Month: January 2018

Sheriff Deputies blocked off an entire block between County 15th and County 16th Sunday evening. Resting just north of the County 16th/Avenue 3E intersection was a small passenger car with it’s passenger door ajar. According to a Rural Metro representative an accident happened Sunday evening involving a passenger car and one of their fire engines.

To some it’s a passion and to others it’s an addiction; but regardless of why you choose to devote your free time to fixing, restoring or customizing a vehicle there’s always someone that wants to check it out. The “car show” is the perfect place to show off your accomplishments and maybe even inspire other

UPDATE (Monday, January 8, 2018): The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office said Belem Mata was found to be in good health Saturday night. Agents with the Calexico Port of Entry made contact with Mata. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A 53-year-old Yuma woman has been reported missing after leaving her home Thursday at around 4:00 p.m. to visit family

Una residencia fue blanco de una invasión de hogar y un robo a mano armada el viernes por la noche cuando un sospechoso ingresó ala casa. La policía de Yuma sigue buscando al sospechoso. Sucedió alrededor de las 11:00 p.m en el bloque 600 de la avenida sur 20, dijeron los oficiales de policía. Según

A 25-year-old teacher is now behind bars suspected of murdering a mother outside a Somerton shopping plaza. Oscar Quintero was seen Thursday morning via webcam at the Somerton-San Luis Justice Court. He is accused of murdering 24-year-old Clarissa Medina and attempting to murder 22-year-old Hugo Ponce Verdugo who is now in critical condition at a

On Saturday, January 6 , 2018 at approximately 8:38 p.m., Agents with the Calexico Port of Entry made contact with Mrs. Mata and she was found to be in good health. ORIGINAL: A 53-year-old Yuma woman has been reported missing after leaving her home Thursday at around 4:00 p.m. to visit family in Mexico and

Drivers making their way into California the first week of the new year were greeted by a fake sign that read, “Official Sanctuary State! Felons, Illegals and MS13 Welcome! Democrats Need The Votes!” One of the signs was placed along the SB 15 Freeway at the California-Nevada border. There were reports of a sign at

A Yuma family is mourning the loss of their two-year-old child, after he died following a dental appointment in Yuma last December. ABC 15 in Phoenix spoke with Zion Gastelum’s uncle, who said that on December 16 the child’s parents took him to Kool Smiles in Yuma, to get a crown and a filling. What

A residence was the target of a home invasion and armed robbery Friday night when a suspect made their way inside a home. Yuma Police are still looking for the suspect. It happened around 11:00 p.m. in the 600 Block of S. 20th Avenue, police officials said. According to police, the suspect forced their way

Customs and Border Protection responded to allegations of abuse of authority. CBP said this week in a statement that the incident on Sunday night, December 17th, at the Calexico Downtown Port of Entry. Marco Castellanos was suspected of using his cell phone to record officers doing their job. CBP issued this statement: “When the man

Ya van ocho abogados asesinados en la entidad ademas de dos desaparecidos en los ltimos cuarto aos. Dos en Tijuana, uno en Ensenada y cinco en Mexicali, de los cuales tan solo se ha resuelto un caso por parte de la Procuradura General de Justicia del Estado. El caso ms reciente se suscito en el

The E. Coli outbreak has developed in 13 states and Arizona is not one of them, but with Yuma being the capital of the lettuce world, the question remains should we worry? The thirteen states affected by E. Coli are California, New York, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont and

U.S. Customs and Border Protection está buscando solicitantes interesados en unirse a su Oficina de Operaciones de Campo. Habrá una feria de trabajo el viernes 12 de enero en el Goodwill Career Center, ubicado en 3097 S. 8th Ave., de 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. En el evento, puede informarse sobre las oportunidades que ofrece

Una mujer de Yuma de 53 años ha sido reportada como desaparecida despues de salir de su casa el jueves alrededor de las 4:00 p.m. para visitar a familia en Mexico y nunca llegar a su destino. La Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Yuma (YCSO) recibió informes de la desaparición de Belem Mata el