Month: October 2018

Both political parties have hit the ground running, speaking to voters as we approach November 6th. The Republican National Committee brought to Yuma what they have been doing statewide over the past year. According to Republican Party Chairman Jonathan Lines, the AZ GOP “has made a record investment into the state with field personnel, to

The young men charged with first-degree murder, burglary, aggravated assault, and other charges all appeared in court today. Nineteen-year-old Daniel Contreras, 21-year-old Juan Pablo Torres, and three juveniles were in court for a final management conference. Back in July of 2017, these individuals were booked as suspects in the homicide of 20-year-old Leondre Richards. The

The man arrested for attempting to make fraudulent returns of over 1.3 million dollars in Walmart merchandise appeared in court Tuesday. Thomas Fraduker , 23, was arrested back in June suspected of committing these transactions at over 1,000 Walmarts across the United States. Fraduker was in court for a trial setting and change of plea.

Griselda es madre de una estudiante de la escuela San Luis High School en San Luis, Arizona. Su hija Stephanie Lara actualmente cursa el decimo grado, sin embargo la administración de la escuela a la que asistía la dio de baja debido a que su mamá no pudo presentar una identificación válida del Estado de

Bomberos que luchaban contra un incendio en una casa en el bloque 1700 de 29th Drive sur el martes por la mañana terminaron rescatando a ocho perros. Los bomberos de Yuma respondieron al área y se encontraron con fuertes llamas dentro de la casa. El techo se derrumbó parcialmente mientras los equipos de bomberos estaban

Firefighters battling a blaze at a home in the 1700 block of South 29th Drive Tuesday morning ended up rescuing eight dogs. Yuma firefighters responded to the area and were met with heavy flames inside the home. The roof partially collapsed while fire crews were working, but there were no reported injuries. YFD said the

The National Park Service says it will reassign the Grand Canyon superintendent amid a federal investigation into undisclosed allegations. Investigators from the Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General arrived at the park this week. Park spokeswoman Vanessa Lacayo says the allegations involve Grand Canyon Superintendent Christine Lehnertz but wouldn’t elaborate. She says Lehnertz will be

A federal program for Native American tribes to access national crime information databases is expanding. The number of participants in the Tribal Access Program is expected to rise from 47 to 72 by the end of 2019. The tribes can use the databases to do background checks, and see outstanding warrants and domestic violence protection

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy says thieves broke into his office in Bakersfield and that he’s hoping for help from the public to identify them. Photos posted on the Republican representative’s Instagram account Monday evening show photos of the men and a large rock on the office floor. The posting says, “Does anyone know these

A seizure of more than 319 pounds of marijuana, a loaded shotgun, followed by ten arrests were made by Border Patrol agents over the weekend, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. An immigration inspection was conducted on a GMC truck traveling southbound on State Route 83 but then accelerated to a high rate of

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, says she has the beginning stages of dementia and ” probably Alzheimer’s disease.” O’Connor made the announcement in a letter Tuesday. She said that her diagnosis was made “some time ago” and that as her condition has progressed she is “no longer able to participate

A six-month project to replace the deck of the bridge over Interstate 10 at Pinal Air Park Road in southern Arizona will start soon. Arizona Department of Transportation officials say preliminary work on the $1.85 million project will begin Wednesday. The bridge will close in early November and remain closed for about four months, temporarily

A registered sex offender in Tucson is facing charges of trying to lure minors and owning child pornography. The Arizona Attorney General’s Office said Monday that a state grand jury indicted Patrick Michael Winkler on multiple counts. They include sexual exploitation of a minor, luring a minor for sexual exploitation and unlawful age misrepresentation. According

Gila Ridge High School student Logan Scott represented Yuma Union High School District and the state of Arizona at the ‘Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders’ this summer in Boston. Scott received an official award of excellence, certifying her successful completion of the Congress in June, in Boston, Massachusetts. Scott was surrounded by many