State and local officials from both sides of the border said health issues are posing a serious threat to their communities and want to know what’s being done about it. Senator Ben Hueso posed the question to a panel of local health officials, “Are programs having a positive effect in targeting and reducing disease in
Continue ReadingBefore temperatures begin to rise, it is good to remember that children heat are a bad combination. It’s just early April, but temperatures are on the rise and it’s time to be cautious of the heat. “Even though we are not quite there in the triple degree digit we need to start worrying about that
Continue ReadingAn Arizona mother was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of child abuse in connection with the deaths of her two small children. Authorities said Brittany Velasquez’s daughter and son died on March 26th in Superior, Ariz. where they were left strapped in car seats in a
Continue ReadingAutoridades de Mexicali y el Valle Imperial se reunieron para identificar cuales son los mayores problemas de salud en ambos lados, estableciendo acciones determinantes para atacar las amenazas de salud pública en la franja fronteriza. Ambas autoridades se reunieron en mesa de trabajo conjunta, abierta el público en general, con el objetivo de difundir preocupaciones
Continue ReadingPasar a una mascota como un animal de servicio podría volverse ilegal según una propuesta que actualmente se está abriendo camino en la legislatura estatal de Arizona. El plan pasó el jueves en el Senado estatal con una votación de línea de partido y aún necesita la aprobación de la Cámara de Representantes. Crearía una
Continue ReadingArizona desplegará a 150 miembros de la Guardia Nacional del estado en la frontera de EE. UU.-Mexico la próxima semana. El gobernador Doug Ducey anunció el llamado a las tropas en un tweet el viernes y dijo que estaba trabajando estrechamente con los departamentos de defensa y seguridad nacional. Se espera que más detalles provengan
Continue ReadingArizona will deploy about 150 members of the state National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border this upcoming week. Gov. Doug Ducey announced the call for troops in a tweet Friday and said he was working closely with the defense and homeland security departments. More details are expected to come from the state Guard. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/dougducey/status/982371098728677381″,”author_name”:”Doug Ducey”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/dougducey”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote
Continue ReadingLa policía de Tucson dice que un hombre murió luego de ser apuñalado durante un altercado cerca del campus de la Universidad de Arizona. La policía dice que un conductor madrugado del viernes en la mañana enjauló al hombre fatalmente herido en el suelo en un callejón detrás de un complejo de apartamentos junto con
Continue ReadingTucson police say a man is dead after being stabbed during an altercation near the University of Arizona campus. Police say a driver early Friday morning potted the fatally wounded man on the ground in an alley behind an apartment complex along with a woman later identified as his sister. She also was injured but
Continue ReadingBorder Patrol agents believe President Donald Trump’s order to send National Guard troops to the southern border will be effective. “Everything is still fluid. We don’t have any specifics on who, what, where, when, how, and why, but like I said before, we do have a good relationship with them. So if they come to
Continue ReadingThe Latest on a man’s sentencing in a decapitation case (all times local): 9:15 a.m. A Phoenix man who pleaded guilty to murder in the decapitations of his wife and their two dogs has been sentenced to nearly three decades in prison. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge sentenced Kenneth Dale Wakefield Friday morning. The
Continue ReadingTwo months and counting. That’s how long Yuma customers of Spectrum Cable have been blocked from watching KYMA, KSWT and Estrella TV. As a result, at least two of those customers have decided to join a growing number of consumers who are cutting the cord. Customers of Spectrum cable have been blacked out from KYMA,
Continue ReadingThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a statement Thursday addressing the increase in illegal border crossings for March compared to last year. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported a 37 percent overall increase for the month of March compared to February. Officials said there was 203 percent in March compared to March of
Continue ReadingBorder Patrol agents say a couple was arrested on suspicion of trying to smuggle drugs from California into Arizona. Agents in the Yuma Sector from the Blythe, California station conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 40 around 1:15 a.m. Wednesday near Topock. They searched an Acura TSX and found 32 pounds of methamphetamine and 5,000
Continue ReadingKarl Manaig’s attorneys entered a plea of not guilty on Wednesday morning at El Centro Courthouse. They said they plan to deny all allegations and file a motion against the charges, which they said were not properly made. The judge asked Deputy District Attorney Kevin Cayton if they were planning on making a plea deal.
Continue ReadingPassing off a pet as a service animal could become illegal under a proposal currently making its way through the Arizona state legislature. The plan passed the state Senate on Thursday on a party-line vote and still needs approval from the House of Representatives. It would create a fine of up to $250 for misrepresenting
Continue ReadingThe City of Yuma’s quarterly Household Hazardous Waste collection day returns on Saturday, April 7, from 8 a.m. to noon. The event will be held in the east parking lot of the Yuma Civic Center located at 1440 W. Desert Hills Drive. Leftover household products that are flammable, corrosive, toxic or reactive under certain circumstances
Continue ReadingThe Humane Society of Yuma revitalized their BEHUMANE program this school year. The education outreach program had been dormant for a few years and was brought back to life in 2017, to four local elementary schools. The program invests in animal welfare knowledge and has reached over 1,800 students at Alice Byrne Elementary, Gowan Science
Continue ReadingSantana Jimenez and her mother and husband were on their way to the El Centro Regional Medical Center to give birth to their newborn baby. But on the way their she went into labor but with the help of a dispatcher from the El Centro Police Department, Santana gave birth to what she calls her
Continue ReadingThe four Marines that were killed in a military helicopter crash Tuesday afternoon in Plaster City, Calif. have been identified. They have been identified as Capt. Samuel A. Schultz, First Lt. Samuel D. Phillips, Gunnery Sgt. Richard Holley, and Lance Cpl. Taylor J. Conrad. “The loss of our Marines weighs heavy on our hearts,” said
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