Mohave County, Arizona, has rejected the idea of hand-counting ballots in the 2024 election, after the all-Republican Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 against the measure. The estimated cost of the hand-counting was over a million dollars, and the Board of Supervisors concluded that the results would be inaccurate. The decision was made despite initial push for hand-counting due to conspiracy theories about voting machines.
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A freight train derailed in western Arizona Wednesday evening, though it was initially believed to be carrying hazardous materials. It was later confirmed to be carrying corn syrup, and no injuries or spills were reported. The cause of the derailment is still under investigation, and it is not yet known which company the freight train belonged to.
On January 25, 2021, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office in Arizona announced that they had identified the woman found dead in the desert in 1971 as Colleen Audrey Rice. The sheriff's office had released a sketch of the woman in October 2021, which prompted members of the community to fund the DNA testing needed to identify her. The cause of death is still unknown, and the sheriff's office is asking anyone with information to contact them.