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Bullhead City now seems to be the center of the coronavirus outbreak in Mohave County.

With $9.1 million from the federal CARES coronavirus relief act expected to arrive in July, Mohave County is again considering equipping sheriff’s deputies with body cameras.

Two girls ages 4 and 11 were killed in a structure fire in the 4800 block of N. Elgin Road in Golden Valley in the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 3, with multiple others in the home transported to the hospital in critical condition.

The Mohave County Department of Public Health seeks to hire three temporary clerical employees to support further COVID-19 operations and response.

The federal CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act) will provide Mohave County with $9.1 million.

Sounds of Kingman will bring live music back to Kingman with a Concert in the Park performance by the Dale Gillespie Blues Project.

The City of Kingman estimates it will receive approximately $500,000 in online sales tax by the end of fiscal year 2020, which ends June 30, as the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in an uptick in online purchasing.

There’s a new county manager in Mohave County.

Abigail is a sweet-natured, helpful child.

Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 on Monday, June 1 to add $500,000 to the budget for the upcoming construction of the county’s new animal shelter.

Robert Joseph Fernandes, 43, of Kingman was arrested by the Kingman Police Department on Tuesday, June 2 after allegedly driving by the Black Lives Matter protest at Locomotive Park brandishing what appeared to be a firearm.

Another 20 cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths have been recorded in Mohave County, bringing the county’s case count to nearly 400 with 44 deaths.

A Bullhead City patient died and 13 new cases of COVID-19 were reported the evening of Tuesday, June 2 by the Mohave County Department of Public Health.

Protesters, self-proclaimed peacekeepers and Arizona National Guard troops descended on Kingman Tuesday, June 2 for the first of three protests planned in the city this week.

An adult in the 30-39 age range has died of complications from COVID-19, the Mohave County Department of Public Health announced Monday, June 1.

The coronavirus pandemic and the onset of summer have posed the Kingman Area Food Bank with a number of hurdles, but come Thursday, June 4, the nonprofit organization will reopen its doors.

They were learning then and they're learning now.

All persons will be required to wear a mask, face covering or face shield when entering a court facility or probation office, according to an administrative order issued by Mohave County Superior Court Presiding Judge Charles W. Gurtler Jr. that took effect June 1.

Aaron is athletic and likes playing football, basketball and soccer or simply going for a walk.

An Arizona judge has rejected a plea deal for a man who used a homemade armored vehicle to block a highway bridge near the Hoover Dam in 2018.

The Black Lives Matter protest at Locomotive Park is going “very, very well,” according to Kingman Police Chief Rusty Cooper, who explained that while organizers are making every effort to keep the event peaceful, the National Guard will have a presence in Kingman this afternoon in case some wish to change the intent of the event into one of a more disturbing nature.

An adult age 30-39 is the youngest victim yet from the coronavirus in Mohave County.

Governor Doug Ducey today issued a statewide Declaration of Emergency, including putting in place a curfew starting at 8:00 p.m. tonight. The curfew is in effect from 8:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. and shall expire on Monday, June 8, at 5:00 a.m. unless further extended.

Shai Weaver and Naysha Rayn Powell of Kingman have organized a demonstration at Locomotive Park to protest the death of blacks at the hands of police officers in the United States.

Gov. Doug Ducey has issued a statewide Declaration of Emergency that is paired with a weeklong curfew of 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., and while both agencies have urged the public to go about their business safely, neither the Kingman Police Department nor the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office will enforce the curfew for typical residents going about their business.