Month: March 2017

A wildlife park in northern Arizona is on lockdown as Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies search for a suspect who allegedly fired shots at law enforcement who were chasing him. Authorities say John Freeman has a warrant for his arrest out of Kingman and should be considered armed and dangerous. A sheriff’s deputy tried to stop

13 On Your Side wants to know your thoughts: Leggings have gone from being gym wear to becoming modern comfort attire to be worn anywhere and everywhere. But, the garment caused a stir over the weekend as two teenage girls were pulled out of line by an attendant at a Denver airport. Passengers were infuriated

The Yuma Fire Department is investigating three fires they believe were intentionally set. YFD said Monday at about 3 am, a large fire was reported to be endangering a home in the 2800 block of West 31st Place. Arriving personnel found a pile of trash and two bushes burning next to an Arizona Public Service

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is seeking funding for 97 new positions across state government in apparent contrast to his plans for a hiring freeze. The Arizona Capitol Times reports that Ducey implemented the state government hiring freeze shortly after taking office in 2015 and said it saved Arizona $21 million last year. Ducey’s most recent

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers conducting outbound inspections at Arizona’s Port of San Luis arrested a Mexican national Thursday after finding unreported U.S. currency hidden inside of tortilla dough. Officers said they referred a 54-year-old Mexican man for a further search of his Honda van Thursday afternoon and found $54,000 in unreported U.S. currency

13 On Your Side wants to know your thoughts: It’s considered one of President Donald J. Trump’s more popular platforms, the desolation of the Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare. The GOP health care bill dubbed the American Health Care Act promises to fix the issues with its predecessor. The American Health Care Act

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said a 35-year-old Brawley woman is facing felony child molestation charges in Imperial County Superior Court after admitting she molested multiple children while broadcasting the acts via webcam to a male counterpart in Florida. Diane Christina Deveaux was taken into custody February 13 at her residence after investigators with the

In times of disaster many families are left with the mess to clean up. That’s something the American Red Cross of Yuma is striving to help with. They’ve helped 27 displaced families just this year, providing shelter and supplies free of charge. Along with helping families get back on their feet they also assisted 420

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Calexico downtown port of entry arrested a man wanted in San Diego County for lewd acts with a minor. Officers say, Felix Barraza, 37, applied to enter the U.S. when officers scanned his finger prints. The information revealed that Barraza was a wanted man. “Working with

California corrections officials say they are adopting new sentencing rules that aim to trim the state prison population by nearly 9,500 inmates after four years. The regulations released Friday include steps like reducing sentences up to six months for earning a college degree and by up to a month each year for participating in self-help

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants to bar Latinos who were illegally detained in his signature immigration patrols from testifying at his trial next month on a criminal contempt-of-court charge. Lawyers for Arpaio said in a court filing Friday that allowing such victim testimony at his April 25 trial would prejudice their client and be irrelevant

A lawyer who once represented former Sheriff Joe Arpaio in a racial profiling case is resisting a subpoena to testify in the lawman’s criminal contempt-of-court case. Attorney Tim Casey contends in a filing that the testimony that prosecutors will seek from him is protected by attorney-client privilege. The former sheriff faces an April 25 contempt