Month: April 2018

The City of Yuma will be hosting their quarterly Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection day this Saturday, April 7th from 8 a.m. to noon. The collection site will be located in the east parking lot of the Yuma Civic Center that is located at 1440 W. Desert Hills Drive. The city is offering this free

Residentes de la ciudad de Yuma pronto verán un aumento en las tarifas que pagan para el servicio de recolección de basura a partir del primero de julio. Esta fue un decisión que tomo el ayuntamiento de la ciudad tras que se hiciera una evaluación cual determino que las tarifas actuales ya no son suficientes

Subscribers of Charter Spectrum cable have been without local coverage from KYMA, KSWT and Estrella TV for more than two months. The City of Yuma filed a formal complaint with the Federal Communications Commission on March 15th. The city is asking residents to file their own concerns with the FCC. “The city is anxious to

Las protestas de maestros continúan en Oklahoma y en todo el país mientras educadores abogan por aumentos de sueldo y más fondos para las agencias estatales. Carmen Oroz es nativa de San Luis, Ariz. y ahora es maestra de tercer grado en Tulsa, OK. Oroz ha sido parte de las protestas desde el lunes, reuniendose

El Departamento de Policía de Brawley respondió a una colisión de tráfico que involucró cuatro vehículos el martes alrededor de las 6 p.m. Una investigación reveló que un SUV conducido por un residente del Condado Imperial de 66 años de edad viajaba a gran velocidad mientras que en dirección norte por la SR 86, justo

The month of April marks National Donate Life Awareness Month and Yuma Regional Medical Center is raising the Donate Life flag to bring attention. Currently, there are 118,000 men, women, and children waiting for a life-saving organ with over 2300 living in Arizona. For Yuma residents, Rudy and Janice Wallace, their daughter has dealt with

UPDATE (2:36 P.M.) Deputy Coroner Derrick Lindberg with the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office said the bodies of the four crew members killed in a military helicopter crash were recovered Tuesday night and taken to a coroner’s facility. Lindberg said the Marine Corps has taken custody of the bodies to conduct autopsies. Captain Morgan Frazer with

ACTUALIZACIÓN (2:36 p.m.) El subcomisario Derrick Lindberg de la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado Imperial dijo que los cuerpos de los cuatro tripulantes muertos en un accidente de helicóptero militar fueron recuperados el martes por la noche y llevados a las instalaciones de un forense. Lindberg dijo que la Infantería de Marina tomó la custodia

Mexicali hoy recordó los estragos que causó el terremoto sucedido el 4 de abril del 2010, donde cuerpos de seguridad y protección civil de la ciudad coordinaron simulacros de un siniestro similar. Hace ocho años en un domingo de Pascua, Mexicali viviría una de las peores tragedias en su historia. Un terremoto de 7.2 grados

The Brawley Police Department responded to a major traffic collision involving four vehicles on Tuesday at around 6 p.m. An investigation revealed an SUV driven by a 66-year-old Imperial County resident was traveling at a high rate of speed while northbound on SR 86, just north of the intersection of SR 86 and Legion Road.

Arizona’s Republican governor is embracing President Donald Trump’s announcement that he wants to deploy the military along the border with Mexico. Gov. Doug Ducey says in a Wednesday Tweet that the state “welcomes the deployment of National Guard to the border.” He says Washington has ignored the issue and help is needed. Ducey says that

The daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. remembered him as “the apostle of nonviolence” as admirers marked the 50th anniversary of his assassination Wednesday with marches, speeches and quiet reflection. The Rev. Bernice A. King recalled her father as a civil rights leader and great orator whose message of peaceful protest was still

Legislation that would fulfill Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s plan to boost school safety is expected to include $11 million for additional school police officers. Draft copies of the proposal circulated Tuesday showed just a $2 million boost to the current $12 million in state spending. But Ducey spokesman Daniel Scarpinato says that is expected to

Authorities say two pedestrians were seriously injured when an SUV turning into a gas station struck them before crashing into the building. Sgt. Jonathan Howard says neither speed nor impairment appear to be factors in the crash that occurred early Wednesday morning at North 43rd Avenue and West Thomas Road. Howard says the two men

A long line of mostly red-clad teachers, students and supporters marched Wednesday morning to a Chandler high school in a protest calling for increased school funding and teacher raises. Those participating in the so-called walk-in on a sidewalk leading to Hamilton High School planned to march into the school. Similar protests were being conducted in

The Arizona state legislature signed off on a plan to allow Arizona public schools to display the English translation of the state motto — “God Enriches” — despite concerns that the signs might blur the line between church and state. The Republican-backed proposal would allow teachers to read or display the state’s motto, “Ditat Deus,”