Happy Monday. It’s Pet talk time and this Monday we meet a Pitbull named Sabrina and silky gray cat named Lafayette. Both animals you are about to meet have come a long way and now they are ready for a new life and a new beginning. First up is Sabrina, a brown and white pit
Continue ReadingPolice in Phoenix said a man has been arrested in connection with the death of his husband. They say 24-year-old Yacoub Aranda is jailed on a $250,000 bond on suspicion of first-degree murder. Authorities say 22-year-old Andrew Aranda suffered severe head trauma and allegedly was beaten to death with a hammer. Police responded to a
Continue ReadingIn this week’s Home Grown we learn about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and how our local agriculture community is helping to pave the way in food safety standards for the United States. “You have a group of people that work very very hard to produce and to be the winter vegetable capital of
Continue ReadingBorder Patrol agents patrolling the area of Dome Valley arrested a Pomona, Calif. resident suspected of smuggling four illegal immigrants early Friday morning. The incident happened at 6:15 a.m. when agents working near Avenue 26E and Old Highway 80 made an immigration stop on a grey 2016 Hyundai Accent. The driver was found to be
Continue ReadingWith students back in school, heavy traffic has become an issue before and after school. For one school in Yuma, parents say it’s now become a safety hazard. According to parents, the area near C.W. McGraw Elementary School becomes extremely packed with dozens of vehicles in a single lane. They also add traffic will even
Continue ReadingNeighbors of 21 year-old Joseph Matus said he and his girlfriend, along with two small daughters, had recently moved to Westmorland from El Centro; he had just started a new job. They said things seemed to be working out for them. Then, on Friday, he went to the nearby convenience store to get something for
Continue ReadingYUMA-There will be a candidate forum for the United States Senate seat that will be vacated by Senator Jeff Flake. The forum will be held at the Goodwill Training Center on Tuesday, April 24th at 7 p.m. Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Dr. Kelli Ward are both running for Senate and will be
Continue ReadingEL CENTRO- An El Centro man was arrested after illegally altering an imitation handgun and pointing it at a woman’s head. An Imperial County Sheriff’s Investigator driving in an unmarked vehicle noticed 18-year-old Bryce Mejia driving near Austin and Ross Road. Mejia was holding what appeared to be a handgun to the front female passenger’s
Continue ReadingPolice have arrested a man who was accused of trying to snatch a child from her bedroom Sunday. Tucson police say 29-year-old Alonso Rodriquez was arrested Monday morning on charges of second-degree burglary and attempted kidnapping. The incident happened on the 2400 block of North Dodge Boulevard when the girl was sleeping in her room.
Continue ReadingHave you seen this man? The Imperial County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the individual. They say he is responsible for mail theft in the El Centro area. He is seen on video riding a bicycle and reaching in a mail box. Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact Investigator David Felix. His phone
Continue ReadingEastbound Interstate 8 was temporarily closed Sunday evening following a fatal single vehicle collision. Around 5 p.m. Sunday, 22-year-old Cody A. Taylor from Bisbee was driving a Honda westbound on I-8 just before Dateland, with an infant girl, according to the Department of Public Safety. For unknown reasons, the vehicle drifted into the median. Taylor
Continue ReadingYuma County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing teenager from the 1100 block of S. Palm Avenue just after 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 12. It was reported that 14-year-old Damaris Olan of Yuma may have been a runaway as she never returned home from school. Olan is described to be 5’5″ tall.
Continue ReadingFormer Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was in Yuma Tuesday. He is running for the United States Senate seat that will be vacated by Senator Jeff Flake. Arpaio is a U.S. Army veteran who spent decades working as a Top Federal Drug official and Sheriff. He was stationed in foreign countries heading the DEA and
Continue ReadingPolice in Imperial County responded to a reported armed robbery. Calexico Police stated that they responded to a call of a strong armed robbery at one of the Metro PCS stores in Calexico. When police arrived, the suspect already fled the scene. However after conducting a search, they were able to find the suspect on
Continue ReadingThe San Luis Police Department in Arizona is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man using credit cards that were taken from a home. Most recently, the suspect in the photo used two credit cards at the San Luis Walmart store located at 1613 North Main Street. The man was last seen leaving
Continue ReadingVice President Mike Pence is visiting Imperial County Monday. He will be touring the border town of Calexico, according to an administration official. This is the second time he has visited the border as Vice President. He was at the Texas-Mexico border in February. This time Vice President Pence will be meeting with El Centro
Continue ReadingGrammy Award winner Kanye West is a famous American rapper who has sold millions of albums worldwide. This week he is making entertainment headlines after posting a series of tweets and posting a photo wearing a Make America Great Again hat. President Donald Trump responded back on Twitter to some of the tweets, one stating,
Continue ReadingIn a brand new “Making a Difference,” a new basketball court has made it’s way into our community and News 11’s Madison Kimbro got to check it out earlier today during the ribbon cutting ceremony. This is part of a Phoenix Suns and APS partnership and the Phoenix Suns are on a mission to renovate
Continue ReadingNew Arizona laws were put into effect that may change the way of living in Arizona. These laws went into affect on August 3 and s ome of the new integrated laws are: Photo radar tickets will now be harder to fight in court and a harsher penalty for wrong-way drivers will be given. Wrong
Continue ReadingBorder Patrol agents arrested a 31-year-old Mexican national who attempted to smuggle over $127,000 worth of meth in his vehicle’s gas tank Saturday. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the incident happened at around 5:20 p.m. at the Wellton Station Interstate 8 checkpoint. A Border Patrol canine alerted to the man’s blue 2006 Volkswagen
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