Month: February 2019

La escuela primaria Desert VIew en San Luis, Arizona es una de las escuelas a nivel nacional que participa en “NIET” conocido en ingles como National Institute for Excellence in Teaching y se enfoca en avanzar academicamente. Desde entonces la escuela ha sobresalido por su desempeño educativo y ahora esperan ver si ganan un reconocimiento

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a previously deported convicted sex offender Thursday afternoon. At around 12:40 p.m., agents assigned to the Calexico Station said they arrested a man suspected of illegally entering the U.S. approximately 16 miles west of the Calexico Port of Entry. The man was arrested and

Mexicali is expected to receive 1,000 Central American migrants from the second wave of the migrant caravan, even though the shelters there are not prepared to receive them. That’s because the Mexican government recently eliminated a fund for migrants, under the leadership of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Seven-hundred migrants recently arrived in Mexicali,

Yuma County sheriff’s deputies are trying to find a missing Yuma man who suffers from dementia. William “Bud” Hardy, 62, was last seen leaving his Yuma home near Desert Springs Drive and Ocotillo Lane Saturday morning in a blue 2012 Chevrolet truck, according to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office. YCSO said Hardy is 5’10”, around

The Yuma Police Department said one of its officers is in the hospital after he was hit by another driver Friday morning. YPD said the Yuma Police Department Motorcycle Officer was traveling north on First Avenue at about 11:20 a.m. when he was struck by another vehicle. Officers said the initial investigation revealed the officer

The Historic Yuma Theatre celebrated its 107th anniversary this week. According to the Yuma Art Center, the historic theatre first opened on February 21, 1912. At the time it was called the Zeller Theatre. The theatre seats more than 600 people.

Schools, public libraries and businesses were expected to be closed for a second day Friday amid a major, record-breaking storm in north-central Arizona. Snow fell Thursday at 3 to 4 inches (7.6 to 10.2 centimeters) an hour in what the National Weather Service characterized as “not your average” storm. The heaviest precipitation was pushing further

A very powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck southern Ecuador in the early hours of Friday close to the country’s border with Peru, although no immediate reports of possible casualties or damage were available. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake happened at 10:17 GMT 115 kilometers (71 miles) southeast of the town of Palora, in

Two sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman have been indicted on drug conspiracy charges, the Justice Department said Thursday. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, 34, and Ovidio Guzman Lopez, 28, are charged in a single-count indictment that was unsealed last week in Washington. Prosecutors allege the two brothers conspired to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and

UPDATE: (5:17 A.M.) The Arizona Department of Transportation said Interstate 8 lanes are now clear. —- The Department of Public Safety confirmed the crash was fatal. ORIGINAL: A multiple vehicle crash on Interstate 8 and Avenue 3E left parts of the freeway heading westbound closed Thursday night. The Yuma Fire Department responded to the scene

A nte los supuestos intentos de robo de niños, las escuelas públicas de Mexicali han levantado una alerta y modificado las medidas de seguridad a fin de resguardar a los estudiantes sobre todo en aquellas escuelas que se encuentran en comunidades pobres como es el caso de la colonia imperial. El subdirector de la escuela

The Yuma Fresh Vegetable Association, Arizona Western College Foundation, the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, and the Yuma County Farm Bureau are hosting the Southwest Agriculture Summit. This is day two of the AG summit and part of the conference there are two keynote speakers including Tim York, Mark Cooperative of AWC and Rick Stein,

La tercera feria anual de salud organizada por Sunset Clinic estará ofreciendo servicios de salud gratuitos a toda la comunidad. Cynthia Luna de Sunset Community Health Center comentó “Vamos a tener servicios de glucosa gratis, de colesterol, de barniz dental para los niños tambien vamos a tener servicios de dental para los adultos y todos

Border Patrol agents gathered at the Yuma Sector Headquarters on Thursday to commemorate a fallen Border Patrol agent. “He was a great agent and a better friend,” current Chief Patrol Agent, Anthony J. Porvaznik, said about fallen agent James P. Epling. Epling – or Jimmy, as he liked to be called – will forever be

Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents said they seized a firearm from human smugglers who were attempting to transport two Chinese nationals through the Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint Wednesday. At approximately 11:45 p.m., Wellton Station agents said they sent a maroon Jeep Cherokee to the secondary inspection area, where agents discovered two passengers were Chinese nationals

The Yuma City Council approved the use of grant funds provided by the Arizona Companion Animal Spay and Neuter Committee so that residents can pay less to spay or neuter their pets. The Yuma Police Department received a grant , which provides $10,000 to assist with spaying and neutering of domesticated dogs and cats and

The Yuma County Board of Supervisors has approved a proposal from Yuma County Recorder Robyn Stallworth Pouquette to integrate the Election Services Office with the Recorder’s Office. Yuma Countys aid at the center of the presentation, Pouquette presented how the move would streamline the operations of future elections by integrating the individual, yet related, functions

Autoridades de la Procuraduría de Justicia en Baja California negaron que en Mexicali este pasando los intentos de robos de niños. La procuradora de justicia en el estado, Perla Ibarra, aseguró que los incidentes registrados en Mexicali en los últimos días, donde las víctimas narran como intentaron raptar a sus hijos, no tienen relación entre