With all the produce grown in Yuma, you may wonder how farmers are able to be smart about water conservation. In this week’s Home Grown segment, we take a look at the ways in which farmers can use water wisely in order to keep up with the high demand of food produced. Paul Brierley, the
Continue ReadingEl Departamento de Bomberos de Somerton Cocopah respondió a un accidente de vehículo contra múltiples pestones en la área desertica al sur de la calle del Condado 19 y la Avenida D el domingo. Sucedió el 10 de junio a las 9:15 p.m. cuando de acuerdo a autoridades una camioneta conducía a gran velocidad y,
Continue ReadingSince he was fourteen, Ruben Arellano made it his life mission to be the American Ninja Warrior. Falling just shy of the finish line, he says it’s still a moment in his life he’ll never forget. “It felt like an outer body experience. I couldn’t believe I was doing this. I couldn’t believe I was
Continue ReadingThe Imperial County Registrar of Voters is getting closer to processing all of the ballots from the California primary election. Officials will issue another “Unofficial Election Results” update on the Registrar’s website at www.co.imperial.ca.us for the June 5, 2018 Primary Election. The unofficial update includes all polling place voters and vote-by-mail ballots received up until
Continue ReadingSomerton Cocopah Fire Department responded to a vehicle versus multiple pedestrians accident in the desert area of south of County 19 and Avenue D on Sunday. It happened on June 10, at 9:15 p.m. when a witness report said a pickup truck was driving at a high speed, and for unknown reasons, struck a parked
Continue ReadingU n grupo de 8 Senderistas que practicaban el deporte de escalada de montaña en El Cerro del Centinela tuvo un desenlace trágico, ya que una de las integrantes falleció de repente por golpe de calor al momento de descender el cerro, siendo la causa de fallecimiento paro cardiorrespiratorio. El grupo estaba conformado por 5
Continue ReadingOn today’s 13 On Your Side Topic of the Day: Ranked eighteenth on the military superpower list, North Korea has been described as one of the United States more unpredictable threats. The North Korean people have been saturated with hate filled doctrine for years and slowly the government has been building their long range missile
Continue ReadingYuma County will soon welcome a medical marijuana facility after the Yuma County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted for the project’s construction on Tuesday. The company, Kactus Kush Farms LLC, was given the green light to begin construction in Hyder, Arizona. According to Yuma County Board meeting minutes, the site of the dispensary will be
Continue ReadingThe Yuma County Library District’s “Food for Fines” program is back and it’s helping out in a major way. Three years ago, the Yuma County Library District realized that several children were not able to participate in their summer reading program due to pending fines on their accounts. Their solution was to add a summer
Continue ReadingThe two suspects arrested after the shooting of a man and woman in Yuma pleaded not guilty to the crime in Yuma County Superior Court Monday. Armando Montaño Jr., 26, faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated assault, and criminal damage. The public defender representing Montaño requested Judge David M. Haws for a condition of
Continue ReadingYuma police are investigating after a drive-by shooting and fire at an apartment building Wednesday night. Officers were dispatched to an apartment building at 490 S. 15th Avenue at approximately 11:04 p.m. responding to shots fired. Officers located multiple casings in the street and several bullet holes in the building, according to Yuma Police Department
Continue ReadingA lawsuit claims an Arizona Republican expelled from the state House amid sexual misconduct allegations shouldn’t be allowed to run for state Senate because he doesn’t live in the district he’s seeking to represent. Republican candidate Brent Backus claims Don Shooter doesn’t live at the Yuma address he supplied to state election officials and instead
Continue ReadingThe Defense Department says a 26-year-old soldier from Arizona has died from wounds suffered in Somalia. In a statement issued in Washington, the Defense Department identified the soldier as Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Conrad of Chandler, Arizona. The statement says he died Friday of injuries sustained from enemy indirect fire. Conrad was assigned to 1st
Continue ReadingThe beating of a 33-year-old man and the rough treatment of teenager prompted the chief of a suburban Arizona police department to enlist a former prosecutor Friday to investigate the videotaped encounters and report directly to him. Mesa Police Chief Ramon Batista said the body camera footage of the two incidents last month left him
Continue ReadingAll law enforcement agencies across Arizona soon will be able to use a system for electronically getting search warrants to obtain blood samples in cases involving suspected drunken-drivers and vehicle-related homicide and aggravated assault. Officials say the system in which requests are sent electronically to Maricopa County Superior Court judges and then issued electronically reduces
Continue ReadingThe Yuma Rising Stars are a new local youth basketball team with outstanding upcoming talent. On May 26 and 27 they competed in the Memorial Day Masterpiece, 1 of 10 qualifiers nationwide for the USA Basketball Open Championship. Only the top two teams in the division qualify and the Yuma Rising Stars were one of
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever shared an Uber with an intoxicated stranger you know it is not a pretty sight. As of now, there is not much that drivers and carpoolers can do about it. Except maybe charge that rider a couple extra dollars but artificial intelligence could be a solution. Uber has drawn a plan for
Continue ReadingThousands of Calexico residents are without a health care provider or medical homes. One Calexcio native hopes to change that. 30 years after leaving her hometown in search of a career, Blanca Morales now returns to open a non-profit health clinic. An expert in medical management, she has made it her mission to provide much
Continue ReadingFuncionarios del Condado Imperial dijeron el jueves que todavía quedan más de 6.900 votos para procesar luego de las elecciones primarias del 5 de junio. El Registro de Votantes del Condado de Imperial presentó un informe al Secretario de Estado de California esta semana en el que detalla que hay cerca de 7.000 votos sin
Continue ReadingImperial County officials said Thursday that over 6,900 votes are still left to be processed following the June 5 primary elections. The Imperial County Registrar of Voters submitted a report to California’s Secretary of State this week detailing that there are close to 7,000 unprocessed votes comprised of vote-by-mail, provisional, conditional voter registration, and others
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