Man convicted of murder after fleeing to Mexico 14 years ago
A jury found Martin Estevez guilty of 2nd-degree murder Thursday following a 14-year-long case that involved a missing local woman. Estevez had fled…
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Threat made at local high school being investigated
A threat written on a bathroom wall saying there would be a shooting at a local high school Friday is now being investigated by authorities. Yuma…
Continue ReadingMiddle school threat set parents and community on edge
Parents are upset they were not quickly notified of a possible school threat at a local middle school in Imperial Wednesday night. Students at Frank…
Continue ReadingPre-school program helping Spanish-speaking students learn English
The Somerton School District was awarded a grant for a pre-school school development program from the federal government, including Orange Grove…
Continue ReadingMaricopa officers to shoot GPS trackers onto fleeing cars
The Maricopa Police Department has installed new equipment that allows officers to shoot GPS trackers onto fleeing vehicles. The Casa Grande Dispatch…
Continue ReadingMltiples casos de migrantes lastimados al brincar el muro
En las últimas semanas la patrulla fronteriza del sector de Yuma ha publicado videos de múltiples incidentes donde migrantes sufren…
Continue ReadingSe acabo caravanas de migrantes en Mexicali
T erminó el exodo de migrantes centroamericanos en B aja C alifornia, sin embargo, se present ó el problema de aquellos que se quedaro…
Continue ReadingMemorial stone for fallen DPS trooper unveiled at Yuma headquarters
A memorial stone, honoring an Arizona state trooper who was killed in July, was unveiled Wednesday morning at the Department of Public Security…
Continue ReadingYuma Road Report: Week of Dec. 13
Here is a list of the upcoming city projects that the city of Yuma has planned for the upcoming week. City Projects 4th Avenue, 32nd Street to 40th…
Continue ReadingCity had warned swap meet of potential fire hazards before fire
Calexico officials said they’ve had many operational concerns over a local swap meet for some time. It burned this weekend. Officials said they…
Continue ReadingFlake’s Senate farewell speech, talks democracy
Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, President Donald Trump’s most vocal Republican adversary in the Senate, cautioned in his farewell address Thursday…
Continue ReadingTrump, new Mexican president discuss migration but not wall
The White House says President Donald Trump and the new leader of Mexico discussed “positive relations” between the two countries in a…
Continue ReadingElementary school board changes boundaries for new school
The Yuma Elementary School District One Governing Board changed the boundaries for five schools starting the next school year. This will make way for…
Continue ReadingRape trial of former YPD cop in hands of jury
Inside a San Diego courtroom Wednesday, the five women and nine men that make up the jury were given their next instructions in the felony rape trial…
Continue ReadingMigrant girls vanish into Asian trafficking networks
The stranger showed up at the girl’s door one night with a tantalizing job offer: Give up your world, and I will give you a future. It was a…
Continue ReadingSunrise:Thursday’s Top Stories
Here are some of the top local stories to be discussed on Sunrise this morning: Donors can save a life and receive a free pizza Vitalant has…
Continue ReadingFriends of NAU student say social media tip led to his body
Friends of a Northern Arizona University student say they acted on a social media tip to find his body in a flood control channel in downtown…
Continue ReadingDonors can save a life and receive a free pizza
Vitalant has partnered up with Pizza Hut in the spirit of the holidays to help those in need of transfusions. Donors who participate in the drive…
Continue ReadingOld Souls Animal Rescue and Yuma Jaycees Fundrasier
Old Souls Animal Rescue and Retirement Home and the Yuma Jaycees are throwing two events this weekend. “Friday night we have a pre-holiday, fun…
Continue ReadingFight breaks out in Kress parking lot, leads to one arrest
A fight between several people left one local Marine behind bars and multiple injured. “They came up behind me and my brother, saying, excuse…
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