Yuma County announced the appointment of their new elections director Friday. Willie Green III will begin his duties as the county’s elections director on Monday, Sept. 24. Green is currently serving as the Director of Elections & Registration for Floyd County, Ga. since October 2015. Green previously served as Deputy Director of Elections for Duplin
Continue ReadingConocidos profesionalmente como “Los Cuates Samano”, Ariel y Fidel Samano son dos hermanos que comparten la pasión por el boxeo. Desde hace dos años los jóvenes de tan solo 15 años entrenan por dos horas, cinco dias a la semana en el San Luis Boxing Club. Los jóvenes, originarios de San Luis, han demostrado una
Continue ReadingAn active MS-13 gang member was arrested by Border Patrol agents near the Calexico Port of Entry Thursday night. According to a press release, agents arrested a man near the Calexico Port of Entry at around 10:36 p.m. after he allegedly entered the United States illegally. Authorities then determined that the man was a citizen
Continue ReadingA 50-year-old man was arrested after agents discovered 256 packages of methamphetamine and cocaine hidden under a mattress in a tractor truck on Wednesday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. CBP said they encountered the man at approximately 7:26 p.m. driving a tractor pulling a trailer that entered the cargo facility carrying a manifested
Continue ReadingUnemployment rates have increased in Imperial County for the month of August, according to the Employment Development Department in California. Rates are at a 20.3 percent in Imperial County and California’s unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2 percent in August holding a record low level for the fifth consecutive month in a series dating back
Continue ReadingA local teen was arrested in a failed attempt to smuggle a quarter pound of fentanyl pills into the United States on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The 16-year-old boy was referred for additional questioning when he attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico and a canine alerted to an odor
Continue ReadingArizona officials have moved to revoke the licenses for a nonprofit that houses immigrant children after it missed a deadline to show that all its employees passed background checks. Texas-based Southwest Key demonstrated an “astonishingly flippant attitude” toward the state’s concerns about delayed background checks for workers at its eight Arizona shelters, the state Department
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note: Authorities said eight people, including four immigrants present in the United States illegally, were killed in a head-on crash Thursday, the Associated Press reported. We originally reported that nine people, including seven illegal immigrants, died in the crash on State Route 79 near Florence. Nine people, including seven who were in the U.S.
Continue ReadingYuma Police and Yuma Fire are looking for higher wages to keep employees in Yuma. The pay gaps between Yuma agencies and Phoenix-metropolitan agencies is in the thousands for both YPD and YFD. The midpoint pay for a Yuma firefighter is $51,296 and in Peoria, Ariz. at $57,195, according to the Yuma Fire Department. This
Continue ReadingFue una tarde cálida, sin embargo a la gente no le importaba porque esperaban a su futuro presidente. Con una hora de retraso arrivó a la Plaza de los Tres Poderes del Centro Cívico en Mexicali. Paso y saludo a los que pudieron agarrar un lugar pegado a la valla. Otros con mantas y porras
Continue ReadingEn víspera de la visita del presidente electo Andres Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) a San Luis Rio Colorado la mañana del viernes 21 de septiembre, las preparaciones no se han dejado esperar. La anticipada visita de AMLO es con el propósito de agradecer a los votantes que lo apoyaron y se estima una gran multitud
Continue ReadingAn inmate escaped from Imperial County Sheriff custody while working on a cleanup detail in the north area of Brawley along Highway 111 on Wednesday afternoon. 24-year-old Jacob Roman Mariscal has brown eyes, black hair, weighs about one-hundred-ninety pounds. He’s 5’11” tall. Mariscal is a Brawley resident. He has two distinctive tattoos on his face.
Continue ReadingA lot of people don’t realize this, but buying locally is one of the biggest ways to give back to your community. Starting on September 20th, the 10th Annual Shop Yuma campaign begins. It’s a campaign that encourages all residents of Yuma to spend $20 at a local shop. That includes everything from shopping for
Continue ReadingAn infant who would have been six-months-old on September 22nd has died following a two-vehicle collision in Yuma that sent her to the hospital Monday evening. The Yuma Police Department identified the baby as Evelyn Altamirano. She died on Wednesday. Yuma police said on Monday the driver of a 2016 Mazda sedan was heading westbound
Continue ReadingMolina Healthcare recognized three local individuals who went above and beyond for their community. The recipients were nominated by their peers or groups in which they worked in. Not only were they given an award but also a $1,000 grant to continue their work in the community. Molina Healthcare Associate Vice President of Community Engagement,
Continue ReadingUn estudiante de 13 años de la secundaria Fourth Avenue presuntamente amenazó verbalmente con “disparar” dentro de la escuela el miercoles por la tarde, según el Departamento de Policía de Yuma. YPD dijo que recibieron información de estudiantes sobre un presunta amenaza en la escuela secundaria Fourth Avenue alrededor de las 3:44 p.m. miercoles. Los
Continue ReadingA 13-year-old Fourth Avenue Jr. High School student allegedly made verbal threats to “shoot up” the school Wednesday afternoon, according to the Yuma Police Department. YPD said they received information from students of an alleged school shooting at Fourth Avenue Jr. High School at around 3:44 p.m. Wednesday. Students stated an unidentified student made threats
Continue ReadingLa Oficina del Alguacil del Condado Imperial dijo que un recluso escapó mientras trabajaba en la zona norte de Brawley a lo largo de la carretera 111 el miercoles por la tarde. Jacob Roman Mariscal, de 24 años, tiene ojos marrones, cabello negro, pesa aproximadamente 190 libras y mide unos 5’11 “de estatura. Mariscal tiene
Continue ReadingEl bebe de cinco meses hospitalizado despues de una colisión de dos vehículos en Yuma ha muerto. El Departamento de Policía de Yuma identificó al bebe como Evelyn Altamirano. Ella murió el miercoles. La policía de Yuma dijo el lunes que el conductor de un sedán Mazda 2016 se dirigía hacia el oeste e intentó
Continue ReadingThe U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection will begin transitioning pedestrian operations on Monday, at 10 a.m. The new transition will take place at the new North Annex building at the San Luis port of entry and the new facility will have 10 lanes for pedestrians.
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