Month: April 2017

Calexico Police Detective Armando Orozco had been looking for a suspect for almost three weeks. When he looked out his office window on Wednesday morning and saw the suspect sitting at Rockwood Park right in front of him he almost couldn’t believe his eyes. “He was sitting at the kiosk across the street,” Orozco said.

Yuma residents are voicing their concerns regarding Thursday’s U.S. attack on ISIS. Many locals shared that they actually had no idea the bombing occurred. For some that were aware of the incident, they shared their support for the attack, stating that partisan beliefs aside, they think it was a necessary move. Other residents say they

The defense continues casting doubt on the prosecution’s allegations that Preston Strong murdered the family of six in day 23 of the La Mesa Street Murders Trial. The defense called another neighbor to the stand on Tuesday. Rosendo Padilla Flores took the stand telling the jury that he lived three houses down the street from

“They say it’s really comfortable kind of soothing, really warm, and I think we’re kind of a happy place.” The “happy place” that was once an old barn. Sally has seen it transform into a desert destination. “We started out serving flowers and produce, and then we kind of evolved into a one of a

The Desert Hills Golf Course is expected to have losses of $585,319 for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. Adding a budget deficit of $139,894 from previous years, the golf course is expected to be $725,213 in the red by June 30th. Therefore, the City of Yuma is planning on giving the golf course $500,000 to get

Firefighters believe a blaze in Yuma was intentionally set. The Yuma Fire Department said on Wednesday shortly after 2 a.m. firefighters responded to the 1000 Block of the Thacker Ditch (west of Avenue B). First arriving YFD personnel said they found several trees and underbrush on fire; an area roughly 200 feet by 15 feet.

City of Imperial resident Frank Partida was unemployed 10 years ago. So, he created a small business and gave himself a job. He said at first it was overwhelming. “I didn’t know about a fictitious business name, opening an account with a bank. Registering with the state of California, getting a seller’s permit,” Partida said.

As the scorching summer months are among Yuma, so is the time of year where the city’s homeless are in need of support. On Wednesday, Crossroads Mission prepared for Yuma’s summer months by helping those in need. Homeless people who often seek shelter at the mission said surviving a summer without the mission’s assistance would

Federal, state and local public safety entities came together Wednesday afternoon for training provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on defeating oil spills. Public safety agencies at the local level would be first on scene, so officials say combining resources is key to combating a hazardous incident such as an oil spill. The U.S.

Every year, MCAS of Yuma does an exercise called the long-range raid and this year the plan was to have the KC-130 Hercules carry out the mission. The long-range raid is an operation where WTI students are able to hone in on their planning and execution skills. It is meant to train students as if

Firefighters were called to a residential fire located in the outskirts of Holtville shortly after noon today. News 11’s Nico Payne and our camera crew were first on scene as first responders battled the blaze. The fire was located on Verde School Road just outside of Holtville. When our team arrived firefighters were putting out

When you call 9-1-1, the first line of communication is your local dispatcher. Dispatchers are being recognized as part national public safety telecommunicators week and we got an inside look to a job where one phone call can depend on a person’s life. “It can definitely be a difficult job at times especially when you