LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Officials in an Arizona city have hired an auditing firm to oversee local business taxes in a bid to collect more revenue.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A change of leadership at Arizona State Parks and Trails has led to some renovation projects being placed on hold.

A flood watch was issued for a broad swath of Arizona due to widespread rainfall expected from a storm moving in from California.

The flood watch was to be in effect noon Thursday to Friday afternoon, and communities in the watch area included Kingman, Tucson, Prescott, Lake Havasu City, Wickenburg and Safford, but not Phoenix.

The National Weather Service said rain totals up to 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) are possible across lower deserts, with higher totals in higher terrain.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in western Arizona are investigating the discovery of human remains in the desert.

The Mohave County Sheriff's Office says a hiker found the remains near Lake Havasu City on Dec. 14. They were east of Highway 95 near mile post 193.

LAKE HAVASU, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Lake Havasu City are helping local gasoline station owners become more aware of skimmers.

The city's police department says it recently has received multiple reports from people saying their credit cards have been compromised. They are trying to find out who is responsible for illegally installing devices on gasoline pumps that copy credit card information.

In the meantime, they are training business owners and their employees to identify criminal activity.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — The $3.3 million projected price tag for a Lake Havasu City erosion-control project may grow by $100,000 because of expenses largely resulting from a need to remove an underground nesting area of a protected species of owls.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Wildlife officials are working to figure out the impact of a release of more than 9 billion gallons (34.1 billion liters) of water from a dam in western Arizona.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — It's been 50 years since Lake Havasu City was gifted with its own London Bridge.

Havasu City officials plan to celebrate the anniversary Saturday with a traditional flock of sheep crossing the iconic structure, following a London tradition going back hundreds of years.

The bridge spans a channel between the shoreline and an island in the city. It was sold by the British government in 1968 to Robert P. McCullouch, the city's founder.

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — Three Lake Havasu City police officers have been cleared in the fatal shooting of a man earlier this year.

The announcement Thursday by the Mohave County Sheriff's Office ends the investigation into the death of 56-year-old Brent Bowdon.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Police in Lake Havasu City say they're investigating a double homicide and suicide after a man fatally shot his wife and teenage daughter.

The three were identified Tuesday as 42-year-old Tobin Gottier, 39-year-old Jamie Gottier and 14-year-old Hannah Gottier.

Police say the motive for the shootings remains unclear.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — The Latest on the arrest warrant has been issued for an Arizona lawmaker (all times local):

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An Arizona lawmaker who attracted national headlines after a video captured him bragging about driving over 120 mph earlier this year has surrendered to authorities after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

State Rep. Paul Mosley failed to appear in court earlier this month when he was summoned on a charge of excessive speeding.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Investigators say a Patagonia man who was fatally shot by Lake Havasu City police last month was unarmed although he told officers he had a gun.

Kingman police are investigating the July 25 death of 56-year-old Brent Bowdon.

Police say Bowdon ignored repeated commands to show officers his hands and drop any weapons, and kept his right hand behind his back.

PHOENIX (AP) — A group of Arizona lawmakers will consider an ethics complaint concerning a member who bragged about speeding to a sheriff's deputy.

The House Ethics Committee on Thursday received a copy of a complaint about state Rep. Paul Mosley, a Republican from Lake Havasu City. A body camera video obtained by KLPZ showed Mosley telling a La Paz County deputy that he sometimes drives as fast as 140 mph. He also said he had legislative immunity.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Patagonia man is dead after being shot by Lake Havasu City police.

Officers were dispatched to a Lake Havasu City home after police received a 911 call about 3 a.m. Wednesday.

They say a man and woman could be heard screaming at each other during the call.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — The Lake Havasu City Police Department says a man was fatally shot by police during an early morning encounter.

A Police Department statement says three officers shot at the person after they responded to a 911 call Wednesday during which screams could be heard from a male and a female.

The department's statement also says no officers were injured, that the officers involved will be placed on administrative leave and that Kingman police will investigate the incident.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — The board of directors for the Mohave Valley Irrigation and Drainage District voted to take the first step in adopting a fallowing program for its farmers.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — A western Arizona county got a $1.1 million surge in jail revenue in the just-ended fiscal year for housing inmates from other jurisdictions, most of them immigrants in the country illegally.

La Paz County Sheriff Bill Risen says federal authorities are choosing to house those immigrants in Arizona because of California laws that limit and regulate how state and local law enforcement agencies cooperate with the federal government on immigration matters.

WICKENBURG, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say one person has been injured in the crash of a small plane north of Wickenburg.

Federal Aviation Administration officials say the single-engine aircraft crashed after experiencing engine failure around 11:40 a.m. Tuesday in a remote area about 24 miles northwest of Wickenburg.

The Cirrus SR22 was flying from Scottsdale to Lake Havasu City.

FAA officials say the plane caught fire after hitting the ground and was totally destroyed.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Mohave County Sheriff's officials say the body of a Phoenix man has been recovered from Lake Havasu.

They say 45-year-old Rosario Carreon went swimming in the North Basin area of the lake last Saturday after jumping off a rented pontoon boat.

Sheriff's officials say winds blew the unanchored boat away and Carreon began to struggle while swimming before going under the water.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster is considering teaming up with the Arizona Rangers to provide more law enforcement for events like the county fair.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — The board that oversees the Central Arizona Project aqueduct system has ended talks to buy land and water rights in Mohave Valley in northwestern Arizona.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Much of northern and western Arizona will be under a red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service for Thursday due to dangerous wildfire conditions.

Communities included in the areas where the warning will apply from noon to 7 p.m. include Kingman, Flagstaff, Lake Havasu City, Holbrook, Winslow and St. Johns.

The weather service says expected peak wind gusts include 40 mph (64 kph) at Flagstaff, Holbrook and Seligman.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona representative says allegations that he stole a page from an opponent's nominating petition are not true.

Today's News-Herald reports the owner of a Lake Havasu City gun store claims state Rep. Paul Mosley or an associate removed a signature sheet belonging to candidate Leo Biasiucci.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Lake Havasu City police say three people are accused of animal cruelty in the abandonment of 31 Chihuahuas at multiple locations on four days last fall and this spring.

Police say 15 Chihuahuas were left at various locations Sept. 11 and 13 with notes saying they could no longer be cared for and that 16 additional Chihuahuas were abandoned April 30 and May 1 at the Western Arizona Humane Society.

According to police, the dogs ranged in age and health.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Lake Havasu City school officials are implementing a district-wide ban on tattered, torn and frayed clothing, including pants and shorts with holes.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Western Arizona officials are planning to buy additional water rights in Mohave Valley to bolster its claims in a dispute with the entity that sends Colorado River water throughout the state.