A new art exhibit at a Washington museum shows an Ivanka Trump lookalike pushing a vacuum cleaner and invites spectators to toss crumbs for her to clean up. The art piece by Jennifer Rubell, titled “Ivanka Vacuuming,” opened Feb. 1 and continues through Feb. 17 at the Flashpoint Gallery. The public is encouraged to “throw
Continue Readingp.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545} A long-term care facility in Arizona where an incapacitated woman was raped and later gave birth announced Thursday that it would shut down operations. Officials with Hacienda HealthCare said its board of directors determined it’s not sustainable to keep operating its intermediate care facility
Continue ReadingMajorities of Californians support Governor Newsom’s first proposed budget, which increases spending on K-14 education, higher education, and health and human services. This is among the key findings of a statewide survey released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). When read a summary of the governor’s 2019-20 proposed budget, 70 percent of
Continue ReadingHundreds of people have gathered in a candlelight ceremony to remember five people killed when a small plane crashed into a Southern California home. The vigil was held Thursday night in a schoolyard in Yorba Linda. A Cessna piloted by 75-year-old Antonio Pastini of Gardnerville, Nevada broke up Sunday and debris crashed into a Yorba
Continue ReadingUPDATE: (12 A.M.) Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations Officer was involved in a shooting incident on Thursday, at approximately 7 p.m., according to CBP. The shooting occurred at the Port of Nogales, DeConcini Crossing in Nogales, Ariz. CBP said a CBP Officer conducting outbound operations at the port attempted to stop a
Continue ReadingAuthorities say two Northern California prison inmates have been treated after one was shot by a guard and another stabbed during a recreational yard attack. The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says two inmates armed with home-made weapons attacked a third man Thursday afternoon on a basketball court at Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy.
Continue ReadingLa Oficina del Alguacil del condado de Yuma anunció la muerte del teniente Ken Sanders, quien falleció el jueves por la mañana despues de luchar contra el cáncer durante varios años. El teniente Ken Sanders comenzó su carrera en la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Yuma (YCSO, por sus siglas en ingles) el 9
Continue ReadingCalexico appointed retired businessman Morris Reisin as new council member on Wednesday night during the regular meeting. “I tried three times running for council and i came up short all three times and with the confidence of the City Council we have, they have confidence in me and I’m here to work with them,” Reisin
Continue ReadingIt’s time for the 74th annual Silver Spur Rodeo Parade that will take place on Saturday, February 9 and kick off at 9:30 a.m. Here are the directions that the route will be taking this Saturday: The parade will begin on Maiden Lane and will go north to 2nd Street then turn left onto 2nd
Continue ReadingA Rosa Beltrán la encontraron en un basurero estrangulada hace uno días. La semana pasada Betsy Romero, de 22 años de edad, la encontraron muerta en San Felipe, su cuerpo estaba semienterrado, en un lote baldío. A Karina López la mataron en un cuarto de hotel el año pasado, su cuerpo presentaba varias heridas. Delia
Continue ReadingEl Centro Sector Border Patrol will be speaking on its border security efforts as an agency, their perspective on the challenges the agency faces on their day to day duties.
Continue ReadingGangs run crime operations in cities across the country but if you think they do not exist in Yuma, think again. The Yuma Police Department said there are at least nine active gangs in the area. Yuma’s gang life revolves around narcotics and crime, according to several law enforcement agencies. Law enforcement also claims children
Continue Reading(WCSH) A group of students at Piscataquis Community High School in Guilford, Maine starts most winter days with a rush. Each snowmobiling, one making a 17-mile journey, to the classroom. While kids used to have to be 16 to ride, starting this year, the group has gotten younger. “This year, a bunch of students in
Continue ReadingThe El Centro Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License checkpoint on Saturday, February 9. The police department said the checkpoint will be located in the area of Dogwood and Danenberg from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday’s checkpoint was set at locations based on collision statistics and number of DUI arrests. Officers will
Continue ReadingThe Yuma County Sheriff’s Office announced the death of Lieutenant Ken Sanders who passed away Thursday morning after battling cancer for several years. Lieutenant Ken Sanders began his career with the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) on March 9, 2005, after serving two decades with the United States Marine Corps as a gunnery sergeant, the
Continue ReadingEl gobernador de Arizona, Doug Ducey, se dirigió a los residentes de Yuma en el Arizona Western College con su informe del estado el jueves donde toco temas que impactan a nuestra ciudad. En particular, la sequía que afecta directamente la comunidad agrícola en Arizona. Antes de comenzar con su discurso, el gobernador reconoció el
Continue ReadingIcy roads could be to blame for a school bus that lost control and flipped onto its side Wednesday afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri. First responders were called out just before 12:30 p.m. to the overturned bus. Three students, including one in a wheelchair, were on the bus at the time of the crash, but
Continue ReadingKen McLaughlin is a Yuma Catholic High School student that has been singing his heart out and playing the guitar since he was very young. McLaughlin performed at Yum Catholic’s talent show and spoke with News 11 about his preparation before his performance. “Before I perform I usually go through the song lyrics in my
Continue ReadingA time-lapse camera captured a six-hour process of how the world’s largest arthropod outgrows its own shell The camera was set up above the habitat of one of Sea World’s crab species and captured the entire process, according to a press release by Sea World San Diego. Team members were thrilled to watch. The Japanee
Continue ReadingJessie’s Closet Foster Child Resource Center is raising awareness about the need of resources for Yuma County foster families. “As a foster parent, I have received children from DCS (the Arizona Department of Child Safety) in the middle of the night with little more than the clothes on the child’s back,” said Rev. Clint Augustyn,
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