Month: September 2018

Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District reported that the Imperial Irrigation District has restored power at Pioneers Memorial Hospital and the Pioneers clinics. PMHD and the surrounding neighborhood experienced a power outage that lasted nearly two hours on Monday at approximately 7:50 a.m. During the power outage the hospital ran on the assistance of generators, the hard

A Border Patrol agent was shot at multiple times while patrolling the San Ysidro Port of entry early Sunday morning. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the patrol vehicle was parked one and a half miles west of the port of entry when multiple bullets shot the driver’s side of the vehicle from the

Surprise Police say the 14-year-old girl reported missing from her Surprise home has been found. SPD say Aubrey Gardner is believed to be unharmed. According to SPD, she was abducted by 21-year-old Jonathan Carson. Both are in police custody now. Investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding Aubrey’s disappearance. The Amber Alert was issued

Maricopa County’s top election official has backed out of his promise to release a report that answers questions about election-day problems. Recorder Adrian Fontes says attorneys for his office encouraged him not to release the report. The Arizona Republic reports Fontes had promised during a Tuesday Facebook live video that he would share the report’s

Sergeant Christopher Allen Truax Jr., a Marine, was killed on Friday, according to the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif. The MCAS said he was killed in Lemon Grove, Calif. Truax was a food specialist assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 373 and was from Horseheads, New York. He joined the United States

September is National Suicide Prevention month and to spread awareness, the Health and Wellness Department at Arizona Western College is hosting a “QPR” Suicide Awareness and Prevention training. The training is open to the public and will take place on Thursday, September 20 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Frances Morris Boardroom. The

El miercoles 5 de septiembre la Corte Suprema de Arizona decidió quitar de la boleta electoral en noviembre la iniciativa “Invest in Ed” la cual buscaba incrementar los fondos al sistema educativo. La iniciativa tambien conocida como proposición 207 brindaría aproximadamente $690 millones en fondos a las escuelas del estado. Tish Malone, quien es maestra

Miles de mexicalenses tienen problemas para reclamar sus herencias y es que entre los mexicanos no existe la cultura de hacer un testamento. Como consecuencia quedan propiedades abandonadas por estar intestadas o pleitos familiares en la repartición de los bienes. De acuerdo a información proporcionada por la revista Forbes, en el 2014 se estimó que

A Yuma taxi driver claims she was robbed at gunpoint Friday morning. “He says ‘Okay, could you please help me with my bags? I have a lot of bags that I need to put in the trunk.’ I said, ‘Okay, give me a moment.’ I step out my vehicle, walk towards the back and he’s

Yuma local, Lidia Gonzalez, is a retired kindergarten teacher for the Gadsden Elementary School District. She has served the community as an educator for about eight years. Recently, she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November 2017. After receiving the devastating news, Gonzalez began chemotherapy in Phoenix on December 1, 2017, and has come a

Arizona‘s health services department says it addressed how shelters for immigrant children dealt with allegations of sexual abuse. The comment came in response to criticism by an activist group wanting more oversight. The department said in a statement that it had conducted extensive inspections of all 13 Southwest Key facilities and will increase future monitoring.

The El Centro Outpatient Clinic is hosting a ‘Bleed Pink For The Cause’ blood drive in efforts to increase breast cancer awareness on Tuesday, October 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can donate and use the code GLEN IVY at registration to be entered into a sweepstake drawing for a two-pack of spa

‘The Cocopah Indian Tribe’ job fair is offering the community an opportunity to obtain a full-time or part-time position on September 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Some of the positions available to the community are at the: Tribal Government Cocopah bend EV and Golf Resort Cocopah Korner Store The Cocopah Casino Wild River