Jail costs rising as county negotiates incarceration rates | Local News Stories

The cost of incarcerating Mojave County inmates increased 46.4% this year to more than $107 per day per inmate. And the county may not be charging municipalities enough for its services, according to some members of the county board. The Mojave County Board of Supervisors was set to adopt new reservation and housing rates in […]

GOP-led Homeland Security panel holds 1st border hearing, highlighting ‘human costs’

House Republicans on Tuesday again took up the US immigration issue after going to see the Biden administration’s border patrol agency in person. The House Homeland Security Committee, now under Republican control, held its first full hearing on immigration since President Joe Biden took office. The commission spoke from various witnesses, including a mother who […]

Mohave County: Gas costs almost 3x over budget | Local News Stories

Mojave County is a big place. With over 14,000 square miles of landform, the county has a surface area larger than Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey combined. For county motor pools, this means using a lot of gasoline. According to the Mojave County Department of Public Works, unleaded gasoline spending this year has more than […]