Two trains derail in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington
Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington on Thursday, the latter spilling diesel fuel on tribal lands along Puget Sound.No injuries were reported.The cause of either derailment The derailment in Washington occurred at a berm along Padilla Bay on the Swinomish Tribal Reservation near Anacortes. According to the state ecology department, […]
2 arrested, accused of assaulting Kingman police officers in separate incidents | Kingman Daily Miner
Kingman – A police officer in Kingman was reportedly assaulted in another recent incident. Deputy Chief Joel Freed said the first encounter occurred following a speed-related traffic stop around 11:15 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. Kingman’s driver, David Padilla, 36, was determined to be disabled at a stop on Block 2500 on East Andy Divine […]
Separate in-custody deaths reported in Mohave and Maricopa counties
Detectives from the Mojave County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a death in custody at the Kingman Adult Holding Facility. Megan Petersen, 36, of Bullhead City, was transferred from the prison’s medical wing to Kingman Regional Medical Center on Friday, authorities said. Petersen was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Other details were not immediately […]
City Court moves to separate quarters in latest sign of Maricopa’s growth
The city moved the District Court out of a building it shared with the Pinal County Court of Justice. [Bob McGovern] An inevitable growth step was taken by the city on Tuesday when the Maricopa Municipal Court began operating at City Hall in a temporary district separate from the Pinal Court of Justice after 20 […]
