Month: May 2018

Local school districts announce their plans for Thursday, May 3rd as they wait for the Arizona Legislature to pass the budget proposal. Crane School District All Crane School District schools will remain open on Thursday after an announcement was made on their Facebook page. {“author_name”:”Crane School District”,”author_url”:”https://www.facebook.com/craneschools/”,”provider_url”:”https://www.facebook.com”,”provider_name”:”Facebook”,”success”:true,”height”:null,”html”:”&#lt;div id=”fb-root”&#gt;&#lt;/div&#gt;n&#lt;script&#gt;(function(d, s, id) {n var js, fjs =

ACTUALIZACIÓN (4:00 p.m.) El Departamento de Policía de Yuma arrestó a un estudiante de 14 años de edad en conexión con una posible amenaza de disparos en las Escuelas de Crane alrededor de las 11:55 a.m. del miercoles. Las autoridades dijeron que la escuela secundaria Crane fue establecida en “refugio preventivo” despues de la amenaza.

UPDATE (2:30 P.M.) Yuma Police Department arrested a 14-year-old male student in connection with a possible school shooting threat reported at Crane Schools at around 11:55 a.m. Wednesday. Authorities said Crane Middle School set a “shelter in place” following the threat. YPD investigated the source and validity of the threat. The 14-year-old Crane Middle School

The Arizona teacher strike may be coming to an end. Members of the Red for Ed movement said they will return to class Thursday if state legislators pass the budget. The Arizona Education Association who represents hundreds of thousands of teachers statewide said the fight doesn’t end here. Teachers said they still are not entirely

La primera muerte se informó en un brote de intoxicación alimentaria nacional vinculado a la lechuga romana. Funcionarios federales de salud dicen que California informó la muerte, pero no proporcionaron otros detalles. El gobierno ahora tiene informes de 121 personas que se enfermaron en 25 estados. Al menos 52 personas han sido hospitalizadas, incluidas 14

The first death has been reported in a national food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. Federal health officials say California reported the death, but they did not provide other details. The government now has reports of 121 people who got sick in 25 states. At least 52 people have been hospitalized, including 14 with

Gila Ridge High School Student, Body President and recently named Miss Yuma County, Cassidy Legros is hosting an Awareness Walk for Suicide Prevention on Saturday, May 5. The event is being hosted at Gateway Park (ocean-to-ocean bridge) in Yuma from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The event is called “Follow the Yellow Ribbon Road” in

A man was arrested for indecent exposure in Imperial County. Around 12 a.m. Tuesday, Calexico Police officers were patrolling the area around Border Park in Calexico. They noticed a completely naked man lurking inside the women’s restroom. The nude man was reportedly slamming stall doors and “acting strange.”

Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday praised the benefits of the Trump administration’s tax cuts to a lively group of supporters. He told hundreds of supporters at an upscale hotel in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe that the cuts will save a typical family of four about $2,100 a year. He told them that the

A community forum will be held by the University of Arizona Yuma campus to answer questions about E. coli. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension will host a community forum to provide information about E. coli and address questions from the community. When: Friday, May 4th Time: 11:30am-1:00pm Presenters include Dr. Paula Rivadeneira, Extension Specialist in

Red for Ed leaders announced Tuesday that Arizona teachers will return to class Thursday if the Legislature passes the budget proposal. The legislature is expected to vote Wednesday as walkouts are expected to continue that day. “[Ducey’s] budget does not do enough for our kids or for our colleagues. We are staying committed in fighting

Un incendio al noreste de Arizona destruye más de 11.000 hectáreas en su camino. El incendio que ha sido nombrado Tinder, comenzó despues de una fogata de campamento ilegal. Los oficiales del bosque nacional de Coconino dicen que el fuego esta cero por ciento contenido. Tinder comienzo el 27 de abril, y hasta el momento

Border Patrol agents found a duffel bag with a tiger cub stuffed inside it at the United States-Mexican border Monday. Agents on duty saw three men trying to enter the U.S. illegally through Brownsville, Texas. Those people dropped the black bag as they fled back to Mexico. Agents found the unconscious four-month-old male tiger stuffed

La Junta de Supervisores del Condado del Valle Imperial aprobó el martes puntos de discusión claves en torno al tema del agua y el cuidado del aire en la zona. Los temas del cuidado ambiental en relación al agua y al aire en el Valle Imperial estuvieron a la cabeza fueron discutidos durante la Junta

UPDATE ( 12:54 P.M. ) Governor Doug Ducey wrote and released a letter to Arizona teachers, parents and education leaders on Tuesday regarding the first step to getting a budget deal. The Legislature is constitutionally required to read a bill during open session for a three day period and Tuesday was their first read. They

School districts are announcing their plans about school closures for Tuesday, May 1st. Crane School District Crane School District schools will remain open on Tuesday, May 1st after an announcement made on their Facebook page. {“author_name”:”Crane School District”,”author_url”:”https://www.facebook.com/craneschools/”,”provider_url”:”https://www.facebook.com”,”provider_name”:”Facebook”,”success”:true,”height”:null,”html”:”&#lt;div id=”fb-root”&#gt;&#lt;/div&#gt;n&#lt;script&#gt;(function(d, s, id) {n var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];n if (d.getElementById(id)) return;n js = d.createElement(s); js.id =