Month: June 2017

Temperatures aren’t the only things setting records in the region, APS says customers set an all-time record for electricity usage this week. The electricity company says customers used 7,350 megawatts of energy between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Tuesday evening. That usage exceeded the previous record set more than 10 years ago. With the heat

Un accidente fatal en el centro cobro la vida de dos menores de edad. Las autoridades dicen que el accidente de tráfico sigue bajo investigación. Un niño de 5 años y una adolescente de 16 murieron despues de que el carro el que viajaban se volcara sobre la carretera interestatal 8. “Lo que se sabe

The Humane Society of Imperial County received some much needed help this week. Two organizations from the San Diego area visited to help with the harsh conditions the animals are facing. Thrive Animal Rescue and Rescue Express braced the hot temperatures to lend a helping hand on Tuesday. 15 dogs and 4 kittens were taken

UPDATE: On June 21, 2017 at 9:54 p.m., 42 year old, Jacob Sharp who was identified as the driver was booked at the Yuma County Detention Center for Robbery. Dan Hallowell 40 years old, was identified as the subject who entered the bank, is currently at Yuma Regional Medical Center for undisclosed medical issues and

Deputies are investigating a fatal head-on crash. Yuma County Sheriff’s Office deputies say Belinda Elwood, 55, was unresponsive when emergency responders arrived. She was trapped inside the car and had to be extracted with the ‘jaws of life’. She was taken to Yuma Regional Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead. The crash happened

Una niña de 16 años y un niño de 5 años murieron en una volcadura el día de hoy. El accidente ocurrió poco despues de la 1 p.m. en la Interestatal 8 cerca del puente oeste de la SR-98 . Los oficiales de Patrulla de Caminos de California dicen que la conductora, Alexis Oceguera, de

A man was arrested after he allegedly took a cell phone and a speaker at knife point from another man. Officers say, Angel Felix Aguilar, 26, is suspected of pulling a knife on a man and demanding the man to give up his cell phone and a speaker, Wednesday morning. Aguilar took off, the victim

El propietario de un restaurante local multado por posesión ilegal de vida silvestre, dice que todo fue un gran error. Louies Wong dueño de la comida china Yum Yum en Calexico llego a un acuerdo en el caso por posesión ilegal de vida silvestre dentro de su restaurante. Wong dice que ahora tendrá que pagar

The owner of the Chinese food restaurant, Yum Yum, is speaking out after being fined for storing wildlife in his freezer. Louis Wong was featured on the front page of a local newspaper in Imperial Valley and is now speaking to News 11 to tell us his side of the story. “I have to pay

Yuma Police Department officers arrested a woman suspected of having drugs, paraphernalia and a weapon while on probation. Rubi Lopez Juarez was arrested on Tuesday afternoon for five felonies, according to the Yuma County Detention Center website.

La policía de Yuma está buscando a un hombre que es sospechoso de robar un banco local el miercoles a las 10:20 a.m. Los oficiales dicen que el hombre supuestamente entró a 1st Bank Yuma en la esquina de la Avenida Cuarta y Calle 28. Ellos dicen que el hombre se ve en el video

A 21-year-old woman is in custody after multiple police units respond to a suspicious suspect . The incident happened shortly after 1:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Police vehicles rushed to a residential alley near 1st street and 20th avenue in response to a warrant and felony arrest. According to the Yuma Police, the suspect Ruby Lopez,

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office has announced the death of one of their retired K-9’s. YCSO said, “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of retired Yuma County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Paris on Tuesday, June 20, 2017. K-9 Paris was a sable and black in color male German Shepherd, born January 5,

A car crash sent a woman and two 19-year-old men to the hospital after two cars ran into each other hear-on. Somerton/Cocopah Fire Department officials say the crash happened on Somerton Avenue near County 14 1/4 at around 3:47 p.m. A witness said the two 19 year olds were heading north when the pick-up truck

The Salvation Army will be out serving water and snacks from 1 p.m – 2 p.m. at Heat Relief Sites any time temperatures go over 100 degrees. They will also have mobile cooling buses for those in need of heat relief. The Salvation Army will also have two cooling stations where individuals can cool down

Day 3 of excessive heat has delivered record breaking heat to most of the Desert Southwest! Yuma reached 120 degrees on June 20th for the 1st time in recorded history, beating the record of 116 set back in 2008. Meanwhile, El Centro also topped it’s daytime high record for this day; also reaching 120 degrees.