Month: May 2018

Nuevas oportunidades para estudiantes de nuestra comunidad para obtener una educación más alta; es lo que la Universidad de Arizona Yuma Branch está tratando de lograr a traves de sus nuevas instalaciónes. Una ceremonia se celebró hoy para inaugurar el nuevo edificio de UA Yuma enfocado en darle a sus 163 estudiantes su propio espacio

The man charged with killing a Yuma teenager in 2016 was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison. Christopher Carreno, 19, took a plea agreement and was sentenced for manslaughter Wednesday in court, for the murder of Victor Sanchez, 15. News 11 also confirmed Carreno was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for

Westbound 1-10 will be closed from Friday, May 18, to Sunday, May 20, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Motorists traveling to the west valley this weekend should allow extra travel time and plan ahead due to expected heavy traffic and delays. These closure are expected between 51st and 67th avenue and will allow crews

As they packed up their protest signs and returned to the classroom to finish out the school year, thousands of teachers in North Carolina turned their attention to a different fight: the midterm elections. Their counterparts in Arizona, Oklahoma and West Virginia are already waging a similar battle following protests over teacher pay that shut

Phoenix police say an intoxicated 30-year-old man has wounds that aren’t life-threatening after being stabbed multiple times by a man described as a stranger at a light rail station. Police say the incident occurred early Thursday morning on the platform at the station at 19th Avenue and Camelback Road at around 3:15 a.m. According to

Health officials say nearly two dozen more cases of a food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in Arizona have been reported. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the total number of people sickened by a strain of E. coli is now 172 across 32 states. At least 75 people

As hundreds will soon head to a local swimming pool, a new survey finds that many swimmers are not aware they might be diving into potential health risks. The annual Healthy Pools survey, conducted by the Water Quality & Health Council, shows that people have unhealthy pool habits and these bad swimming habits can make

According to APS, a power outage has left 105 customers without power Wednesday evening. The power outage was reported at 8:29 p.m. which was caused by power lines being down. The areas affected include 12th Street to 24th Street and East Main Canal – 1st Avenue. APS said power is expected to be restored by

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday took the final action of the state legislative session when he signed 55 new laws and vetoed seven others, including a measure that could have hiked drivers’ insurance rates. The legislative session officially ended on May 4th when lawmakers adjourned. But the governor had until Wednesday to decide whether

A house fire reported in the Foothills area resulted in one resident being hospitalized early Wednesday morning. Yuma County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a house fire that was located in the 12000 block of Joleane Avenue at 4:10 a.m. Authorities said the homeowner was out with a garden hose trying to put out the

Dos delincuentes sexuales condenados fueron detenidos por agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza en Calexico en dos ocasiones distintas esta semana. Los agentes notaron que un hombre trepaba por el muro fronterizo alrededor de las 11:30 p.m. el lunes. El hombre fue arrestado y transportado a la estación El Centro para su procesamiento. La verificación de

Two convicted sex offenders were apprehended by Border Patrol agents in Calexico on two separate occasions this week. Agents noticed a man climbing over the international border fence at around 11:30 p.m. Monday. The man was arrested and transported to the El Centro station for processing. Records check revealed that the man, Eduardo Murillo-Lobo, was

El condado de Yuma hoy lamenta la perdida del ex director del puerto de entrada de San Luis, el señor William Keith Brooks. Nacido en Yuma y criado en Somerton, Brooks se unió a Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CPB) en 1983. El trabajo como Director del Puerto de Entrada de San Luis del 2004 hasta

Los funcionarios de salud dijeron el miercoles que es “poco probable” que cualquier lechuga romana cultivada en Yuma aún este disponible a medida que se reportan más casos de E. coli en todo el país. El Centro para el Control de Enfermedades dijo que se han reportado 23 casos más en 13 estados. Iowa, Nebraska

Health officials said Wednesday that it is “unlikely” that any romaine lettuce grown in Yuma is still available as more E. coli cases are being reported nationwide. The Center for Disease Control said 23 more cases have been reported in 13 states. Iowa, Nebraska, and Oregon have now joined the list of states reporting E.