Month: February 2018

A small plane crashed in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego Wednesday morning, killing the sole occupant on board. The fixed-wing Cirrus SR22T departed Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport and went down around 6:30 a.m. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/SDFD/status/966370704789663744″,”author_name”:”SDFD”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/SDFD”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;A Cirrus SR22-T crashed at 4450 Ruffin Rd this morning at 6:33. No one on the ground was

Un pequeño avión se estrelló en la zona de Kearny Mesa, en San Diego, el miercoles por la mañana, matando al único ocupante a bordo. El fixed-wing Cirrus SR22T partió del Aeropuerto Montgomery-Gibbs Executive y se callo alrededor de las 6:30 a.m. El avión se estrelló poco despues de la partida. Testigos vieron que el

The Southwest AG Summit continues to show more of the latest in agriculture for their first day of field demonstrations. Presentations began right before sunrise and continued throughout the day at Arizona Western College. This year highlighted food safety, technology, and water conservation to local growers to the future farmers of Yuma County. The Southwest

When soldiers want to train in a warm, dry environment, one of the places they come to is Yuma. If you have been seeing unique aircraft in our desert sky lately, its the Belgian Army and Air Force. Two-hundred men and women from the Belgian Army and Air Force are training on tactical air insertion.

According to the Centers for Disease Control one in every ten high schoolers has driven under the influence of either alcohol or another illicit drug. The Yuma Police Department is looking to curve those numbers by way of education; the police department has created their Teen Driving Program and with the help of a $10,000

13 On Your Side wants to know your thoughts: As the country continues to mourn after losing 17 in yet another school shooting students in Parkland, Florida are making sure their friends deaths weren’t in vain. Dozens visited Florida’s capitol demanding to talk to lawmakers in hopes that they’ll join them in changing the state’s

Construction for a border wall replacement near downtown Calexico began Wednesday February 21, 2017. The wall will cover an area from the Calexico West Port of Entry, extending westward beyond the Gran Plaza Outlets. The replacement will be an 2.25-mile section replaced with a 30-foot high bollard style wall. This also includes around 2.25 miles

The City is working on the 2018 Yuma Bikeways Plan, which will update and replace the 2009 Bicycle Facilities Master Plan. The City invites residents to help shape the future of Yuma’s bicycle network by taking an online survey and or attending an upcoming public open house. Survey participants and open house attendees will be

Trio Student Support Services is currently celebrating 50 years of helping students achieve their academic goals. SSS works with students from families with incomes under 36,900 in which neither parent graduated from college. The program helps students better understand their educational opportunities and to persist in college until they earn their baccalaureate degrees. Undergraduates receive

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Highway 86 arrested a man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. when a 2007 Chevrolet Aveo approached the highway checkpoint. During primary inspection, a Border Patrol canine detection team alerted to the vehicle and was then directed to secondary inspection

El Centro Sector Border Patrol rescued a distressed woman who was drowning in the New River Saturday afternoon. At approximately 2:35 p.m. agents observed an individual trying to make an illegal entry into the United States via the New River. The woman in the water began to struggle to stay afloat and started to drown.

A local cafe is temporarily closed following a fire sparked by cleaning rags that self-heated. Monday night just after 8:00 p.m., a fire was reported at the Press Cafe and Bistro, 121 East 24 th Street. First arriving Yuma Fire Department personnel found heavy smoke and heat in the building, radiating from the kitchen and

U.S. Air Force Airman Lorenzo C. Tortorici graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The intensive eight-week program included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate