Month: June 2018

Calexico residents commemorated their past as they broke ground for the future home of a Binational Mural Monument. What was once part of a friendship mural on the border fence, it will now be displayed at the plaza. City leaders hope the monument can remind residents of how far they’ve come as a community. “It’s

Many people have heard of it, but don’t exactly know what it is. Canine Parvovirus is a gastrointestinal virus that mainly affects dogs, but can also be found in cats. A deadly disease that if not taken care of right away, could be fatal for your pet. It usually can be contracted through dog-to-dog bodily

In this week’s Home Grown segment we take a look at a new project in Yuma that is helping growers deal with weeds. Being that we are in the middle of cotton season, this new technology is being tested in cotton fields. Dr. Mark Siemens, with the University of Arizona has been working on this

La colaboración entre el Consulado Mexicano en Yuma y el Colegio Arizona Western continúa con la firma del memorando de entendimiento 2018 cual tiene como objetivo el aumentar el nivel educativo de estudiantes de origen Mexicano. Esto como parte del programa IME-Becas establecido por el Gobierno Mexicano. Este es un programa por parte Del Instituto

After a Mesa man died in a drowning incident in Maricopa County Saturday, law enforcement officials are advising swimmers to be especially cautious this summer. “We have has incidents before on the lower Colorado,” Alfonso Zavala with Yuma County Sheriff’s Office said. “People have been floating underneath the Ocean to Ocean bridge. You don’t know

For many of us they’re a part of society that at times we just can’t understand; we see them holding signs by overpasses and sleeping under trees. But, the homeless population has been around and for the near future will remain for decades to come. According to the National Coalition for the homeless the top

Yuma County Sheriff’s Office patrols from the Yuma Wash cut off all the way to Hidden Shore and the Imperial Dam to ensure all boaters are following the “Big Three” rules of operating safely. YCSO said that the biggest violation they see is operating too fast in no wake zones, which is the equivalent of

Police arrested the alleged gas station shooter. Friends of the victim have many questions. Murder suspect Eduardo Tolentino was arrested by El Centro Police as he walked down Main Street on Friday afternoon. A witness captured the dramatic moments on his cellphone. Brawley Police said a gun wasf ound in his possession. Brawleyresident Ruben Curiel

Copies of document filed with Imperial County Registrar show IID candidate Juanita Salas being endorsed by the political action group IVFIRST, a group looking to take water rights away from IID. Salas said it was fake news. “There’s three fake pages on social media. There are a number of whisper campaign out there by my

One man has been arrested and another is still on the run following an armed robbery at a local UPS facility Thursday night. YPD said at approximately 8:25 p.m. officers responded to a report of a theft at the UPS facility, located at 2851 S 2 ½E. Through the initial investigation, officers learned two men

A contract dispute has been going on for the past year and a half between the county and some of its workers. These included the clerical, technical, craft labor and trade. Today at the Imperial County Administration Center, workers continue to protest for fair pay. Unions leaders in a letter to their members said they’re