Month: February 2018

Firefighters battled a blaze at a commercial structure in Holtville Thursday night. The Holtville Fire Department said the fire started behind the 7-11 convenience store in the 500 Block of Pine Ave. just before 10 p.m. The fire chief said it could have originated from a panel, but they’re still looking into exactly what caused

Two local people are dead after a fatal crash at a bridge. California Highway Patrol (CHP) said two people died after a collision with a bridge guardrail on Interstate 8 on Monday evening at Boulder Creek Bridge, near In-Ko-Pah Park Road. CHP said a Nissan Altima hit the guardrail, flipped on its roof and skidded

The Republican precinct committeemen and women of Legislative District 13 in Yuma nominated three people Thursday night to fill the Arizona State House seat former Rep. Don Shooter was expelled from last week. The house voted to expel Shooter from the state legislature for allegedly sexually harassing multiple women. The precinct committeemen were required by

The National Council for Home Safety and Security has named San Luis the 4th safest city in Arizona, according to crime statistics by the FBI. San Luis has ranked in the top ten safest cities in Arizona for the past three consecutive years, in 2016 and 2017 by SafeWise. Significant factors are low crime rates

U.S. Air Force Airman Emmanuel Garcia Medina graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. Garcia Medina completed an intensive, eight-week program that includes training in military discipline and studies, AirForce core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. With completing basic training, Garcia Medina also earned four

Subscribers of Charter Spectrum cable in Yuma have been without local coverage of NBC and CBS since last Friday. Now the city is demanding that Spectrum provide a credit to those customers. The stations are owned by Blackhawk Broadcasting and operated by the News-Press and Gazette Company, owner of KECY-TV. On February 1st, Spectrum dropped

Autoridades de salud de Mexicali y Baja California informaron sobre la alta presencia de mosquitos transmisores del dengue en dos colonias, por lo que exhortaron a ciudadanos a extremar precauciones. Aunque el otoño es la epoca ideal para la presencia de este mosquito, la alta presencia de este vector se debe a la gran cantidad

El Centro Border Patrol confirmed Thursday that a wall will be built along the Calexico Port of Entry. According to Agent Justin Castrejon with El Centro Border Patrol, the project was approved during the 2017 Presidential Administration. In order to get a better look at the project, News 11 took a tour of the San

Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza del Sector El Centro arrestaron el miercoles por la tarde a un conocido pandillero de 43 años de edad, cerca del centro de Calexico, por su presunta entrada ilegal a los Estados Unidos. Los agentes llevaron a cabo verificaciones de registros que identificaron al hombre como ciudadano de Mexico, sin

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a known 43-year-old gang member Wednesday afternoon near downtown Calexico for suspected illegal entry into the U.S. Agents conducted record checks which identified the man as a citizen of Mexico, without the proper documents to allow him to remain in the United States legally. The 43-year-old also had

TOPIC OF THE DAY The Dow Jones industrial average took another dip Thursday afternoon. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq also saw a decline. The market started the day just modestly lower but selling picked up as renewed concerns about inflation and higher interest rates grew.Wall Street is struggling to stage a lasting rebound from Monday.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey will be visiting the city of Yuma next Thursday, February 15th to discuss the State of the State address. Governor Ducey will be talking more in depth about the main topics discussed during the State of the State address that was delivered on January 8th. The event will be held at

Residents in the Desert Southwest are familiar with the agriculture industry. Just in Yuma County alone the agriculture industry brings in three billion dollars a year. Residents see products being grown throughout the valley. However, they rarely see are where pesticides and chemicals end up after crops are sprayed down. Pesticides today are a lot

Update: A Dome Valley man isn’t facing any charges for allegedly sexually abusing and molesting a child last week. 56-year-old Ernesto Marron Juarez appeared in court Thursday morning and was acquitted of all charges. His wife 53-year-old Hilda B. Juarez was also not charged. She was arrested prior to one count of Failure to Report