U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the Calexico West port of entry arrested a man on Friday after discovering 31 pounds of methamphetamine concealed inside the trailer’s axles. The incident occurred last Friday at 7:40 p.m. when CBP officers encountered the 42-year-old male Mexican citizen after he entered the port driving a 1999
Continue ReadingA House seat left vacant is now up for grabs after the Arizona House of Representatives expelled former Rep. Don Shooter amid sexual harassment allegations. Paul Brierley, Executive Director at Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, announced his bid Sunday night in a Facebook post. {“author_name”:”Paul”,”author_url”:”https://www.facebook.com/az.tall.paul”,”provider_url”:”https://www.facebook.com”,”provider_name”:”Facebook”,”success”:true,”height”:null,”html”:”&#lt;div id=”fb-root”&#gt;&#lt;/div&#gt;n&#lt;script&#gt;(function(d, s, id) {n var js, fjs =
Continue ReadingPeople in one Yuma block say a neighbor’s backyard is ruining their neighborhood with a horrible stench. The residents that live along that street want that terrible odor to go away. Since November, residents along South Avenue 5 E have been complaining about a terrible odor that keeps drifting in their direction. “The first time
Continue ReadingTonight we meet a cat named Misty and a striking black and white pit bull mix named Pete. Both have the potential to be great pets. First up is Misty. She is a gray tabby cat that was found as a stray in Somerton. Misty is shy at first, but opens up quite quickly. She
Continue ReadingA few miles outside of Yuma is a treasure underneath. The Castle Dome Mine Museum gives you a glimpse of the life from the early settlers to the lives behind the war. The owner, Allen Armstrong, has discovered items left behind in the mine for the last twenty years. “There’s a lot of stuff that
Continue ReadingThe California Highway Patrol arrested a man on suspicion of driving under the influence, after he allegedly hit a metal guardrail with the Freightliner he was driving and fled on foot. CHP said the incident happened Monday at about 12:41 a.m. on southbound State Route 111 south of Keystone Road. Officers said the driver, 50-year-old
Continue ReadingLa Alcaldesa de la Ciudad de Calexico Maritza Hurtado informó que el Parque Adrian Cordova ubicado en el Fraccionamiento Victorias en las Calles Meadows y Clinton será totalmente remodelado y finalizado para los finales del 2018. El parque será ampliado al doble de su actual extensión y contará con lonchería, gradas, dos canchas de baloncesto,
Continue Reading4th Avenue Gym has purchased 2.25 acres and will be building a new gym in the Foothills, SVN | Kaizen Commercial Real Estate announced today. It was purchased February 2nd, 2018 and will allow 4th Avenue Gym to expand into the Foothills region. SVN | Kaizen Commercial Real Estate represented 4th Avenue Gym for the
Continue ReadingThe suspect in a crash that killed two people, including an Indianapolis Colts player, early Sunday morning is in the United States illegally, police say. The crash happened around 4 a.m. Sunday, along I-70 near Holt Road in Indianapolis. According to a release from Indiana State Police, Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson was the passenger in
Continue ReadingWe are getting reports of a car that crashed into a home on 16 th Pl and Magnolia Ave, Friday evening. According to neighbors, the vehicle crashed into the home’s garage. Authorities are currently at the scene and now have the driver in custody. The homeowner spoke to us at the scene and said that
Continue ReadingThe Yuma Friends of the University of Arizona Health Sciences will host a free public presentation discussing new information about arthritis and its prevention on Thursday, Feb. 8th, at the Goodwill Yuma Career Center. The lecture will be hosted at the Goodwill Yuma Career Center located at 3097 S. Eighth Ave. at 6 p.m. C.
Continue ReadingWEEK OF FEBRUARY 5 TH Sheep Ranchers & Herders in AZ On Thursday, February 8th, Dr. Barbara Jaquay will present “Sheep Ranchers and Herders of Arizona” at 10:30 a.m. at the Wellton Library. The story of the sheep industry is told through personal family memoirs and photos, including families from the Wellton-Mohawk area. There is
Continue ReadingEl Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a woman suspected of smuggling methamphetamine inside an SUV engine compartment Saturday morning. A 38-year-old woman approached the Highway 86 checkpoint in a 2007 Saturn Outlook and was sent to secondary inspection after a canine detection team alerted to the vehicle. During the inspection, agents found 40 packages
Continue ReadingThe El Centro Border Patrol will be hosting a Citizen’s Academy to give the community an inside look at what it’s like to be a Border Patrol agent. The three-week event will be hosted in Imperial, Calif. on March 10th, 17th, 24th from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the El Centro Sector Headquarters located
Continue Reading13 On Your Side wants to know your thoughts: It’s one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year; and whether you watch it for the game, the commercials or the half-time show, you’re not alone. On Sunday, according to the latest numbers over a hundred million people watched as the Eagles fought for
Continue ReadingThe Humane Society of Yuma has a long standing partnership with the Arizona Department of Corrections. The Humane Society of Yuma employs inmates Monday through Friday to clean the facility, do laundry, clean dishes and to feed the animals. This program is essential to the Humane Society of Yuma; the inmates provide labor that would
Continue ReadingThe stories differ depending on who you talk to; but according to the San Diego Automotive Museum the birth of “lowriding” was in Southern California. In the 50’s, lowriders started by riding their cars low to the ground and later hydraulics were introduced. Since then the lowriding scene has evolved to include a variety of
Continue ReadingDue to down power lines, 1st Street between Avenue A and 12th Avenue was closed earlier, according to Yuma Police. The road has re-opened. The bicycle path that runs on the east side of the canal along Avenue A between 1st and 3rd Street is also closed. More than 500 residents remain without power Sunday
Continue ReadingOrganizers of Saturday’s Imperial Valley Pioneer Day claim the past is stronger than the present in some ways. Event Organizer Rick Macken said, “We have over here a fire truck from the 1920’s and it runs as good as the day it was made.” The event gave over 2,000 visitors a glimpse of a different
Continue ReadingA car crashed into a home Friday night in Yuma in the area of 16th Place and Magnolia Avenue, authorities said. The accident happened around 9:11 p.m., where a male suspect, Israel Medel, was heading southbound on Magnolia Avenue at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed through
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