Human remains identified as 2020 missing person | Kingman Daily Miner
GOLDEN VALLEY – Mohave County Sheriff’s Office detectives, with assistance from Othram Inc., have positively identified a previously reported missing person as Brian Crain, 56, of Golden Valley. Using advanced DNA testing and forensic-grade genome sequencing, Othram Inc. was able to identify the human remains as belonging to Crain, according to a MCSO press release […]
Future commercial spaceport, and employee benefits revamped, included in proposed city $472 million budget
YUMA, AZ (KYMA, KECY) – Yuma’s proposed budget is projected to be $472 million, a 14% increase from last year’s budget. “All we saw tonight was the introduction of the budget to Congress,” said Dave Nash of Yuma City. Everyone wants a piece of the pie when it comes to budget inclusions. Yuma Fire Department […]
Southern Arizona county wants to tax residents to build new jail
In Cochise County, a rural agricultural region that stretches more than 6,000 miles across the Arizona-Mexico border, a major prison is collapsing. Authorities say the 40-year-old prison is outdated, understaffed and doesn’t have enough resources to keep up with the growing number of inmates with increasing mental health problems. . That could change in the […]
Snakes in New Mexico see habitats cut, drawing lawsuit against feds
Two critically endangered New Mexico river snake species have been the subject of lawsuits filed by conservation groups challenging the reduction of habitat set aside by the federal government for the recovery of both species. The narrowhead garter snake and northern Mexican garter snake inhabit the riverbeds of southern Arizona and New Mexico along the […]
Most voters in swing-state poll disapprove of how Biden is handling immigration
A majority of voters (58%) in seven battleground states oppose President Biden’s handling of immigration, according to a new poll. according to Global Strategy Group Vote32% of voters approve of how Biden is handling the issue. A majority of respondents (52%) also said the president ignored border issues, and half said Biden ignored illegal immigrants […]
Limited Water Resources Could Choke Housing Boom in Arizona – Commercial Observer
What started as a flood will end up like so many dry gullys lashing out in the sun. We’re not talking about water – well, we are – but , we’re really talking about single-family homes. But housing developers should be alarmed by findings from government officials and policy makers that water supplies are reaching […]
As schools face calls to drop Native American mascots, some could lose state money
It was at a high school baseball game in 2019 that Becky Gaither’s quiet resentment turned into action. The mother of his three children, who grew up in the Seattle area and traces her ancestry to the Cowichan tribe of the Pacific Northwest, came to see her son in the fields of South Point His […]
Body camera footage shows fatal Border Patrol shooting near Sasabe, Arizona
Body camera footage released this month by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows Border Patrol agents shooting dead the driver of a U.S. citizen in a car suspected of smuggling immigrants near the Arizona-Sonora border in March. is showing. 2021, CBP announced Some officials began wearing body cameras as a way to increase accountability and […]
Law enforcement officials eye congressional seat
Ali Bradley and Devan Markham 7 minutes ago Three congressional candidates: Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland (left), Victor Avila (middle), and Sheriff Mark Lamb (right). (Credit: Cleveland/Facebook; Avila/Facebook; Lamb/Facebook) TEMPE, Ariz. (NewsNation) — Three Southern Border law enforcement officers are running for Congress and hope their decades of experience will lead to better immigration policy. Border disputes […]
How a high-pressure system in Mexico will help warm up California
Temperature whiplash is expected in California this week. The chill that blanketed the Bay Area will be gone by Wednesday afternoon, leaving the door open for a high pressure system hundreds of miles away to move over Mexico. Weather models predict warm air from this week’s anticyclonic system will extend into northern California by Friday. […]
