Month: January 2018

Un vehículo termina en el porche de una casa local despues de que se volcó. El incidente sucedió alrededor de las 7:48 a.m., el departamento de bomberos de Somerton Cocopah respondieron a la escena por la Avenida F y el Condado 19 y 1/2. La conductora del auto, una mujer de 23 años de edad,

Voluntarios de la Cruz Roja Americana del Sur de Arizona están trabajando con funcionarios locales despues de que un gran edificio de apartamentos en construcción ardiera en llamas esta mañana. Se cree que el gran incendio ha afectado al menos a una docena de hogares vecinos en el área. APS está trabajando para restablecer la

On Saturday, January 27 , 2018 at approximately 5:27 p.m., the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a two vehicle injury collision at the intersection of South Frontage Road and Mesa Avenue Yuma, AZ. The initial investigation revealed that a grey 2016 Buick Encore was traveling northbound on Mesa Avenue when it

Yuma Police said they are looking for several suspects who robbed a Circle K store in Yuma Saturday morning. Yuma Police officials said that the armed robbery happened at 1:10 a.m., responding to a call at the Circle K store located at 2409 S. 8th Avenue. Officers said that two suspects were armed, another stole

Border Patrol agents arrested three teenagers for smuggling methamphetamine at the Highway 86 checkpoint Thursday morning. At around 10:50 a.m., a commercial bus pulled into the checkpoint where it was directed to secondary inspection. An agent identified a man who admitted to having a fake social security card which he obtained off the internet. During

A New Jersey father of five whose “In Need Of Kidney” T-shirt went viral has received a life-saving transplant from a complete stranger. Robert Leibowitz says Friday that he’s “walking on clouds” after undergoing the procedure in a New York hospital last week. The 60-year-old Leibowitz says his advertising background and the roughly decade-long waiting

YRMC’s Cancer Center is one of Yuma’s most prominent and architecturally advanced buildings in town and recently it has earned positive feedback from an annual assessment. The facility that has been helping thousands all across the desert southwest since it’s opening in 2014, has earned a quality care re-certification by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative.

History became alive at the Imperial Valley Home School Academy Friday morning. Over 60 students gave life to personalities in history, deceased or not. There were presidents, war heroes, doctors, inventors, celebrities, and even one student’s grandfather who said he’s still very much alive. School officials said it’s a way to make history fun and

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating an armed robbery that happened at Ace Liquor Store located at 2698 E. Highway 95 at around 6:21 p.m. Thursday. Deputies learned that an unknown male suspect wearing a black hooded sweater or jacket with a handgun entered the store, approached the clerk and demanded money. The

Jared Elkins, the Yuma police officer accused of raping an intoxicated woman in San Diego in September 2017 has resigned, according to Yuma Police. The seven-year veteran had been on paid administrative leave up until now. The 33-year-old accused of sexual assault, totaling eight felonies, was off-duty at the time. The now-former YPD officer will

Jared Elkins, el oficial de policía de Yuma acusado de violar a una mujer intoxicada en San Diego en septiembre del 2017, renunció, según la policía de Yuma. El veterano de siete años había estado bajo licencia administrativa pagada hasta ahora. El acusado de asalto sexual de 33 años, que sumaba ocho delitos, estaba fuera

A Calexico man who is almost 70-years-old was arrested for sexually abusing his dog last year. He is facing animal cruelty charges but is not being held in custody because the charges are minor offenses. Calexico residents are frightened by the alleged acts of 69-year-old Carlos Rangel. Out of fear, some prefer to remain anonymous.