El Centro City Council unanimously voted against a proposed halfway house project after listening to dozens from the community who opposed the project. “Where the local business people attending the meeting voiced concerns against this facility being built here because of their businesses,” Peter Rodriguez said. The council chambers were crowded with people who raised
Continue ReadingThe man who police said hit someone with his vehicle after being distracted on the road is no longer facing any charges. Tuesday in Yuma County Justice Court a judge said 30-year-old Skyler Smith is no longer facing any charges because the county attorney requested more evidence to file the charges he was booked on.
Continue ReadingLos funcionarios del gobierno del presidente Donald Trump han enviado bebes y otros infantes que fueron separados a la fuerza de sus padres en la frontera sur de Estados Unidos a por lo menos tres albergues especializados del sur de Texas, de acuerdo con información obtenida por The Associated Press. Y los abogados y medicos
Continue ReadingAutoridades arrestaron a un residente de Yuma de 19 años sospechoso de crueldad animal el martes por la mañana. Aproximadamente a las 9:32 a.m., la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Yuma se reunió con la parte informante, quien declaró que vieron al sospechoso, Douglas E. Severson, golpear a su perro y restringir su respiración.
Continue ReadingRight at School, a program that offers in-school and extracurricular activities will host a job fair on Friday, June 22nd. The school program will be hiring to fill positions like site directors and teachers. The job fair will be held at the Goodwill Career Center located at 3097 S. 8th Ave. from 9:00 a.m. to
Continue ReadingConstruction near I-8 and Araby Road to create a new roundabout will continue through the fall of 2018. The Arizona Department of Transportation began construction on May 16 as the second phase of the $8 million improvement project funded by the Federal Highway Administration Highway Safety Improvement Program. “It’s going to look like a little
Continue ReadingThe newest immigration policy implemented in April has local residents speaking out. Being that we’re so close to the border, we have seen our fair share of families crossing the border illegally. According to Customs and Border Protection, the Yuma Sector saw 3,241 minors attempting to enter the country with their families in 2017. For
Continue ReadingCiudades como Calipatria, Holtville y Westmorland se dejaron escuchar en la Junta de Supervisores con el objetivo de educar y reducir los índices de delincuencia y drogadicción en estas ciudades. Autoridades aprobaron un presupuesto que irá dirigido a sus bibliotecas, las cuales habían sido olvidadas por años. Además de que el año fiscal está por
Continue ReadingDeputies arrested a 19-year-old Yuma resident suspected of animal cruelty Tuesday morning. At around 9:32 a.m., Yuma County Sheriff’s Office met with the reporting party who stated they saw the suspect, Douglas E. Severson, striking his dog and restricting it from breathing. The canine suffered injuries to his snout and muzzle causing him to bleed.
Continue ReadingHow many times have you visited your local Motor Vehicle Department office hoping to be in and out just to take a learners’ permit test? The Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) has created a way to not only decrease wait times but also attempt to increase the passing rate for permit tests. In early March, the
Continue ReadingA man who Yuma police said hit someone with his vehicle after being distracted on the road was booked on several charges, including aggravated DUI. Meanwhile Yuma police say the victim is in critical condition. On Sunday Yuma Police Department responded to a vehicle-pedestrian collision in the 2300 block of Virginia Drive. The investigation revealed
Continue ReadingEl hombre que la policía dijo golpeó a alguien con su vehículo despues de haber sido distraído en la carretera se han retirado sus cargos el martes. El juez dijo que Skyler Smith, de 30 años, ya no enfrenta cargos. Dijeron que eso se debe a que el fiscal del condado solicitó más pruebas para
Continue ReadingRepublican candidate for California governor John Cox on Monday blasted a recent gas tax increase, previewing a central theme of his campaign message about the state’s high cost of living. Cox, a businessman from the San Diego area who has never held elected office, faces an uphill battle in November against Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin
Continue ReadingTeenagers hoping to get their learners permit are turning to the “Permit @ Home” online test option introduced by the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division earlier this year. “To average nearly 8,000 online tests a month is phenomenal,” said MVD Stakeholder Relations Manager Jennifer Bowser-Richards. “MVD serves about 7,300 people a day at
Continue ReadingArizona Gov. Doug Ducey has officially launched his re-election campaign. The Republican Ducey also released a video Monday entitled “Securing Arizona’s Future” that promotes his accomplishments since taking office in January 2015 as the state’s 23rd governor. Former Secretary of State Ken Bennett has filed signatures to run as a Republican challenger to Ducey in
Continue ReadingJuneteenth, known as the end of slavery, was supposed to be a day of celebration for community members in El Centro. When event goers showed up to the community center where it was held, the doors were locked. City official say they reached out to event organizers Friday afternoon when they noticed health and insurance
Continue ReadingA judge is being asked to kick a Democratic congressional candidate off the Aug. 28 primary ballot because opponents say she filed false information about where she lives. A lawsuit filed by three Arizona voters doesn’t challenge Ann Kirkpatrick’s residency itself because the law says she merely has to be a state resident and not
Continue ReadingAn audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center stage Monday in the growing uproar over the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their parents. “Papa! Papa!” one child is heard weeping in the audio file
Continue ReadingFormer Southwest football, basketball and track star athlete Tyler Saikhon reflects on his time with the program before his departure to UC Davis. He also gives us his perspective on the epic run the Eagles football team made last season to the state championship game.
Continue ReadingEvery year a group of Orthodox Jewish Rabbis comes to Yuma to inspect the wheat that will be used for Passover meals on the East Coast. In this week’s Home Grown, we take a look at the painstaking process that has been observed for thousands of years. All of the bread for the Passover holiday
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