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Authorities ID Texas couple killed in an Arizona plane crash

September 19, 2022 GMT

SELIGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities on Monday identified a Texas couple who died last week in the crash of a small plane in a remote area of northwestern Arizona.

Coconino County Sheriff’s officials said Chad Wilson and his wife Brandi were flying from Wichita Falls to Las Vegas on Sept.

Arizona investigating fatal shooting by police officer

September 17, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A police officer in a northwest Arizona town near the Mohave Desert shot and killed a man who authorities said declared he had a gun while reaching around his waistband, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office said Friday.

Authorities: 2 dead in plane crash in northwestern Arizona

September 14, 2022 GMT

SELIGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Two people have been found dead after a small plane crashed in a remote area of northwestern Arizona, authorities said Tuesday.

Coconino County Sheriff’s officials said deputies out of the Williams/Grand Canyon substation responded to a report of a missing aircraft north of Seligman.

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Storm in metro Phoenix causes flight delays, power outages

August 4, 2022 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Monsoon thunderstorms dropped more than a half inch of rain on much of metro Phoenix on Thursday morning, causing power outages and delaying dozens of flights out of Sky Harbor International Airport.

Body of Golden Valley man recovered from Arizona floodwaters

August 2, 2022 GMT

GOLDEN VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — The body of a man has been recovered from a pickup truck that overturned in floodwaters in a Mohave County wash, authorities said Tuesday.

County sheriff’s officials said the body was identified Ts 69-year-old John Craig Johnson of Golden Valley.

Flash floods close roads into Death Valley National Park

August 1, 2022 GMT

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Some roads in and out of Death Valley National Park have been closed after they were inundated over the weekend with mud and debris from flash floods that also hit western Nevada and northern Arizona hard.

Wildfire leads to about 20 evacuations in Arizona community

July 17, 2022 GMT

WIKIEUP, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 20 people from the unincorporated Mohave County community of Wikieup in northwestern Arizona, authorities said Sunday.

Officials with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said the wildfire was at 150 acres and threatening multiple structures as dense vegetation burn close to Big Sandy Wash, located a few miles away from Wikieup.

Inmate who refused food and died at Kingman hospital ID’ed

June 3, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of an inmate who died last week at a Kingman hospital after starving herself.

The Mohave County Sheriff's Office on Friday identified 69-year-old Susan Jane Mish of Golden Valley as the inmate.

Inmate death probed in Tucson; in-custody death in Kingman

May 14, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Kingman are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of a suspect while he was in the custody of Bullhead City officers who were transporting him to the Mohave County jail.

AP Sportlight

By The Associated PressMay 12, 2022 GMT

May 13

1891 — Isaac Murphy wins his second straight Kentucky Derby aboard Kingman. In the stretch, Kingman comes from last in the four-horse field to beat Balgownan by one-half length.

1952 — In an Appalachian League game, Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins strikes out 27 batters while pitching a 7-0 no-hitter against the Welch Miners.

Agency: Arizona trooper and suspect shot, wounded in Kingman

April 2, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona state trooper and a suspect were shot and wounded during an encounter Friday in Kingman, the Department of Public Safety said.

The DPS said in a brief statement that the trooper was in stable condition but said only that the wounded suspect was hospitalized.

Police chief: Student accidentally shot in leg on school bus

March 30, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — One high school student accidentally shot and injured another student on a school bus with a handgun brought to school , Kingman police said Wednesday.

Police Chief Rusty Cooper said juvenile charges of endangerment and other crimes would likely be sought against the 14-year-old boy who took the gun to school on March 23 and who was handling it while riding home on bus to Dolan Springs that day when it fired, shooting a 15-year-old boy in the leg.

NTSB: Amateur-built airplane began to break up before crash

March 17, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A Nevada man's experimental small plane crashed in northwestern Arizona after breaking up in midair, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released Thursday.

Off-duty Arizona DPS officer fatally stuck by car in Kingman

March 11, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — An off-duty Arizona Department of Public Safety officer has died after being struck by a vehicle in Kingman, authorities said Thursday.

1 person dead, another severely burned in Kingman house fire

March 6, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — One person has died and another remains hospitalized with severe burn after a house fire in Kingman, authorities said Sunday.

Mohave County Sheriff's officials said fire crews responded to the fire about 9:30 p.m.

Pilot dies in crash of a small plane northwest of Kingman

February 20, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A Nevada man has died after the small plane he was piloting crashed northwest of Kingman, according to authorities.

Mohave County Sheriff’s officials said the pilot was the only person aboard the single-engine plane when it went down Saturday afternoon near the Triangle Airpark.

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American Leadership-Gilbert 64, Eastmark 56

Chandler Valley Christian 84, Arizona College Preparatory 43

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Bisbee 82, Madison Highland 70, OT

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Kingman man accused of manslaughter after girlfriend dies

January 31, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A Kingman man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left his girlfriend dead, Mohave County Sheriff's officials said Sunday.

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Hikers find human remains in hilly, desert area of Kingman

January 19, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Human remains have been found in a hilly, desert area of Kingman, police said Wednesday.

They said say two hikers reported finding the remains Sunday in Monolith Garden.

Pilot, passenger injured in hang glider crash near Kingman

January 19, 2022 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Two men were injured in the crash of a hang-glider style aircraft Wednesday in northwestern Arizona, Mohave County Sheriff's officials said.

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Basha 59, Phoenix Arcadia 50

Chandler Hamilton 53, Scottsdale Desert Mountain 44

Arizona sees wet, windy weather with rain, snow

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Parts of Arizona had wet and windy weather Friday with rain falling on desert cities and snow in Flagstaff and nearby mountains.

Forecasters with the National Weather Service said a few additional showers pushed Phoenix to a new daily rainfall record with 1 inch (2.54 centimeters).

Mohave County board refuses to declare state of emergency

December 22, 2021 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — The Mohave County Board of Supervisors is willing to consider passing a resolution saying hospitals in northwestern Arizona face a staffing crisis due to the pandemic but balked at declaring a state of emergency for the county over the same issue.

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New Kingman fire chief has worked decades in fire agencies

November 29, 2021 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A man with more than three decades of experience in fire agencies has been appointed to oversee the Kingman Fire Department.

Jack Yeager starts his position as chief of the agency next Monday.

Officials want distance from releases on COVID jabs for kids

November 6, 2021 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Some members of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors want to distance themselves from county news releases on COVID-19 vaccinations for children.

Supervisor Hildy Angius suggested that the board include “some kind of disclaimer" on releases, raising the subject during a meeting Monday after a county release included information on federal officials approving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11, the Kingman Miner reported.

Authorities investigating death of Utah man in Arizona jail

November 4, 2021 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Mohave County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the death of a Kingman jail inmate.

They said detention officers found an inmate hanging in his cell around 11 p.m. Monday.

16 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in Kingman jail

October 29, 2021 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Mohave County Sheriff’s officials are continuing to deal with COVID-19 issues in the Kingman jail.

They said the Adult Detention facility identified 16 inmates who tested positive for the virus this week out of 34 inmates.

Sheriff’s Office: Remains found in desert in Golden Valley

October 12, 2021 GMT

GOLDEN VALEY, Ariz. (AP) — The Mohave County Sheriff's Office says human remains have been found in the desert in the Golden Valley area west of Kingman.

According to the office, hikers on Sunday called to report coming upon a skull and a subsequent search produced additional bones.

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American Leadership-Gilbert 55, Arizona College Preparatory 9

American Leadership-Queen Creek 20, Gilbert Mesquite 14

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Handcuffed woman shoots deputy in hand at Arizona gas stop

September 8, 2021 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A handcuffed woman who was arrested with a gun at a highway gas station near Kingman Tuesday managed to grab a revolver from a detective's holster and shoot him in the hand before another officer tased her.

Kingman: No official determination of cyberattack method

August 24, 2021 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — An investigation into a cyberattack targeting Kingman has concluded after finding that sensitive information involving approximately 200 people apparently was compromised but making no official determination of how the breach occurred, officials said Tuesday.

Police: Train fatally hits Kingman man sitting on tracks

July 27, 2021 GMT

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Arizona have launched an investigation into the death of a Kingman man who was fatally struck by a train last weekend.

Kingman police said the 30-year-old man was reportedly sitting on the tracks when the train approached.