Frida Kahlo festival kicks off this weekend
Even six decades after her death, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo remains an important figure in the world of arts and history. Local art gallery Palomino…
Continue ReadingMonth: March 2018
Motorcycle crash sends two to hospital
On Friday, just after twelve in the afternoon emergency crews received a call of a possible motorcylce crash on Interstate 8 near Mohawk. Once on…
Continue Reading‘The Criss-Cross Bandits” wanted by the FBI
The FBI is releasing photos for the public’s help in identifying the “Criss-Cross Bandits”. The two unknown suspects (one male and…
Continue ReadingLocal murder trial ends: Jurors enter deliberation
The murder trial of Francisco Hernandez Serrano, the man accused of first-degree premeditated murder, is now in the hands of a grand jury. The grand…
Continue ReadingCHP to conduct a sobriety/driver license checkpoint
The El Centro Office of the California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety/driver license checkpoint on Friday, March 16, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m.…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to sex trafficking a 14-Year-Old Girl
Denziel S. Burke pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a minor in federal court on Thursday after admitting that he drove a 14-year old girl victim…
Continue ReadingSan Luis student named new Educators Rising State President
San Luis High School student Adriana Carranza was named President of Educators Rising for the state of Arizona on March 7, at the state leadership…
Continue ReadingInmate at ADC dies
24-year-old Patrick D. Crooks died on Thursday at Yuma Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained on Wednesday, March 14, at the Arizona…
Continue ReadingToys R Us store to close in Calexico
The announcement by Toys R Us this week that it’s closing stores nationwide is affecting local people. Calexico Economic Commissioner Ben…
Continue ReadingStudents across Yuma County walk out of class to show solidarity
Waves of students across the nation, including here in Yuma County, walked out of their classrooms to show support for gun violence victims and to…
Continue ReadingA night of ‘Wanderlust’ is helping military families
The Officer’s Spouses Club of Yuma is hosting a benefit dinner to bring the community and military together. This year the event is taking you…
Continue ReadingFarm Fresh Forks brings a vegetable tasting experience
Wine tasting might have some competition. In Yuma, vegetables are mimicking the wine tour game by offering tastings from locally sourced vegetables…
Continue ReadingPet Talk: Meet Vice and Margaret
In tonights Pet Talk, we meet a beautiful snow white cat named Vice and a loyal pit terrier mix named Margaret. First is Vice. With green eyes and a…
Continue ReadingRepurposed driven
The Christ Community Church in El Centro, is giving back to disadvantaged youths in their community. Rudy James Carley, isn’t only the sound…
Continue ReadingSpecial needs inclusion training
In a brand new ‘Making a Difference,’ this whole week the Yuma county health district is hosting what’s called, “Special…
Continue ReadingEstudiante local es nombrada la nueva presidenta estatal de Educators Rising
Una estudiante de la Escuela Preparatoria de San Luis fue nombrada Presidenta de “Educators Rising” del estado de Arizona durante una…
Continue ReadingGoing for a walkout
It’s been one month since the deadly shooting at Majory Stoneman Douglass High school, in Parkland Florida. Today, students across the country…
Continue ReadingBipartisan plan to restore cuts and boost teacher pay
More than a thousand Arizonans have signed on to a petition that demands bipartisan solutions and a plan from our governor to solve the state’s…
Continue ReadingKofa students attend annual ASU AVID Conference
Six sophomores from the Kofa High School AVID program attended the 2018 Arizona State University AVID conference on the Tempe Campus Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingEstudiantes del condado muestran su solidaridad hacia el movimiento #NationWalkoutDay
Con el reloj marcando las 10 de la mañana, estudiantes de todo el pais salieron de sus clases para hacer que sus voces fueron escuchadas…
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