The Arizona Department of Transportation is warning drivers to plan for lane restrictions on Interstate 8 in Yuma this upcoming Thursday, April 19th. Traffic will be reduced to one lane from westbound Interstate 8 near Harold C. Giss Parkway (milepost 0.42) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Contractors are scheduled to drill and pour
Continue ReadingThe election for Arizona’s Governors seat is this fall, so candidates are making their way across the state to spread their message. One of the candidates hoping to take Governor Doug Ducey’s position is Kelly Fryer. She currently is the CEO OF the YWCA in Southern Arizona. YWCA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating
Continue ReadingSAN LUIS, Az- One of the first K-9s to start with the San Luis Police Department is retiring. During this week’s city council meeting, Mayor Gerardo Sanchez presented a plaque to SLPD. K-9 Zaza began with SLPD in 2010 with Cpl. Miller, when the program was established. K-9 Zaza was most recently handled and working
Continue ReadingKofa High School’s distance runner Michael Jaso signed his letter of intent to attend Chadron State College in Nebraska on a full-tuition scholarship on Thursday afternoon. Jaso, a senior, competes in the 3200m, 1600m, and 4x800m relay for the Kofa track team and also competed in cross country during the fall. He placed 15th in
Continue ReadingUPDATE (2:38 P.M.) 18-year-old Daniel Molina, one of four suspects accused of arson, appeared in court Thursday afternoon. Molina is facing more than 100 charges following the apartment fire that happened January 29th. The public defender said they want to lower Molina’s charges as it was just one act and not to be considered as
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Continue Reading27-year-old Yuma resident Carmen Rios was diagnosed with a rare case of stage 3 cervical cancer and has the option to begin treatment. Rios was diagnosed in October 2017. “Although her general doctor was telling us there wasn’t really much to worry about, we just had to wait for it to go away. She was
Continue ReadingA judge has scheduled a May 10 sentencing for a mining company convicted of felony charges of discharging arsenic-contaminated water into a creek in Yavapai County. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Warren Granville on April 5 convicted Bagdad Hillside LLC of three felony counts of violating a pollution discharge law. Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s office
Continue ReadingThe chief executive of a website that authorities have dubbed a lucrative nationwide “online brothel” pleaded guilty Thursday to state and federal charges including conspiracy and money laundering, and agreed to testify in ongoing prosecutions against others at Backpage.com, authorities said. Federal prosecutors say that Backpage brought in a half-billion dollars since it began in
Continue Reading19-year-old Pvt. Julian Diaz died in a vehicle incident at the National Training Center located at Fort Irwin, California on Tuesday. Diaz enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2017 and served in the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team and 7th Infantry Division as an indirect fire infantryman, since December of
Continue ReadingThe California Community Colleges Strong Workforce Program, honored six Imperial Valley College career educations programs for successfully improving their students employment and wage outcomes. Among the careers programs awarded were welding technology program and emergency medical services and nursing. Efrain Silva, dean of the economics and workforce development program says, it’s a privilege to receive
Continue ReadingA Tolleson, Ariz. soldier died in a vehicle incident at the National Training Center located at Fort Irwin, Calif. on Tuesday. Pvt. Julian Diaz joined in the U.S. Army in 2017, and served in the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, since December 2017, as an indirect fire
Continue ReadingTeachers across Yuma County participated in the ‘Red for Ed’ movement that’s been sweeping across the state Wednesday. According to Yuma Unified High School District officials, over 300 people participated in the movement that has since gone national. Teachers working at the high school said they hope to see legislators take action and increase teacher
Continue ReadingGovernor Doug Ducey announced an immediate nine percent pay raise proposal and an eventual raise by 20 percent by 2020 for Arizona’s teachers during a press conference Thursday. Ducey tweeted about education being a top priority for Arizona following the press conference: {“url”:”https://twitter.com/dougducey/status/984568342693347329″,”author_name”:”Doug Ducey”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/dougducey”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Education is our top priority in Arizona. That’s why
Continue ReadingThe FBI has a new name on its list of most-wanted fugitives. It’s Mexican drug kingpin Rafael Caro-Quintero, who was mistakenly released from a Mexican prison in 2013 while serving a 40-year sentence for the kidnapping and murder of a DEA agent. Authorities are also increasing the reward for his capture to $20 million. Caro-Quintero
Continue ReadingUn soldado de Tolleson, Ariz. murió el martes en un incidente con un vehículo en el Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento ubicado en Fort Irwin, Calif. Pvt. Julian Diaz se unió al ejercito de EE. UU. En 2017 y sirvió en el 1er Batallón, 23ro Regimiento de Infantería, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7ª División de
Continue ReadingACTUALIZACIÓN (2:28 p.m.) Daniel Molina, de 18 años, uno de los cuatro sospechosos acusados de incendio premeditado, apareció ante el tribunal el jueves por la tarde. Molina enfrenta más de 100 cargos despues del incendio ocurrido el 29 de enero. El defensor público dijo que querían reducir los cargos de Molina, ya que era solo
Continue ReadingEl FBI tiene un nuevo nombre en su lista de fugitivos más buscados. Es el capo mexicano del narcotráfico Rafael Caro-Quintero, quien fue liberado por error de una prisión mexicana en 2013 mientras cumplía una sentencia de 40 años por el secuestro y asesinato de un agente de la DEA. Las autoridades tambien están aumentando
Continue ReadingCalipatria State Prison hosted the Crime Victims rights memorial ceremony Wednesday. Giving awareness and spotlight on those who have been victims to crime. Many in attendance had the chance to hear the stories of victims who overcame their hardships….One of those speakers, Meriah, a survivor of last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. Overton said,
Continue ReadingEl gobernador Doug Ducey anunció una propuesta inmediata de aumento salarial del nueve por ciento y un aumento eventual del 20 por ciento para 2020 para los maestros de Arizona durante una conferencia de prensa el jueves. Ducey tuiteó acerca de que la educación era una prioridad para Arizona luego de la conferencia de prensa:
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