A luz del fin de semana del día de las madres les compartimos la historia de “Eli” un niño de dos años quien a su corta edad sufre de una enfermedad renal por lo que necesita un trasplante de riñón, el cual será donado por su propia madre. Eli nació con una obstrucción en la
Continue ReadingYUMA, Ariz. – We’ve compiled a timeline of the events that happened on June 24, 2005, in what is now known as the La Mesa Street Murders. Some of the pictures you’re seeing in this timeline have never been used until today. Join us for a special edition of our newscast this Friday at 6
Continue ReadingEl Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Highway 86 checkpoint said they arrested a woman suspected of smuggling cocaine in her luggage on Thursday afternoon. Agents said the incident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m., after an 18-year-old woman approached the checkpoint as a passenger on a commercial bus. A Border Patrol detection canine
Continue ReadingThe Arizona Supreme Court said it has appointed Judge David M. Haws to the post of Presiding Judge for Yuma County. He succeeded Presiding Judge Maria Elena Cruz, who was selected to serve on Division One of the Arizona Court of Appeals and began earlier this week. The Presiding Judge has administrative authority over all
Continue ReadingThe forum on Thursday gave 3 Imperial Irrigation District Division 1 Director candidates a chance to share their views. Candidate Tony Gallegos was not present. Candidate Juanita Salas opened the forum by sharing a little about her background. “I’m the daughter of three generations of farm workers here in Imperial Valley. I was born in
Continue ReadingThe Yuma Fire Department held an annual canal rescue training on Wednesday. According to firefighters, they respond to 3-4 rescues a year. While they aren’t common, Mike Erfert with the Yuma Fire Department said the training is essential. Aaron Wonders, a firefighter with YFD said canal rescues are known as “high risk, low frequency” scenarios.
Continue ReadingThe Imperial Valley Continuum of Care Council held a press briefing Thursday morning to discuss the status on the 2017 Imperial County Point-in-Time Count. The survey is on homelessness in Imperial County and this year’s results show a big increase. News 11’s Nico Payne was at the briefing and will have full report from El
Continue ReadingThe Yuma Police Department is investigating an armed robbery. Officers said they responded to Camelot Apartments located at 1325 S. Haupt Avenue, Wednesday at 11:40 p.m. The initial investigation showed a man was in the process of burglarizing a vehicle, when he was confronted by the owner of the vehicle. The suspect displayed a handgun
Continue ReadingThe Yuma Police Department tells us the driver of a YCAT bus failed to stop at a red light, causing a crash Wednesday afternoon. Sergeant Lori Franklin with YPD says,”At the same time there’s a Toyota truck that was northbound on 5E trying to turn left on 32nd Street. He did have the green light
Continue ReadingArizona will soon have mandatory paid sick leave for state employees. The law takes effect on July 1st and comes from proposition 206 that increased the minimum wage in Arizona. This affects nearly everyone in the state’s workforce. John Courtis, the Executive Director for Yuma’s Chamber of Commerce gives more details on the logistics of
Continue ReadingUn residente de los apartamentos Camelot es la victima más reciente de un robo a mano armada. El incidente sucedió el miercoles en la noche alrededor de las 11:40 p.m. en la parte trasera de los apartamentos. “Salio el dueño de un vehículo y miro a un hombre que estaba en proceso de robar del
Continue ReadingLa escuela primaria de Desert View en San Luis, Arizona premio a sus maestros por su esfuerzo en esta semana del maestro. Desert View recibió 69 tarjetas de regalo comenzando de $5 hasta $25, de negocios como Famous Dave’s, Master Glass, Galeria Cafe, entre otros. Tambien había premios por parte de compañías de carro para
Continue ReadingGov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation providing lawsuit protections for people who break into cars to rescue children or pets. Ducey signed House Bill 2494 sponsored by Republican Sen. John Kavanagh Thursday. The governor said in a written statement the measure will protect good Samaritans who take action to save children or pets and sends
Continue Reading13 On Your Side wants to know your thoughts: A Michigan police officer is suing his city for stress and medical complications he suffered by the hands of his fellow officers. According to reports Sergeant Cleon Brown, a 19-year veteran of the Hastings Police Department filed the suit after months of bullying. According to Brown’s
Continue ReadingThe California Department of Motor Vehicles has new requirements for commercial drivers that begin Wednesday. The DMV will now require certain drivers to provide proof of California Residency as well as proof of legal presence. The drivers that will have to abide by the new requirements are commercial drivers and drivers that are hired for
Continue ReadingA country music radio station in a small Arizona community that aired a public service announcement for two years telling people how to hide potential evidence in child pornography cases has stopped after advertisers received threats. KAVV-FM owner Paul Lotsof says he does not like child pornography but created the announcement because he thinks Arizona’s
Continue ReadingThe Arizona Legislature has adjourned its 2017 session after an unusual nine-hour day that ended just before nightfall and saw about 15 bills sent to the governor in a final push. The session ended Wednesday after Republican lawmakers focused on giving tax breaks to corporate interests to drive economic development in the state. The Legislature
Continue ReadingThe Department of Community Development in Yuma has come up with a plan to help develop the vacant lots and abandoned building around town. It’s called an infill incentive plan and the purpose is to address the vacancy we see in the downtown area of Yuma. There are several lots that once had businesses on
Continue ReadingUPDATE: May 10, 2017, 10:55 p.m. PST This story has been updated to include time officials lifted the evacuation order. A bomb threat prompted evacuations at the Yuma County Juvenile Justice Center–displacing at least 100 Aztec High School students and about another hundred employees from the Justice Center Administration building. Officials say their reception area
Continue ReadingCon las temperaturas cálidas de verano en Yuma, muchos se preguntan cuales son las medidas apropiadas en cuanto a los niños y mascotas que dejan dentro de los vehículos. Arizona y California son unos de los 17 estados que no permiten dejar a los perros dentro de los carros cuando las temperaturas son altas. Las
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