Month: October 2018

The Imperial County Public Health Department announced Friday t hat cyanotoxins were found in the Salton Sea. In recent months, low levels of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, were detected blooming along the northern shore of the Salton Sea in Riverside County. Water testing conducted by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board have

The Phoenix Zoo and the Arizona Center for Nature Conservation have acquired land to create a wildlife conservation center. KJZZ-FM reports the center will be in Sahuarita, Arizona, and home to many different threatened and endangered species, such as gazelles, cheetahs, and Mexican grey wolves. President and CEO Bert Castro says he hopes the center

Facing a tight race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, Republican candidate Martha McSally has recruited former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney for a Friday rally. Romney, a heavy favorite in the Senate race in Utah, will appear with McSally in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. The area is heavily Mormon, and Romney

A Phoenix man has pleaded guilty to one count each of fraud and money laundering for what state prosecutors say was a scheme to get cash loans by using victims’ homes as collateral. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office says a plea agreement requires Daniel Barraza Nevarez to serve at least eight months in jail and

With the recent rain, Yuma County is asking the public to help identify mosquito breeding areas in the community. The county’s Vector Control Division, who focus on mosquito control and prevention, is currently examining many areas in Yuma County. Plastic pools, wheelbarrows, empty planters, and associated kids’ toys that lay in the yard are primary

The Arizona Department of Education has released “A through F” letter grades for schools across the state. The report cards were handed out to more than 1,800 public schools across the state. Letter grades were divided by grades K-8, 9-12 and hybrid schools. Schools were given letter grades based on a number of factors like,

A 19-year-old Arizona man was sentenced to prison Thursday for the brutal slaying of one worker and assault on a second staffer at a southern Utah rehabilitation ranch for troubled teens in 2016. A 6th District Court judge ordered Clay Brewer to serve at least five years and up to life in prison on the

A local non-profit organization, Habitat for Humanity is helping low-income families find homes in the community. The organization builds homes for families once a year with the goal of having families live comfortably and affordably. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 18% of residents in Yuma County were below the poverty line 2016. Office Manager,

“Círculo de la Esperanza” es el grupo que ofrece Regional Center for Border Health para apoyar a las víctimas de cáncer de pecho. El grupo es para mujeres que hablan español y provee un espacio seguro para los pacientes para compartir sus experiencias despues del diagnostico y tratamiento con personas que están viviendo lo mismo.

Estudiantes de Calexico se unieron a la colecta anual que realiza la fundación Ronald Mac Donald con el tradicional día del Zapato Rojo. Desde muy temprano los alumnos de preparatoria y del colegio del Valle Imperial hicieron presencia en las intersecciones de las escuelas públicas de la localidad para pedirle a los automovilista que contribuyeran

Blythe Station Border Patrol arrested four individuals who attempted to smuggle methamphetamine and a stolen firearm near the Highway 95 immigration checkpoint early Thursday. According to a press release, agents noticed two individuals walking around the checkpoint at around 1:10 a.m. The two individuals boarded a 1993 GMC Sierra, where two U.S. citizens were already

Un jurado determinó que el acusado Ioan Laurint era mentalmente competente para ser juzgado la muerte de la abogada local Anne Marie Zimmerman. El veredicto del jueves por la mañana en corte fue unánime. Se establecerá un juicio previo para la próxima semana, el 18 de octubre. El juicio penal comenzará el 27 de noviembre.

Staff members at a Phoenix-area shelter for unaccompanied migrant children physically abused three children, leading to the closure of the shelter, federal officials said. It was the latest in a series of incidents of alleged abuse involving staff members at shelters and children. Southwest Key’s Hacienda del Sol shelter was shut down last Friday, but