Month: April 2017

Residents of Yuma may finally see some of the construction on 4th ave come to an end. The construction that started over a year ago is said to be the biggest construction overhaul Yuma has seen in almost 10 years. Dave Nash, the Public Affairs Officer of Yuma explains what locals can expect to see

California State Assembly member Eduardo Garcia recognized a Holocaust survivor at the 56th Assembly Districts’ Holocaust Survivor Honoree. Yoka Brouwer, Desert Hot Springs resident, was chosen for her distinguished community advocacy and dedicated efforts to inspire local students, according to Garcia. “It is with utmost importance that we continue to honor and preserve the valiant

U.S. Border Patrol agents found 50 pounds of cocaine during a traffic stop. Agents say two men, who were in the country illegally, were traveling in a Nissan Sentra on Interstate 10 near Neighbors, Arizona, on Friday. Agents found 22 packages of cocaine with an estimated street value of about $566,000 hidden within the car.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, within three years of being released from prison one in three former inmates will return to prison. The inmate fire program hopes to change those numbers as they work with inmates to become fire fighters. “They get firefighting experience they get the training that is needed and they

13 On Your Side wants to know your thoughts: The United States of America is torn between those who want to preserve the country’s history and those that believe keeping certain relics that praise a negative period in our nation’s history causes more harm than good. In the cover of darkness the City of New

State officials are launching a campaign to encourage Arizona residents and visitors to take steps to counter the spread of Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that can cause devastating birth defects in pregnant women. The Department of Health Sciences says it wants to build awareness about precautions such as removing standing water around homes, using insect

A new study shows the number of immigrants in the U.S. illegally has fallen to 11 million since 2009, largely because of a drop-off in the number of Mexicans without legal status. The Pew Research Center reports Tuesday there were about 11.3 million immigrants in the country illegally in 2009. The study is based on

The City of Yuma Police Department is conducting an impaired driving detail for the Cinco de Mayo weekend. The detail runs from Thursday, May 4 through Saturday, May 6. Additional officers will be used to rove city streets looking to stop and arrest drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs. These DUI patrols are,

Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents working at the immigration checkpoint on State Route 86, near Three Points, Ariz. stopped a human smuggling load last week. Agents stopped a Chevrolet Impala with two visible occupants and obtained permission from the driver to search the vehicle last Friday. As a result, the agent discovered two Mexican nationals

La posible apertura de una vivienda de transición en la Calle Main de El Centro tiene a muchos propietarios de negocios hablando en contra de la posible adición a la zona. El sitio propuesto para la vivienda de transición es en la esquina de la Calle Sexta y Main de El Centro. La mayoría de

Spread The Love Charity organized Saturday’s 2nd Annual Carne Asada Cook-Off event at Starks Field in El Centro. They raised money to continue feeding the homeless. Nine cooking teams competed to win first place and $1,000. Hundreds of families and friends made a celebration of the event. Over 30 vendors distributed public information or offered

The USNS Yuma has been officially delivered to the Navy by Austal USA. Austal and Navy officials met on deck to sign the final documentation for the ship to be delivered on Friday. The 338-foot long Yuma is made of aluminum. It is able to transport 600 tons, 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed

13 On Your Side wants to know your thoughts: For the past two months House Bill 2436 has been waiting for approval from the Arizona Senate; back in February the House voted to fund a memorial remembering the survivors and victims of the 2011 Tucson shooting. With the session ending the Senate will not be

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