CHP: 20-year-old dies in solo rollover accident
A 20-year-old woman is dead after being involved in a solo rollover accident Tuesday night, according to California Highway Patrol. CHP said the…
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Judge sets $100,000 bond for Jussie Smollett
The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett (all times local): 2:15 p.m. A judge has set a $100,000 bond for “Empire” actor…
Continue ReadingRollover crash in Somerton, 72-year-old transported to YRMC
A 72-year-old woman was transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center after being involved in a rollover crash in Somerton Wednesday night. The…
Continue ReadingAutoridades niegan intentos de robo de nios en Mexicali
Mexicali, B.C.- Autoridades de la P rocuraduria de J usticia en B aja C alifornia negaron que en M exicali este pasando los intentos de robos de ni…
Continue Reading‘Yuma Area Ammonia Safety Day’ held for community
The Yuma Civic Center hosted the 15th annual ‘Yuma Area Ammonia Safety Day’ on Thursday. The event’s purpose is to spread ammonia…
Continue ReadingGirl’s death haunted police until arrest made 45 years later
Investigators searched for decades for the killer of an 11-year-old girl who disappeared while walking home from summer school in a case that gripped…
Continue ReadingMexico seizes more than 1,300 pounds of cocaine at sea
Mexico’s navy says it has seized more than 1,300 pounds (630 kilograms) of cocaine from a speedboat off the country’s Pacific coast. A…
Continue ReadingLocal author tells her stories through a cookbook
A local author is sharing her story and memories through her cookbook ‘Memories with Recipes’ with the Yuma community. Ruth Vandyke is a…
Continue ReadingChallenge Based Learning: thinking outside the box
Teachers at Centennial Middle School were briefed on a learning method that is challenge based. Challenge based learning, a method that encourages…
Continue ReadingGrand Canyon looking into possible radiation exposure
The Grand Canyon says it’s investigating whether anyone was exposed to radiation at unsafe levels while samples of uranium ore sat in plastic…
Continue ReadingWinter storm to dump heavy snowfall, rain across Arizona
Schools across northern Arizona canceled classes and some government offices decided to close amid a winter storm that’s expected to dump heavy…
Continue Reading‘Empire’ actor turns self in to face charge
The Latest on the attack reported by Jussie Smollett (all times local): 5:50 a.m. Chicago police say “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has…
Continue ReadingThis week’s Pet Talk: Meet Lorcan and Hobo
For this week’s Pet Talk, we have a small cat with a big personality and a dog with a sweet comeback story. One looked over for their breed,…
Continue ReadingYPD addresses opioids at City Council meeting
The first item on the Y uma City Council agenda was a presentation about opioids by the Y uma Police department. The issue has hit our entire region,…
Continue ReadingGrandma Candy Cane’s family to hold open house for community
A true loss for the entire Yuma community as “Grandma Candy Cane”, better known as Phyllis Yablonski, passed away on February 9 after a…
Continue ReadingBP saves Mexican man from drowning at border canal
Two agents from the Border Patrol El Centro Sector risked their lives to save a 19-year-old Mexican man drowning in the All-American Canal. BP Agent…
Continue ReadingAuthorities still on the lookout for suspected arsonist
Authorities are still on the lookout for a suspected arsonist who they say has burned down close to a dozen haystacks in the last two months. Early…
Continue ReadingLabor of love supports our field workers in Yuma County
Yuma County is the winter lettuce capital of the world that supplies a whopping 90 percent of the nation’s leafy greens. The labor of love…
Continue ReadingFuneral services announced for JohnMinore
Funeral services have been announced for a local attorney who died last week. The viewing for attorney John Minore will take place on Sunday,…
Continue ReadingRegalan cobijas y comida a campesinos
La campaña anual “Labor of Love” para mostrar apoyo a nuestros trabajadores de agricultura en Yuma donó cobijas a los…
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