Business owners plead not guilty to theft, fraudulent schemes
The two local business owners accused of fraudulent schemes and theft in the Foothills have pleaded not guilty to nine counts in a Yuma courtroom…
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Yuma City Council retreat kicks off
The Yuma City Council and other officials tackled day one of the City Council retreat. The goal was to look ahead to the future and set goals they…
Continue ReadingTrabajadores federales cierran oficinas de gobierno en Mexicali
Con pancartas pegadas en la puerta y ventanas de las oficinas de la SEMARNAT en Mexicali, más de 300 trabajadores federales de la localidad,…
Continue ReadingRain on Valentine’s Day
This week expect rain in the Desert Southwest Wednesday night into Thursday. Thursday night expect a 40% chance of PM showers in Yuma. Showers are…
Continue ReadingMembers of the second migrant caravan arrives in San Luis shelter
More than three-hundred migrant families wait in line at the San Luis port of entry. Just a block away from the port of entry lies a shelter, Don…
Continue ReadingKofa Junior ROTC Rifle Team #1 in State
The Marine Corps Junior ROTC rifle team at Kofa High school placed on top of its competitors throughout Arizona during this year’s regional…
Continue ReadingCrece la necesidad ante la llegada de segunda caravana a la frontera
Más de 300 familias permanecen afuera de la garita de San Luis Río Colorado mientras otros tantas radican en los albergues locales. El…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the 2nd Annual Imperial Valley Comic Con
The second annual Imperial Valley Comic-con may be over but it was the only place where you can find time lords and Jedis and superheroes all under…
Continue ReadingBorder Patrol finds meth hidden in car battery
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents working at the Highway 86 immigration c heckpoint arrested a woman suspected of smuggling methamphetamine…
Continue ReadingBorder Patrol agents arrest “Sureo” gang member
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a “Sureño” gang member in Calexico Saturday morning, according…
Continue ReadingSan Luis CBP officers stop meth smuggling attempts
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two Southern California residents connected to separate failed smuggling attempts this past…
Continue ReadingTwo dead in possible murder-suicide in Brawley
The Brawley Police Department said two people are dead in what they are investigating as a possible murder-suicide. Officers said they responded to a…
Continue ReadingHSOY speaks out on animal cruelty in Somerton area
The Humane Society is speaking out on two dogs in two separate cases that they received in highly distressed and serious conditions from the Somerton…
Continue ReadingYuma Sector seizes $180K in meth
Wellton Station agents assigned to the Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint seized methamphetamine valued at $183,750 in two separate smuggling…
Continue ReadingArizona wants care unit where patient was raped to stay open
The embattled operators of an Arizona long-term care facility agreed Friday to be regulated by the state, effectively nixing a plan to close down the…
Continue ReadingNaked man who attacked Phoenix police officer dies
Authorities say a man who was naked when he attacked a police officer last week has died. Phoenix police say it will be up to the Maricopa County…
Continue ReadingPolice used stun gun 11 times, Arizona couple’s lawsuit says
A man and his wife are suing a Phoenix suburb and three of its police officers, alleging they used excessive force during a 2017 traffic stop. A…
Continue ReadingMexican president promises new terminal for capital airport
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says the country’s main airport will get a third terminal. At an event Sunday he said: “All…
Continue ReadingRap artists and women take center stage at Grammys
Rap artists and women have felt shunned by the Grammy Awards in recent years. But this year, they both took center stage. Childish Gambino’s…
Continue Reading9 hurt when DUI suspect drives onto sidewalk in California
Witnesses and emergency responders lifted a pickup truck off people trapped when a driver plowed into a crowd on a sidewalk in Southern California…
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