Month: October 2018

A woman is facing felony charges for second-degree murder and endangerment in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Tucson last week. Court documents filed in Pima County Superior Court show 20-year-old Yanibra Moreno had a blood-alcohol level of 0.40 percent at the time of the incident. That’s five times the legal limit for

Authorities in Arizona say a man has been arrested following a false homicide report. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said Monday a man identifying himself as “Bob” called an emergency cleanup company, said he killed his wife and asked about having blood cleaned from carpets. The sheriff’s office says it was contacted by the company

Rep. Martha McSally is accusing her opponent in the Arizona Senate race of “treason.” McSally made the allegation in the final moments of the only debate in the race. Her opponent is Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema. Last week CNN reported that Sinema in 2003 told a radio talk show host she didn’t care if he

Police in Phoenix said a suspect has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of his 27-year-old ex-girlfriend. They say 32-year-old Roderick Brooks has been booked in jail on suspicion of first-degree murder. He’s being held on a $1 million bond and didn’t have a lawyer at his initial court appearance Monday. Police responded to a

Authorities have identified a pilot and his female passenger who died in the crash of a small plane into a home in north-central Arizona. Payson police said Monday that the victims were 63-year-old Craig Raymond McEntee and 56-year-old Marilee Marshall Brusaschetti. Federal Aviation Administration officials say the single-engine Cessna 240 went down under unknown circumstances

Yuma Police Department continues to investigate the shooting that happened on 8th Avenue and Second Street at around 10 p.m. Sunday night. No injuries were reported and authorities detained two individuals for questioning. “They did make contact with two individuals. They did detain them and question them. One actually had a warrant for an unrelated

YUMA, Ariz. – La madrugada del domingo se reportó un tiroteo en un vecindario en Yuma, ubicado en la 8 avenida y primera calle. De acuerdo a vecinos en la zona el domingo alrededor de las 10 de la noche escucharon entre 4 y 5 balazos. El departamento de policía de Yuma asistió a la

San Luis is the first city in Arizona to join the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s (ADEQ) Air Quality Flag Program. Brightly colored flags intended to raise awareness for air quality conditions will be placed all around the city Monday for residents to see. Each day, a flag will be raised matching the colors of

A local business owner will be honored by the Boys & Girls Clubs for his support of the local youth of Monterey County. President and CEO of JV Smith Companies, Vic Smith, will be honored with the Roosevelt Williams President’s Award on Wednesday, November 7, at the Youth of the Year dinner in Salinas, Calif.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is advising drivers to use caution on Thomas Road (27th Avenue) west of I-17 at the railroad tracks due to a crash that is blocking the area. The Thomas Road exit ramp is open at this time, according to ADOT.

Best Buy is hiring thousands of people for the holidays and will host a national holiday hiring fair on Wednesday, October 17. The fair will be available at all stores from 10 am to 4 pm. People looking for a fun and rewarding job, or just looking for extra cash can apply in-person or online

Debido a las recientes lluvias en nuestra zona el Condado de Yuma está pidiendo a la comunidad su apoyo para identificar áreas de reproducción de mosquitos. La división de control de vectores del condado, la cual se enfoca en el control y prevención de mosquitos actualmente se encuentra inspeccionando áreas en el Condado Yuma. Las

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s new facial comparison technology at the San Luis Port of Entry identified two men using documents that didn’t belong to them. These are the first two imposters to be detected by the technology in the pedestrian lane. Earlier this month, a 26-year-old man from San Luis Rio Colorado presented a

National School Lunch Week has officially kicked off at schools across the Desert Southwest and the country. The week-long celebration is hosted in school cafeterias across the country. Cafeterias celebrate with decorations, special menus, and much more. President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in 1962, and it serves more than 30

President Donald Trump is scheduled to be in Arizona next week for a rally in Mesa. The stop is part of three-state Western swing on his national midterm campaign tour through Arizona, Nevada and Montana. The Mesa rally is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at International Air Response near the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. His campaign