Month: September 2018

UPDATE: Interstate 8 eastbound has reopened, according the ADOT. An earlier semi fire had closed one direction of the highway at milepost 112. Eastbound lanes were affected. —— A semi fire has closed Interstate 8 eastbound about three miles west of Gila Bend, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. There is no estimated time

Gila Vista Junior High School is currently under lockdown due to police activity a few blocks away. This is for precaution and the school said students are safe. The Yuma Police Department said they are serving a high risk search warrant for a suspect who has multiple felonies. YPD is currently in the area of

The Yuma Police Department was awarded several grants from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and will be using them to purchase new equipment and to cover overtime costs. YPD said they were awarded $47,000 for equipment and $35,000 to cover the cost of officers’ overtime expenses for Selective Traffic Enforcement Programs and for

The Imperial County Office of Education is using their grants to help local students whose families can’t afford basic internet by funding to further extend the BorderLink Wireless Network Project to the rural parts of Imperial County. The United States Department of Agriculture has announced that the Imperial Valley Telecommunications Authority has received eight USDA

Police are recommending a first-degree murder charge against the ex-boyfriend of a 19-year-old Phoenix woman whose body was found in Buckeye last week. They say 23-year-old Jon Christopher Clark remains in the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office on unrelated felony charges. Phoenix police say based on probable cause, Clark should be charged by

The sixth annual Yuma Union High School District Food Bowl is in full swing and will go through October 19. For the past five years, YUHSD has partnered with the community to collect non-perishable food items to donate. Students are able to bring in things such as canned goods and rice or beans the week

A partir de las 8 de la mañana se abrió el Puerto de entrada a Calexico en la nueva garita Rio Nuevo. Los primeros automóviles en ingresar a estados unidos por el bulevar, Cesar Chavez y calle Segunda. Autoridades estadounidenses informaron que el inicio de este tercer cruce fronterizo, forma parte de la primera fase

Yuma, Ariz. Rural Metro has confirmed a trailer, with multiple add-ons and two vehicles caught fire just before 7 p.m. Tuesday. The fire broke out on County 13th and Carlota Avenue. The cause is still under investigation. The trailer and vehicles have been deemed a total loss. Thankfully the owner said that they were unoccupied

La organización de padres y maestros de la escuela preparatoria “San Luis High School” organizo su primera junta del año escolar el martes por la tarde para discutir temas importantes entre ellos la seguridad y protección de los estudiantes. A la junta se presentaron padres de familia, personal del plantel y miembros del departamento de

A simple vista es un pedazo de metal, pero su significado tiene mucho valor, sobre todo para aquellas personas que pudieron atravesar este muro y quizás ahora conquistaron el sueño americano. por más de 20 años las láminas que eran una barrera ciega entre dos países, Calexico- Mexicali, dos ciudades que se dicen llamar hermanas

A Yuma man accused of damaging several Yuma businesses appeared in Yuma Justice Court Tuesday, where he learned he’s no longer facing some of the charges he was initially arrested on. Jesse Carrillo is now facing two charges in the alleged damage of businesses on August 26, one is of criminal damage and the other

Octubre está casi a la vuelta de la esquina y es el mes cuando se ve un incremento en el caso de personas con gripe. Por eso el Departamento de Inmunización del Distrito de Salud del Condado de Yuma inicio su campa ñ a de clínicas para vacunar a sus residentes El director de comunicaciones

The Yuma Fire Department participated in several remembrance events to honor the lives lost during the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City 17 years ago. YFD said Tuesday starting at 5 a.m., a total of ten YFD firefighters held the first of what they hope will become an annual stair climb event. Each participant

The Mesa Police Department arrested 24 suspects tied to child and human sex trafficking. Mesa Police Detectives partnered with Tempe, Gilbert, Chandler Police Departments as well as the Attorney General’s Office for Operation Degrossting, an undercover operation targeting the demand for child sex crimes and human trafficking. Over six days officers and undercover detectives placed

The American Red Cross is preparing for a large relief effort across multiple states as Hurricane Florence continues its march toward the East Coast. The dangerous storm is predicted to grow even stronger and that’s why the Red Cross is urging people in its path to obey evacuation orders and get ready now. The Red

A new vehicle processing operation conducted by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection is set to effectively process more than 4.3 million vehicles that enter the United States, beginning on Tuesday. The transition comes from the existing Calexico downtown port of entry to a new inspectional facility following the completion of phase one of a