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Bullhead City Police Forensic Specialist
Martha Stanhope fingerprints 3-year-old Marissa Millet during
the Mohave County Library’s “Storytime Wednesday”
program this morning. As part of the program, parents were
given Child Identification Kits and information on how to
prepare in the unlikely event their child was ever lost
or abducted. (Photo: Emily Montague)
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MEC
Planning
Power Outtage Tonight
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ - A scheduled power outage
will take place at midnight tonight and will affect the areas west
of Highway 95 from Riverview Drive, south to Riverfront Drive in
Bullhead City.
Public Affairs and Communications Coordinator Peggy Gillman said,
"Mohave Electric crews will be replacing faulty equipment at
the Medlin Substation located adjacent to Mohave Electric’s
Customer Service Office on Hancock Road." She added that tonight's
planned outage is expected to last about one hour. Gillman said
cutting electricity to the area is necessary "to prevent an
extended outage if the faulty equipment fails."
ADOT:
No Closures
ARIZONA - In order to make holiday travel
easier on everyone, there are no closures scheduled on freeways
or highways statewide over the long holiday weekend. However, the
Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) advises drivers to be
prepared for existing work zones along busy stretches of roadways,
where crews are building much anticipated new lanes and making other
improvements.
ADOT reminds everyone of these safe driving tips as the holiday
weekend begins:
· Check your vehicle before you go; proper tire pressure
is important and saves gas.
· Be patient. Don’t speed and don’t follow other
vehicles too closely.
· Bring extra food and water in case of a delay or an emergency.
· Build some extra travel time into your schedule.
For a complete listing of freeway and highway closures or restrictions
across Arizona, visit ADOT’s Travel Information site at www.az511.gov
or call 5-1-1.
USA
- Younger viewers are turning away from
television and putting their leisure time into computers,
radio, and cellphones. The median age for TV viewers is now
an astounding 50. That’s the result of a study by Magna
Global's Steve Sternberg. The median age -- different from
the average age is a dividing line. In the case of the Sternberg
study, half the U.S. television audience is younger than 50;
half is older than 50, which is still pretty incredible.
Variety reports the latest figures represent the first
time that the median age has fallen outside the 18-49 demographic,
which is advertisers' most desired demo on television. Sternberg
says, "The median ages of the broadcast networks keep
rising, as traditional television is no longer necessarily
the first screen for the younger set." |
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Diluting
Sanctions Law?
ARIZONA - A measure that would dilute Arizona’s
employers’ sanction law may show up on the November ballot.
A business-financed group filed over 284,000 signatures yesterday
for a proposed statute that backers say provides "tough,
enforceable, fair" laws. A total of 153,365 valid signatures
are needed to qualify, so the far more than needed amount gathered
should take care of the invalid ones and still qualify with enough
for the ballot. The measure is called “Stop Illegal Hiring,”
and like the state law that took effect January 1st, it allows
a judge to suspend all state licenses of any business found to
have knowingly hired an undocumented worker, and a second violation
within three years results in license revocation.
However, this version requires prosecutors to prove that the owner
or an officer of the company have "actual knowledge'' that
a worker is here illegally. It also provides for immunity to firms
that either use the E-Verify system or simply comply with existing
federal laws about checking the identity of new workers.
Finally, it requires a signed complaint before county attorneys
can investigate allegations of illegal hiring.
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Holiday
Traffic
"Dam Heavy" At Hoover
TRI-STATE - Drivers planning to cross Hoover
Dam during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend should
expect heavy and slower-than-normal traffic.
“As on any long holiday weekend, traffic crossing the dam
will be heavy,” said Hoover Dam Police Chief Anthony M.
Losito. He added that drivers should "allow for the extra
time necessary to cross the dam," starting tomorrow through
early Monday.
Dam officials say a typical weekend will see about 17,000 passenger
cars cross the dam every day. On a holiday weekend, that number
can increase by a few thousand and it also can take one to two
hours to cross the dam.
Drivers are also reminded:
• Do not stop on the roadway to load and unload passengers.
• After dark, visitors are not allowed on
the dam.
• The heaviest traffic period occurs generally
between the hours of 10am and 5pm.
Additionally, standard vehicle restrictions remain
in effect. All vehicles, including passenger cars and their contents,
are always subject to inspection. For more information visit the
traveler’s guide by CLICKING
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“I’ll
Have The
Steak Sandwich
and Your Best Wine”
OMAHA, NE – How much is a
lunch with billionaire Warren Buffet worth? Plenty, if
you’re Zhao Danyang, a Hong Kong businessman. He
submitted the astounding final bid of $2,110,100 in the
most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay. The
auction money goes to Glide, which provides social services
to the poor and homeless in San Francisco. Glide's founder,
Reverend Cecil Williams, said in a statement. "It
almost feels like a miracle. We are amazed and ready to
continue our work of breaking the cycles of poverty."
A group of Glide staff members and supporters gathered
in a small hotel ballroom to watch the auction results
and there were shouts of celebration when the bids topped
$1 million. It went much higher than that. Zhao and up
to seven friends will dine with Buffett at the Smith and
Wollensky steakhouse in New York City. For $2.1-million,
it should be a dinner, not just a lunch, don’t you
think? |
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