ story is woven around the years he’s spent at Arizona Western College. Now, his journey continues as he steps into a new administrative role as the Associate Dean for La Paz County Entrepreneurial College. “I’m excited and grateful to be named the new Associate Dean of La Paz County Entrepreneurial …

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Man arrested after police chase on Highway 72 near Bouse

A man was arrested after he led police on a chase on Highway 72 near Bouse Thursday. La Paz County Sheriff’s Deputies received information that there was a stolen vehicle in the area and were able to confirm this information through a license plate check, according to the La Paz County Sheriff’s Department. “The vehicle had pulled off the road …

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Deputies rescue woman and 6 year-old child from submerged vehicle after police chase

A man allegedly led law enforcement officers on a pursuit Monday that ended when his vehicle submerged into an irrigation canal with his 6 year-old son and a female adult trapped inside. Deputies rescued the two occupants and arrested the suspect who fled the scene. On Monday, August 14th at around 3:35 pm, deputies from the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department’s …

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