Un residente es enviado al hospital con lesiones menores despues de que su hogar se prendiera en llamas. El fuego comenzó alrededor de las 4:10 a.m. en Foothills. La oficina de alguaciles fueron quienes arribaron a la escena y quienes recibieron la llamada. La casa esta ubicada en el bloque 12000 de la Avenida Joleane.
Continue ReadingThe city of El Centro hosted an expo showcasing the many divisions within their public works department in honor of National Public Works Week. The goal of the expo was to inspire the younger generation about the many career opportunities that lie in public works . The expo also served as a way to educate
Continue ReadingBail for a California mother of 10 children who officials say suffered long-term abuse was set at nearly $500,000 after the judge said she remains a danger to the kids. Prosecutors charged Ina Rogers, 31, on Wednesday in Solano Superior Court with nine counts of felony child abuse, saying that she caused the children to
Continue ReadingDo you hear what I hear? That’s the question as a short audio clip has sparked a social media debate about whether the word is “yanny” or “laurel.” How one hears it is similar to how people viewed a dress on the internet three years ago. The debate began on Reddit and expanded throughout social
Continue ReadingA group of locals is fed up after saying they’ve seen enough cases of animal abuse. The group is busy in court every week, sometimes being at several cases of animal cruelty in just one day. Brawley resident Mikey Garcia said, “Committing a crime against an animal is committing a crime against society. Animals are
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Betsy Davis threw herself a party before becoming one of the first people to use a California law allowing her to take her own life in 2016. Her sister and other advocates fear others won’t have the same choice after a Riverside County judge threw out the law Tuesday because he
Continue ReadingA June 21 court hearing has been scheduled for an Arizona man accused of providing armor-piercing ammunition to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The hearing for Douglas Haig had been scheduled for next week, but was moved to June to provide more time for forensic testing of evidence and
Continue ReadingMolina Healthcare along with Pioneers Memorial and others, hosted a free baby shower at the El Centro Community Center. Close to 100 expecting mothers received tote bags, filled up with some of the essentials needed to take care of a newborn baby. Other necessities including diapers, strollers and carseats were raffled off “If we have
Continue ReadingThe Peace Officer’s Memorial is honoring the lives lost in law enforcement serving Yuma County. “When we have an officer that passes away it’s like a family member that passes away.” Lt. Katina Murphy serves for the Arizona Department of Corrections and is sharing her experience of losing a fellow officer. “I’m recognizing that all
Continue ReadingThe city of Yuma will have a meeting to go over the preliminary budget for next year. This meeting is part one of a two part process where council members can bring up suggestions as to where they think the money should go. Once a budget is agreed, the approval of the amount will take
Continue ReadingDecenas de docentes se manifestaron fuera de las instalaciones del Sistema de Educación Pública, quienes exigieron a las autoridades que se les otorguen sus plazas, sus puestos de maestros a los cuales ya tienen derecho. A pesar de que hoy se celebra Día Nacional del Maestro en todo el país, la realidad es algo distinta,
Continue ReadingTuesday morning, PETA filed a lawsuit against U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, that challenges his agency’s automatic renewal of federal Animal Welfare Act licenses, even when it knew that the applicants such as ‘The Camel Farm’ in Yuma, were in violation of the act. The AWA prohibits licensing a facility that can’t demonstrate
Continue ReadingThis week’s Home Grown is all about wheat. Springtime crops for the desert southwest mostly consist of Durum Wheat, Sudan Seed and melons. In Arizona, we typically harvest around 90,000 acres of wheat. In Yuma, we average around 97 bushels per acre, which is a little less than three tons per acre. Where does all
Continue ReadingThe Centers for Disease Control said 28 cases tied to E.coli have been confirmed since May 2nd, bringing the total of infected to 149 people. The latest infections have caused even more frustration for farmers as investigators have yet to find the source of the contamination. But an agriculture expert working for the Yuma Center
Continue ReadingCampesinos Sin Fronteras, en colaboración con Justicia para los Trabajadores Agrícolas y otras agencias de salud locales, está organizando un evento de detección de cáncer de piel este viernes para los trabajadores agrícolas en nuestra área. Esto es parte de su nueva campaña de salud, cuyo objetivo es educar a quienes trabajan bajo el sol
Continue ReadingThe American College of Sports Medicine has released its annual rankings of America’s 100 “Fittest Cities” and Arlington, Virginia came out on top. Arlington’s numerous bike trails and parks helped it win first place. Minneapolis, last year’s “Fittest City,” was just four-tenths of a point behind in this year’s ranking. Rounding out the top five
Continue ReadingLa ciudad más saludable en los Estados Unidos es Arlington, Virginia. Esta información de acuerdo al diario de Medicina Deportiva de los Colegios Americanos del 2018. Los que estuvieron involucrados en producir los datos dicen que las ciudades más saludables tienen más recursos para promover una vida saludable. Los factores para una ciudad saludable incluyen
Continue ReadingEl lunes se llevó a cabo un servicio conmemorativo para recordar a los 11 agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza del Sector de Yuma que perdieron sus vidas en la línea del deber. “La camaradería de un compañero caído se siente cada vez que un agente se pone un uniforme. El vacío de un ser querido
Continue ReadingThose attending the Arizona Western College commencement on Friday, May 18, should allow for extra time travel as traffic interchange improvements will be underway nearby for phase two of the Araby road south roundabout. Those driving to the ceremony from west of 3E are encouraged to use highway 95 to Araby road to avoid construction
Continue ReadingPolice week is May 14-May 18 and law enforcement agencies across Yuma County honored those who died in the line of duty on Monday. Yuma Sector Border Patrol held a memorial honoring agents they call fallen heroes. Yuma Sector Border Patrol’s Chief, Anthony Porvaznik, opened the ceremony on Monday with remarks remembering those who died.
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