Month: October 2018

Agents working at the Imperial Valley ports of entry seized more than $653,500 worth of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin over a two-day span. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the first seizure happened at the downtown Calexico port of entry on Thursday when officers observed a 28-year-old woman and 24-year-old man entering the border

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is seeking more funding to ease the burden brought by a rise in cases at the border. The caseload for prosecutors in the office’s southern Arizona unit has gone up significantly, according to attorney general spokesman Ryan Anderson. The office hasn’t gotten any additional funding, but the Department of Public

Streets were restored over the weekend in the city of El Golfo of Santa Clara after being damaged by Tropical Storm Rosa. Personnel and members of the Union of Workers and Public Works were part of an initiative led by Mayor Santos González Yescas and union leader Hector Manuel Buchan Domínguez in repairing the damages.

The City of Yuma’s quarterly ‘Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day’ will return for Yuma residents on Saturday, October 13 at 8 a.m. This event provides a free opportunity for residents to safely dispose of hazardous products such as paint, batteries, pesticides, and cleaners, by just dropping them off. Leftover household products that are flammable, corrosive,

Kofa High School hosted a continental breakfast on to honor students who earned a qualifying score on one or more Cambridge end of course exams on Wednesday, October 3. Students and their parents were treated to food prepared by Kofa Culinary Arts students and were honored by KHS Principal Mike Sharp. Students also received certificates

The City of Calexico is inviting the community to a ‘Paint Pink’ art exhibit and reception in honor of breast cancer awareness. The event is open to the community from Monday, October 8, through Thursday, October 11. The artist reception will take place on Wednesday, October 10, from 6 to 9 p.m. However, the event

WEEK OF OCTOBER 8: Fiddlers The Arizona Old Time Fiddlers Association is a non-profit organization whose objective is to preserve, promote and perpetuate the art (928) 342-164013226 E South Frontage Road Yuma, AZFoothills Library – Meeting RoomTuesday, October 16 ● 3:00-5:00 p.m. (928) 782-1871Drive Yuma, AZ 21st 2951 SMain Library – 1st-floor Meeting RoomsTuesday, October

Arizona Western College is giving first-generation students and low-income students a chance to experience college life. Talent Search and Upward Bound are part of TRIO which is a federally funded program providing services for first-generation and low-income students. Talent Search is a pre-college program starting in sixth grade through high school. Target schools written into

Mohamed Abdella is a senior at Cibola High School who was named a semifinalist in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Corporation competition. Abdella is one of more than 16,000 semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. “I am honored to receive the opportunity to compete for this scholarship, and I’m especially grateful towards

A light in the sky has captured the attention throughout the desert southwest. According to SpaceX, the SAOCOM 1A satellite was launched from the Space Launch Complex 4E at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 7:21 p.m.(PDT). You can watch the launch and live updates by clicking here. Thank you for sharing your

When driving around Yuma, you may have noticed roads with potholes or cracks. Roads like this can lead to damage to your vehicle and sometimes even accidents. You may have also noticed signs for proposition 411 that will appear on the November ballot. About six months ago, a group of concerned citizens began meeting as

On Saturday from 11 A.M. to 7 P.M., the Yuma Art Center hosted the fourth annual Yuma Con event at the Civic Center. It was something like the inside of a story book. People were dressed up as different characters from popular TV shows, movies, or books. Ana Padilla, with the Yuma Art Center told

On Saturday, the Yuma Scholarship Pageant organization held a bowling fundraiser at Inca Lanes. Each year, the Miss America organization offers millions of dollars in scholarships to young women. The Yuma Scholarship Pageant organization is working to help young girls in the community to further their education. The Miss America organization is one of the

UPDATE: A gofundme account has been created to help pay for the driver’s medical bills. Early Monday morning, Yuma Fire Department personnel went through a 90-minute process to rescue a 27-year-old man from his vehicle. The man was traveling down Avenue 5 1/2 E when he swerved to avoid colliding with a semi truck that

Un hombre de 21 años de edad fue trasladado de urgencia al hospital luego de ser atropellado por un vehículo en la cuadra 300 de calle 24 oeste el viernes por la noche, dijo la policía. De acuerdo con el Departamento de Policía de Yuma, una investigación reveló que un hombre de 21 años, quien

A 21-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after he was struck by a vehicle at the 300 block of West 24th Street Friday evening, police said. According to the Yuma Police Department, an investigation revealed that a 21-year-old man, who was impaired with alcohol, was crossing 24th Street between Virginia Drive and 4th Avenue

Authorities have identified a woman who was fatally struck by a car on a collapsed section of a major northern Arizona highway during this week’s storm. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said Friday the victim of the collision was 26-year-old Amelie Fortune, of France. Information about her hometown was not immediately available. Troopers were