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Missing person found deceased

BULLHEAD CITY – Positive identification by the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office of a body discovered in Bullhead City figures prominently in a missing person case. Bullhead City police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said Craig Mitchell was reported missing April 19, four days after a concerned friend reported he had not returned after running out of gas and attempting to walk to Adobe Rd. to secure fuel. A search failed to locate Mitchell, 63, Bullhead City, but his body was found along a wash within the original search area on Monday May 6.  Fromelt said positive identification was achieved Wednesday, May…

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China and US resume cooperation on deportation as Chinese immigrants rush in from southern border

WASHINGTON (AP) — Beijing and Washington have quietly resumed cooperation on the deportation of Chinese immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, as the two countries are reestablishing and widening contacts following their leaders’ meeting in California late last year. After China suspended cooperation in August 2022, the United States saw a drastic surge in the number of Chinese immigrants entering the country illegally from Mexico. U.S. border officials arrested more than 37,000 Chinese nationals on the southern border in 2023, 10 times the number during the previous year, further exacerbating tensions over immigration going into the presidential election. In…

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Avila extradited to face charges in 2022 double homicide

KINGMAN – The arraignment of defendants in criminal court proceedings is most commonly mundane, ministerial and uneventful. It was no different when Daniel Avila finally made his first local court appearance on May 16, nearly two years after he allegedly killed a Kingman area couple. Avila, 26, El Mirage, faces prosecution for the June 27, 2022 shooting deaths of Retta Atkins, 73, also known as the “Gold Lady”, and Darren VanHouten, 50, at their home on the backside of the Hualapai Mountains from Kingman. Eerie surveillance system video from their residence in the 2900 block of Dilligaf Road reveals a subject…

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Bullhead City gears up for Summer Camp

BULLHEAD CITY– Bullhead City is gearing up to host its annual Summer Camp Series, and time is running out for parents to register their kids. The Summer Camp Series, which runs from May 28 to June 28, offers over 30 different camp options catering to a wide range of children’s interests, including sports, science, art, performing arts, culinary arts, and more. “We’ve brought back last year’s Summer Camp Series and made it even better,” exclaimed Bullhead City Senior Recreation Supervisor Claire Adams. “Our most popular camps are back, including Track and Field camp, Theater Camp, Soccer Camps, and more. We’re also…

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Wellington takes plea in traffic fatality case

KINGMAN – A Kingman woman faces more than a decade behind bars after pleading guilty in a deadly traffic accident on Thursday, May 16. Liana Wellington, 35, will be convicted of manslaughter and aggravated driving while impaired. Authorities said Wellington was speeding and intoxicated when the Nissan Altima she was operating struck a Kia Soul that was turning right on Highway 68 in Golden Valley on Dec. 27, 2023. The driver of the Kia, Warren Hutchinson, 81, was fatally injured. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Jacob Cote told Judge Doug Camacho that Wellington was speeding at about 96 miles per hour just…

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NDOW, NPS offer safe boating media opportunity at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Wednesday, May 22

BOULDER CITY, Nev. – With the Memorial Day Weekend fast approaching, the Nevada Department of Wildlife and the National Park Service are hosting a media event at Lake Mead National Recreation Area on Wednesday, May 22, to talk about summer safety, boating and water safety. Members of the media are invited to an on-the-water ride-along with NDOW game wardens or NPS Rangers. This event is held in conjunction with National Safe Boating Week, which runs from May 18-24. The week is part of a national campaign that partners state and federal agencies to promote safe boating during the week leading…

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