En lo que va de este año se calcula que por lo menos 10 niños han perdido la vida dentro de un carro por altas temperaturas, pero ahora una nueva aplicación de telefono inteligente espera prevenir más muertes. Fueron 42 niños los que murieron el año pasado despues de haber sido olvidados en un carro
Continue ReadingAgentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza arrestaron a cuatro personas luego de un intento fallido de contrabando de personas que involucró un vehículo robado en el puesto de control de la Carretera 95 el jueves por la tarde. Aproximadamente a la 1 p.m., un Mercury Sable blanco 2000 fue enviado a una inspección secundaria donde se
Continue ReadingBorder Patrol agents arrested four individuals following a failed human smuggling attempt that involved a stolen vehicle at the Highway 95 checkpoint on Thursday afternoon. At around 1 p.m., a white 2000 Mercury Sable was sent to a secondary inspection where it was determined that the vehicle was allegedly stolen out of Arizona City. A
Continue ReadingYuma Police arrested 25-year-old Sebastian Cortez on Wednesday for allegedly stealing packages. One of those packages belonged to Kellan Trammel, a Yuma resident, who caught Cortez in the act. “It was 3:51 p.m. My ring doorbell caught the U.S. Postal Service delivering it and then nine minutes later was when the package was stolen off
Continue ReadingLa Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Yuma está buscando a un sospechoso relacionado con un tiroteo que dejó un herido en West Main Canal y Riverside Drive el jueves por la noche. Los agentes de YCSO se enteraron de que las víctimas que pescaban en el Canal Principal Oeste notaron que un Jeep Cherokee
Continue ReadingThe Yuma County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect linked to a shooting that left one injured at West Main Canal and Riverside Drive Thursday evening. YCSO deputies learned that the victims fishing on the West Main Canal noticed a grey Jeep Cherokee driving towards them. The driver of the Cherokee exited the vehicle
Continue ReadingNew changes to the U.S. Census have officials concerned that they won’t be able to paint an accurate picture of the Imperial Valley. This is important because in the last 10 years, the Census helped allocated over $400 billion in federal funds, and some of that money went to Imperial County. Imperial County has depended
Continue ReadingLadies, listen up, the city of Somerton is hosting it’s first ever, “Miss Somerton Scholarship Pageant.” The city of Somerton turned one-hundred this June and in honor of the milestone, city officials wanted to incorporate another way for locals to celebrate and get involved. That’s where, “Miss Somerton” comes in. An idea that was done
Continue ReadingMore than 1,600 people arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border, including parents who have been separated from their children, are being transferred to federal prisons, U.S. immigration authorities confirmed Thursday. They said they’re running out of room at their own facilities amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. The move drew condemnation from activists who
Continue ReadingUPDATE 7:51 PM The young boy in this incident has been confirmed by the family as two-year-old, Atticus Krizay. According to the young boy’s GoFundMe page, “no part of his brain survived.” The family later posted on their Caring Bridge page the following statement: “We had a win for us today. We found out while
Continue ReadingA group of 17 cyclists have put their helmets on and braced themselves for a long ride as they travel from Ocean Beach, California to Ocean City, New Jersey. This is part of the fuller center for housing, the non-profit that helps build homes in undeveloped areas, domestically and abroad. Cyclists all around the country
Continue ReadingLa policía de Yuma está investigando un tiroteo y un incendio que sucedieron la noche del miercoles en el mismo edificio de apartamentos. Los oficiales fueron enviados a un edificio de apartamentos ubicados en 490 S. 15th Avenue aproximadamente a las 11:04 p.m. tras recibir informes de disparos. De acuerdo a autoridades cuando llegaron localizaron
Continue ReadingBrian Brady, President/CEO of Northwest Broadcasting announced Thursday that an agreement has been reached with Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum Cable. The Northwest stations have been off the Spectrum line-up since February 2, 2018 as result of a contract dispute. Affected TV markets include Syracuse, NY, Binghamton, NY, Yuma, AZ/El Centro, CA, Medford/Klamath
Continue ReadingThe man accused of barging inside a home in Yuma and luring a 10-year-old girl for sex in exchange for money was seen by a judge on Thursday. The suspect, Chad Edward Diener, is facing felony charges of attempted molestation, luring a minor and criminal trespassing. The Yuma Police Department said the incident happened Tuesday
Continue ReadingLa ciudad de Somerton relevo a su jefe de policía despues de votar en contra de su contrato el miercoles por la noche. Durante una sesión abierta, el Concejo Municipal de Somerton votó 5-2 contra la renovación del contrato de Jeffery Cavendar. Cavender comenzó a servir como jefe de policía de Somerton en mayo de
Continue ReadingThe city of Somerton has dismissed their police chief after voting against his contract Wednesday night. During an open session, the Somerton City Council voted 5-2 against renewing Jeffery Cavendar’s contract. Cavender began serving as Somerton police chief in May 2017. Somerton Mayor Jose Yepez said the department’s second-in-command, Capt. Joseph Turitto will serve as
Continue ReadingThe Yuma Fire Department responded to a kitchen fire in a home on Thursday morning. YFD said the home was located in the 2100 Block of S. 8th Avenue. While on the way, additional information was given that the house was now on fire. Yuma Fire Department personnel arriving on the scene found smoke coming
Continue ReadingYuma Police arrested a suspected package thief Wednesday evening with the help of home video surveillance and an eyewitness getting a license plate number. Sebastian Cortez, 25, was arrested Wednesday at 5:35 p.m. for allegedly stealing packages in a 2006 gray Mazda van, taking packages off of porches in the Yuma area, police said. Most
Continue ReadingA fire reported at the Tropicana Motel led to the evacuation of all tenants Wednesday afternoon. According to the Yuma Fire Department, they received reports of smoke coming out from one of the rooms at the Tropicana Motel located at 2115 S. 4th Avenue around 5:45 p.m. Fire personnel removed sections of the ceiling to
Continue ReadingAn Arizona court on Thursday upheld Phoenix’s anti-discrimination ordinance, denying a wedding invitation business owners’ challenge that the local law violates their freedom of religion by compelling them to cater to same-sex couples. The state Court of Appeals’ ruling upholds a trial judge’s October denial of the business owner’s request for a preliminary injunction barring
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