La ciudad de Heber actualmente pareciera que se encuentra en el olvido. Con rastros de mucho vandalismo, altos niveles de contaminación, esta ciudad tiene una gran necesidad de bienes y servicios que mejoren el panorama actual. Ahora esta misma ciudad deberá regresar al condado una cantidad millonaria de dinero que iba a ser destinada a
Continue ReadingEl verano puede ser un tiempo difícil para los estudiantes que dependen de las comidas proporcionadas por sus escuelas, pero gracias al programa gratuito de alimentación de verano, niños en nuestro condado no se quedaran con hambre durante las vacaciones. Son casi 371,000 niños en Arizona que no saben de donde vendrá su próximo plato
Continue ReadingThe Arizona Department of Motor Vehicle is urging online customers to be wary of a new trend of people using social media to offer services that are actually free. Jennifer Bowser-Richards is the MVD Stakeholder Relations Manager who told us the types of services offered. “We’ve recently seen Facebook traffic with people offering to sell
Continue ReadingThe Yuma Police Department partnered up with Arizona Western College to conduct a survey that would measure the community’s satisfaction with the police department. The survey was conducted from October to December of 2017. There were 86 community members who participated in the survey that asked citizens about the Yuma Police Department and their view
Continue ReadingLa Oficina del Forense del Condado de Imperial identificó al hombre quien murio despues de un tiroteo en una gasolinera de Brawley el miercoles por la noche. Policía de Brawley aun estan buscando al sospechoso de asesinato vinculado al tiroteo. El Departamento de Policía de Brawley respondió a un reporte de disparos en el área
Continue ReadingA self-driving car service that Google spinoff Waymo plans to launch later this year will include up to 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans. The deal announced Thursday is the latest sign of Waymo’s confidence in its self-driving car technology, which sprung from a secret Google project started nine years ago. The technology will initially be
Continue ReadingRoberto Comer Ortega, who stabbed his wife to death during a domestic violence dispute nearly two years ago, will be committed to a state mental institute for life, a judge ordered Thursday. According to Judge Roger A. Nelson, Ortega will spend life at a mental health facility for his 2016 actions in his wife’s death.
Continue ReadingThe head of the country’s homeland security department will take another tour of the Arizona-Mexico border. DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen will join U.S. Rep. Martha McSally in Nogales on Thursday to see one of the area’s ports of entry. Her visit is the second in as many months. McSally, a Republican who is running for
Continue ReadingIn chilling cellphone videos released Wednesday, the suspect in a February massacre at a Florida high school announced his intention to become the next school shooter, aiming to kill at least 20 people and saying “you’re all going to die.” The three videos released by prosecutors were found on the cellphone of suspect Nikolas Cruz
Continue ReadingMuch of northern and western Arizona will be under a red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service for Thursday due to dangerous wildfire conditions. Communities included in the areas where the warning will apply from noon to 7 p.m. include Kingman, Flagstaff, Lake Havasu City, Holbrook, Winslow and St. Johns. The weather service
Continue ReadingA holistic approach is needed to battle the opioid crisis that has gripped many parts of the country, fueled in part by the high volume of drugs that come across the southern border, Arizona officials said Wednesday. Members of the state’s congressional delegation along with Gov. Doug Ducey and top law enforcement officials made the
Continue ReadingMinnesota’s attorney general is suing an Arizona-based pharmaceutical company, alleging it illegally marketed a painkiller made from the synthetic opioid fentanyl. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday against Insys Therapeutics. The suit accuses the drugmaker of encouraging physicians to prescribe the painkiller Subsys at higher doses than recommended. The drug is used to manage pain for
Continue ReadingA former Arizona secretary of state will challenge Gov. Doug Ducey in the Republican primary on Aug. 28. Ken Bennett said Tuesday he filed more than 7,800 signatures in order to qualify him for the ballot. He started collecting signatures after Ducey unveiled a plan to give teachers 20 percent raises prior to a statewide
Continue ReadingA local teacher had the biggest surprise from a former student inviting her to her Harvard graduation. Judy Toensing is a middle school teacher and had Christin Gilmer in her sixth-grade-class over twenty years ago. At the end of the school year, she wrote a small message on her Christin’s report card, saying “It has
Continue ReadingThe heat has arrived, which means many will be hitting the nearest pool or even the Colorado River. Arizona rounds out the top four for fatal child pool or spa drownings last summer, with 10, according to Pool Safely. Although last year in Yuma there were no fatalities, there were two near drowning incidents. “Last
Continue ReadingVolkswagen has made the Imperial Valley it’s new home. Opening their new lot on Highway 86. A family owned business for over 50 years, this Volkswagen dealership believes the Imperial Valley was the ideal location for their brand of vehicles. They feel that their prior experience in the valley will give them the edge over
Continue ReadingProp 68, a bond for the environment, parks, and waters will contribute greatly to the restoration process of the Salton Sea if it passes. However, it will increase the state debt by four billion dollars. District 4 Supervisor Ryan Kelley said it’s worth every penny. “This is the moment to see if the California voter
Continue ReadingC on motivo del verano y el riesgo de presencia de la Amiba de la Vida Libre, la Secretaria de Salud de Baja California iniciará un monitoreo en todas las albercas Estatales, siendo estas 272 registradas, así lo informó el Director de Protección Contra Riesgo Sanitarios, Leopoldo Jimenez. Este monitoreo de albercas se realizará cada
Continue ReadingFormer Representative Don Shooter said he plans on running for the State Senate on Wednesday. Moreover, the Secretary of the State confirmed the former lawmaker filed 828 signatures in order to be in the August primary. Shooter only needs 474 signatures in order to be on the ballot. Many local leaders said they were surprised
Continue ReadingL a Secretaria de Salud de Baja California informó sobre el caso de Metanfetamina en el agua en un contenedor Igloo, ocurrido el pasado jueves 24 de mayo, en La Preparatoria COBACH del KM 57, Ejido Estación Coahuila en el Valle de Mexicali, donde resultaron intoxicados 24 estudiantes mientras realizaban actividades de su Semana Cultural,
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