Subject: Lake Havasu City

• Buying into Blackmarket: Why this Lake Havasu City band deserves your attention

  May 14, 2008

• Anti-Rock Stars: Blackmarket at the Brickhouse Theatre on Sunday, May 18

  May 18, 2008

• HOME OF THE BRAVE

  A REVOLUTION ERUPTS ON THE CHEMEHUEVI INDIAN RESERVATION.

  September 16, 1992

• SNOWBIRDS OF PREY

  ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER, WINTER IS OPEN SEASON ON POLITICIANS

  December 8, 1993

• WHAT DOES NEAL ROBERTS KNOW?

  December 8, 1993

• ARIZONA'S ISLAND PARALYZE

  THE STATE HAD GRAND HOPES FOR DEVELOPING ITS $80 MILLION ISLE IN LAKE HAVASU. IT'S BEEN A REAL BEACH.

  April 13, 1994

• SATAN, GET THEE OUT OF KINGMAN

  THE SHERIFF DIDN'T LIKE THE LOOKS OF THINGS, SO A CONCERT FOR THE HOMELESS WOUND UP HOMELESS

  January 12, 1995

• PARTY POOPER

  NOT EVEN MTV AND THOUSANDS OF DRUNKEN KIDS CAN TURN WASTE-TAINTED LAKE HAVASU INTO A SPRING-BREAK MECCA

  March 30, 1995

• WOMEN OF A FEATHER

  THE PEOPLE WHO BELONG TO FOR THE BIRDS TAKE EXTRAORDINARY PAINS TO SAVE INJURED BIRDS. SPARROWS. STARLINGS. YES, EVEN PIGEONS.

  June 22, 1995

• The Museum That Couldn't Think Straight

  It's named after Kemper Marley, the apparent inspiration for the murder of newsman Don Bolles. It's full of inaccuracies, racism, Chamber of Commerce blather and third-rate gimmickry.

  May 23, 1996

• The Way It Wasn't

  May 23, 1996

• Flashes

  July 4, 1996

• Children of Synanon

  An acclaimed Tucson drug-treatment program went suddenly, mysteriouly bankrupt. Administrators blame the board of directors. But others are questioning the administrators and their history at the notorious drug-treatment empire known as Synanon.

  October 10, 1996

• Scottsdale's Drinking Problem

  It's crystal clear that the city of Scottsdale served its citizens water laced with a suspected carcinogen. But did city officials do it on purpose?

  December 5, 1996

• Methology - Part II

  Arizona is awash in crystal methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant that makes the weak strong, the lazy motivated, the fat thin, the trivial profound. Abuse it enough, and it can also make you psychotic.

  December 18, 1997

• Grrl Friday

  Local girl-rock showcase puts a tangible face on the music industry's "Women in Rock" hysteria

  January 15, 1998

• Beach Blanket Bacchanal

  XXX marks the spot at Lake Havasu, "amateur porn capital of America"

  June 17, 1999

• Letters

  Letters from the week of January 8, 2004

  January 8, 2004

• Hot Links: Alleged Hazing at ASU, Free Drinks on US Airways, and Phoenix Gets Stimulated

  Officials at Arizona's three public universities warn students to avoid Mexico during spring break, citing high crime rates in border towns like Nogales and Juarez. An ATF spokesman says that most violence doesn't take place at Mexico's popular tourist spots, which, not surprisingly, don't include Nogales and Juarez....The men's lacrosse team at ASU may have some extra time on their hands this spring break, as the university has ended the team's season and placed them on two-year probation for a

  February 23, 2009

• Crime Lab at Arizona Department of Public Safety Lands Lofty Accreditation as it Seeks State Funding

  There's nothing like knowing something is worth an expensive pricetag -- as long as you've got little choice but to pay for it. Days after a prominent Arizona Republic story about how lawmakers are scrambling to find funds for the cash-poor Arizona Department of Public Safety crime lab, the agency announces its lab has landed a prestigious accreditation (see text of news release below). The lab has become the first in Arizona and one of just 21 labs nationwide to be accredited by a combine

  March 6, 2009

• Below the Belt

  Lawyer Dennis Wilenchik's spearheading Joe Arpaio's attempt to smear his chief political rival

  September 20, 2007

• Letters From the Issue of Thursday, January 4

  January 4, 2007

• Seedy Release

  Lurid Lifestyles of the Broke and Not-So-Famous

  October 19, 2006

• Off the Reservation

  If you think the Heard Museum is all about dusty old pots and Indian blankets, you haven't been there lately

  April 20, 2006

• Judging Andy

  With leaders like Andrew Thomas, Joe Arpaio and Bishop Olmsted around, who says Arizona's a cruel place to live?!

  March 23, 2006

• Six-String Savant

  Prodigy Nick Sterling spirals toward stardom

  June 16, 2005

• Thunder Road

  Luciano Arriaga Jr. was born defiant. Falsely arrested by a nerve-frayed cop, he'd sooner take a chance on resuming his 10-year prison sentence than accept a plea bargain
  Commentary

  June 16, 2005

• Send in the Clowns

  January 20, 2005

• A Serious Ale-ment

  Strong Beer & Ale Festival isn't for the weak of heart

  January 17, 2002

• Trouble in the Sac

  Nevada's wastewater is causing sex problems in fish. But will Arizona get screwed by the solution?

  August 9, 2001

• Lourdes of the Rings

  For Kay Torrez and her fellow New Age wanderers, meandering through sprawling desert labyrinths is anything but a lost cause

  February 8, 1996

• Where There's Smoke

  There are Friends of Tobacco. And antismoking advocates worry that behind-the-scenes machinations may water down a state campaign to discourage teen smoking.

  January 4, 1996

• THE STEALTH CONGRESSMAN

  EIGHT-TERM REPRESENTATIVE BOB STUMP STANDS TO BECOME THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE ARIZONA DELEGATION. SO HOW COME YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF HIM?

  October 13, 1993

• THE STATE OF REAL ESTATE

  COMMISSIONER JERRY HOLT MAY FACE SENATE GRILLING, DEFENDS HIS WORK

  May 6, 1992

• Hot Links: Airpark Project, Flu Invades ER, and Bear Seeks Beer

  ​A massive project is planned for 230 acres of desert near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. Phoenix-based Kitchell Development Company proposes to build offices, shops, and hotels on the land, ultimately stretching the Gateway 202 Airpark to 3.3 million square feet. Mesa's Planning and Zoning Board will review the project at their meeting today...A British couple who married in Tombstone in 2002 and returned every year to celebrate were killed Monday night, when they were hit by a truck while

  October 21, 2009

• Lake Havasu City Councilman Says He's "Just a Little Jewish" When it Comes to City Manager's Contract

  VIN NewsLake Havasu City Councilman Lee Barnes​At a meeting to discuss whether or not to fire Lake Havasu City Manager Richard Kaffenberger, a member of the city council had an interesting excuse for how he handles city finances.He's just a little too Jewish.At least that's what Councilman Lee Barnes told the city council members in a special meeting last night.

  October 21, 2009