Month: September 2018

Forty-one-year-old Luis Enrique Beltran from Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for weapon smuggling on Tuesday, according to the Department of Justice. Beltran had previously pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to unlawfully export and aiding and abetting the unlawful possession of machine guns, grenades, and grenade launchers.

The U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground is scheduled to conduct military testing that will cause delays on US 95 in Yuma on Saturday, September 29. It will also require road closures in 30-minute intervals to ensure public safety. The following restrictions are scheduled to take place between Aberdeen Road (milepost 48) and Stone Cabin (milepost

Students at Gila Ridge High School participated in the 25th annual National Public Lands Day by completing a five-hour community service project in cleaning up Betty’s Kitchen National Recreational Trail on Saturday. “I am so proud of our Gila Ridge students’ hard work today ,” said Green Club advisor and Boys Basketball Head Coach Joe

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost says she hopes she can inspire other women to sign up with the agency, which has just one female agent for every 20 men. “If you’re a woman in law enforcement, I don’t care where you’re at, you’re a minority,” Provost told The Associated Press in an interview. Provost,

Recently, unofficial city door hangers have caused the Yuma Police Department to be on the lookout for solicitors. The City has received two reports of solicitor attempts to contact residents using documents that appear to be official. The solicitors are part of a private organization not with the city. Citizens who have gotten the documents

If you thought your neighborhood was safe, you might want to double check the Community Crime Map to keep track of what goes on outside your home. The Yuma Police Department and Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions partnered up to provide an inside look to crime data and alerts. From aggravated assaults, home burglaries, and car

A new ballot measure Arizonans could close the door to the future of paying taxes on services. Prop 126, also known as the Protect Arizona Taxpayers Act, is an initiative created to add an amendment to the Arizona Constitution to avoid adding taxes on services, according to their website. Those who want Arizonans to vote

Una familia exige justicia y respuestas sobre un ser querido que murio en una colisión de automóvil. Una familia local teme que no se ha sido servido justicia por su cariñosa abuela que murió en una colisión de automóvil justo despues de Navidad el año pasado. La enterraron el martes en el Cementerio Evergreen. La

Si creía que su vecindario estaba seguro, es posible que desee revisar el mapa de delincuencia comunitaria para ver que ocurre fuera de su hogar. El Departamento de Policía de Yuma y LexisNexis Risk Solutions se asociaron para brindar una visión interna de los datos y las alertas sobre delitos. Desde asaltos agravados, robos en

Los agricultores locales en Yuma están tomando las medidas necesarias para prevenir otro brote de E. coli para esta temporada. El Director Ejecutivo del Centro de Excelencia de Yuma para la Agricultura del Desierto, Paul Brierley, agregó que las industrias están tomando medidas sobre el tema y que tomarán precauciones para los agricultores. Yuma es

Jose Andres Tinoco presunto homicida de Karina López, la joven que murió de manera brutal en un cuarto de hotel en Mexicali, estará seis meses tras las rejas hasta que se determine su sentencia. Esto es despues que el juez encontró pruebas suficientes para abrir una investigación como presunto responsable del feminicidio. El Subprocurador de

Like a scene out of a high-octane action movie that he would star in, Will Smith celebrated his 50th birthday Tuesday by successfully bungee jumping from a helicopter near the Grand Canyon. Cameras, which captured the stunt for a live stream on YouTube, showed the actor hooked to a harness and bungee cords dangling over

Local farmers in Yuma are taking necessary steps to prevent another E. coli outbreak for this season coming up. Executive Director of Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture, Paul Brierley, added that the industries are taking action on the issue and will be taking precaution for farmers. Yuma is the winter vegetable capital of

Con el fin de apoyar a las comunidades afectadas por las inundaciones ocasionadas por la depresión tropical 19-E en varios estados al oeste de Mexico. El DIF de San Luis Rio Colorado habilitó dos centros de acopio. Yolanda Orozco de González, presidenta del DIF, comentó que la misión es poder apoyar principalmente al estado de

For years, police couldn’t figure out how a 6-year-old girl was taken from her bedroom window while she slept in family’s Arizona home, never to be seen again. Then came a call from a woman engaged to a convicted sex offender who had bounced around various states, leaving a trail of criminal convictions before settling

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a facial comparison technical demonstration will begin at the San Luis Port of Entry for pedestrian travelers on Tuesday. The facial comparison system is comprised of a camera to test and evaluate taking photographs of pedestrians entering the United States.The system then compares images to the photos associated with

The Latest on Bill Cosby’s sentencing hearing (all times local): 2 p.m. Bill Cosby has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for drugging and molesting a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home. Judge Steven O’Neill sentenced Cosby on Tuesday, five months after his conviction in the first celebrity trial of the