Wendy Luevano is one of several El Centro downtown business owners concerned about a possible Main Street project. “There’s a company that wants to put a halfway house with the worst of the worst being, i guess, to reform them, right on the corner of sixth and main. Do we want it here on main
Continue ReadingPaintings on the wall, jewelry and eccentric centerpieces are all part of the new art gallery located on Second Avenue. The Littlewood Fine Arts and Community Gallery is now open to the public. The gallery features art belonging to 25 artists who are both, children and adults. The president and founder of the gallery said
Continue ReadingLaw enforcement says it starts with a phone call–sometimes an email–from someone saying they’re a representative from the IRS, electricity company APS, or even Microsoft. Authorities say these ‘so-called representatives’ are actually scammers.
Continue ReadingA woman and her two children traveling in a pick-up truck crashed into a man driving a sedan car. Somerton – Cocopah Fire Department (SCFD) officials say the 65-year-old man was driving a Subaru Legacy when he was t-boned by the 25-year-old woman driving the Chevrolet Silverado. SCFD officials were called out to the crash
Continue ReadingA 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 the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. Namco USA, an entertainment provider throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, was handed the keys Wednesday by former owner Becky
Continue ReadingEl impactante video de un carro atorado en la parte trasera de un tráiler en una autopista del condado de San Bernardino, California a llamada la atención de millones de personas. Al parecer el conductor del tráiler llevaba una carga desde el Valle Imperial. El video compartido vía Facebook por Brian Steimke ha ganado más
Continue ReadingThe 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 Pete Edward Maestas, was pulling a trailer from Imperial Valley, but is employed with Mike Lowery Trucking out of Bakersfield, California. News 11’s Nico Payne
Continue Reading13 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, Russia has been making its presence known. In recent weeks Russian patrol planes, bombers and spy ships have been spotted near the Alaskan coastline; although not uncommon, fighters from the
Continue ReadingLas 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 departamentos del Valle Imperial respondieron al quemazón de tres alarmas la mañana del jueves. Bomberos respondieron a una casa ubicada en los números 735 de la calle
Continue ReadingFirefighters 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 abandoned home before it spread to nearby apartments, but the investigation is ongoing. The fire broke out shortly after 9 a.m., when our news crew arrived on scene various
Continue ReadingThe 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 located at First Southern Baptist Church, located at 11711 William Street in Wellton. It will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. According to Town Administrators: “Prop
Continue ReadingThere was good news and challenging news for Calexico at this Wednesday evening State of the City address delivered by Mayor Armando Real. He said it’s the year of construction. “There are very many exciting new developments happening in the city of Calexico and in our county. And I’m very excited to share with you
Continue ReadingPolice 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) officers say they originally pulled over the driver of the Ford Raptor truck for speeding on Highway 111 near McCabe Road on Tuesday. Officers say they noticed the driver was
Continue ReadingUna 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 Armenta Zavala, quien según por faltar a una aparición en corte ahora sera deportada. La mujer solo tiene menos del mes para regresar a Mexico. “Me dijeron que
Continue ReadingToday local law enforcement from across the desert southwest came together to do a public service announcement targeted at drunk driving. YCSO, YPD, Somerton and San Luis PD were all in attendance. Sergeant Lori Franklin of YPD, gives us some Yuma drunk driving statistics as well as explains why they felt they the need to
Continue ReadingIncendio 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 las 2:45 p.m en Fortuna y Avenida 14 E. A fortunadamente no habia nadie dentro de la casa cuando esto sucedio. Los Bomberos esperan controlar el fuego en
Continue ReadingA 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 Namco. The new owner, Hitoshi Yoshida, president and CEO of Namco USA,plans to open the park by Memorial Day weekend. Namco is known for creating classic
Continue ReadingRural-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 area of Maria de Fortuna and Avenue 14 E. Officials say the house was empty when the fire started. The plume of smoke can be seen from miles away.
Continue ReadingThe 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 local): 2:30 p.m. The father of a 15-year-old Tennessee girl who disappeared with her teacher more than a month ago says he is overjoyed that his daughter has been
Continue ReadingA 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 called out to Fourth Avenue and West 19th Street shortly before 2 p.m. Part of Fourth Avenue was blocked off due to investigators working the scene. The motorcyclist was mobile and
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