El Centro downtown merchants reject halfway house project
Wendy Luevano is one of several El Centro downtown business owners concerned about a possible Main Street project. “There’s a company…
Continue ReadingMonth: April 2017
Local art gallery hosts grand opening
Paintings on the wall, jewelry and eccentric centerpieces are all part of the new art gallery located on Second Avenue. The Littlewood Fine Arts and…
Continue ReadingScammers pretend to be IRS and APS, demand thousands in payment
Law enforcement says it starts with a phone call–sometimes an email–from someone saying they’re a representative from the IRS,…
Continue ReadingMother and two children crash into senior citizen
A woman and her two children traveling in a pick-up truck crashed into a man driving a sedan car. Somerton – Cocopah Fire Department (SCFD)…
Continue ReadingZ Fun Factory, Waylon’s Water World new ownership to honor all current unexpired season passes
A popular water park attraction in Yuma is making a return just in time for the desert heat. The amusement facility is scheduled to have a soft open…
Continue ReadingGrimmway Farms dice que el conductor de trailer en video impactante no es local
El impactante video de un carro atorado en la parte trasera de un tráiler en una autopista del condado de San Bernardino, California a llamada…
Continue ReadingSemi-truck driver in Cajon Pass incident was leaving Imperial Valley
The video of a semi-truck dragging a car behind it on the Cajon Pass has more the 5.5 million views on Facebook. The driver of the semi, 62 year old…
Continue ReadingTopic of the Day: Russia Playing Cat and Mouse Game
13 On Your Side wants to know your thoughts: It’s not uncommon for allies to be in international waters near each others borders; but lately,…
Continue ReadingIncendio de tres alarmas en El Centro
Las llamas de un incendio acabaron con una casa en El Centro y pusieron a por lo menos otras cinco en riesgo . Equipos de bomberos de diferentes…
Continue ReadingFire crews battle 3-Alarm fire; no injuries reported
Firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire on 700 block of Olive Avenue in El Centro earlier this morning. The fire appears to have started in an…
Continue ReadingProperty tax proposal not sitting well in Wellton
The Town of Wellton is proposing a new property tax. A special election will be held on May 16, 2017 for proposition 410. The polling place is…
Continue ReadingCalexico will invest quarter of a billion dollars in infrastructure
There was good news and challenging news for Calexico at this Wednesday evening State of the City address delivered by Mayor Armando Real. He said…
Continue ReadingPolice find $1M inside spare tire during traffic stop
Police officers say they found $1 million hidden inside the spare tire of a pick-up truck during a traffic stop. El Centro Police Department (ECPD)…
Continue ReadingMujer local es deportada por faltar a una aparicin en corte
Una mujer local quien ha estado en el país por tan solo un año fue deportada el 15 de abril. El caso se trata de Isela Guadalupe…
Continue ReadingLocal law enforcement takes part in drunk driving PSA
Today local law enforcement from across the desert southwest came together to do a public service announcement targeted at drunk driving. YCSO, YPD,…
Continue ReadingIncendio en Foothills
Incendio en una casa entre fortuna y la avenida 14 E. Esto de acuerdo a los funcionarios del Departamento de Bomberos, recibio una llamada a eso de…
Continue ReadingNamco new owners of Z Fun Factory, reopening this Summer
A popular amusement-water park in Yuma is making a return just in time for summer. The Z Fun Factory and Waylons Water World in Yuma has been sold to…
Continue ReadingRural-Metro crews battle house fire
Rural-Metro firefighters are currently battling a house fire in the Foothills area of the city. Fire crews were called out at around 2:45 p.m. to the…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: Father of Tennessee girl says he is overjoyed
The Latest on a 15-year-old Tennessee girl who disappeared with her teacher more than a month ago and has been found safe in California (all times…
Continue ReadingMotorcyclist ends up under car in crash
A motorcyclist ended up under a car during a two-car crash on Fourth Avenue. Yuma Police Department, Yuma Fire Department and Rural-Metro were all…
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