BISBEE, AZ — A small fire broke out Friday morning at the Cochise County Jail after a door motor malfunctioned. It happened just after 9 a.m. on October 17. Smoke spread into nearby hallways, ...

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (KGUN) — Cochise County is wrapping up its public meetings for its proposed jail district, which includes a half-cent increase to the area's sales tax. The county held a meeting in ...

Cochise County voters narrowly approved a half-cent sales tax to construct a new jail facility. The vote mirrors a previous 2023 election that was invalidated by a court challenge that alleged voter ...

COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. (KVOA) - A voter approved sales tax to fund a new jail in Cochise County could soon be stopped in its tracks after a proposed settlement to end litigation. On Friday, the County ...

BISBEE, Ariz. (KVOA) - Cochise County Superior Court Visiting Judge Michael Latham has approved a motion to dismiss the lawsuit regarding the county's jail district, paving the way for a new election ...

The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said Ayla Adams and Fabian Barquez-Martinez were wanted on felony warrants.

Cochise County officials want to re-do a 2023 election on a tax hike to fund a new jail. A court ruled the county disenfranchised almost 11,000 inactive voters voters by not sending them ballots. The ...

The Sierra Vista Police Department, the Cochise County Sheriff's Office and the Benson Police Department have formed a ...

Cochise County will hold a new election this fall asking voters to levy a tax to fund a new jail, after a previous election was deemed invalid. The May 2023 election, which approved the tax, was ...

A man accused of attacking his sister with a knife then stealing her car is in the Pima County jail on $1 million bond and is awaiting transfer to the Cochise County jail. Timothy Vernon Clark, 40, ...