Month: October 2018

Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen who tried to smuggle seven undocumented immigrants while traveling through Dome Valley, Ariz. early Wednesday morning. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, agents conducted an immigration stop on a white 2010 Ford E350 as it was traveling through Dome Valley. Authorities said that the driver, a

Un semirremolque que transportaba 45,000 libras de bananas se volcó en la intersección de las calles 16 y avenida 4ta la tarde del jueves. El Departamento de Policía de Yuma dijo que el carril hacia el este de la calle 16 está actualmente cerrado en la avenida 4ta debido a un camión que rodó hacia

A semi-truck hauling 45,000 pounds of bananas rolled over at the intersection of 16th Street and 4th Avenue Thursday afternoon. The Yuma Police Department said the eastbound lane of 16th Street is currently shut down at 4th Avenue due to a semi-truck that rolled to its side. The semi-truck was heading southbound on 4th Avenue,

Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is up, rising to 4.7 percent in September from 4.6 percent in August as the state’s labor force grew by just over 9,700 people and the economy gained 35,400 non-farm jobs. The state Office of Economic Opportunity says two of every three additional jobs were in government and that the

The town of Wellton is helping low-income residents with housing rehabilitation projects and expanding construction with the help of federal funding. Wellton received $500,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Colonia Set-Aside funds and $385,000 from the Home Investment Partnership Program for low-income owner-occupied housing rehabilitation activities. Wellton will also receive $481,075 from the 2018/2019

Yuma residents will be given the opportunity to donate hair for those battling cancer at the Cut for a Cause event sponsored by Sheltra Insurance on Sunday, October 21. Sheltra Insurance has sponsored the event every year and owner Jessie Sheltra made the big chop to celebrate the big 10th year in hosting the event.

An Arizona man stumbled upon a trove of historical documents possibly worth thousands of dollars after purchasing an abandoned storage unit for $20 in a Phoenix suburb. The Arizona Republic reports Don Smith discovered a collection of about 200 letters belonging to Henry Ellsworth Barbour, a Republican congressman from California from 1919 to 1933. The

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Arizona say they have frustrated an attempt to smuggle more than 37 pounds (16 kilograms) of heroin worth more than $1 million into the United States. The agency says the bust took place Friday at the Douglas crossing on the border with Mexico. CBP officers said Wednesday that

The Gila River Indian Community, the state Department of Transportation and the Maricopa Association of Governments have agreed to embark on a study of potential capacity upgrades of Interstate 10 between Phoenix and Casa Grande. MAG said the study will create a master plan for the I-10 corridor, a primary transportation route in south-central Arizona.

Border Patrol agents in Arizona say a Mexican national was caught trying to smuggle methamphetamine. Agents in the Yuma Sector say the arrest occurred Monday morning at a checkpoint along Interstate 8 near Wellton. A shuttle bus was stopped and referred for a secondary inspection. A Border Patrol canine detected the presence of drug .

Border Patrol agents arrested a Mexican national after he was found with methamphetamine strapped to his legs at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a shuttle bus was referred to secondary inspection at around 8:15 a.m. A Border Patrol canine alerted to the bus and a 47-year-old passenger was