Month: March 2019

For today’s Pet Talk, we meet a special dog and cat who need a permanent home to enjoy. A cat as grey as rain clouds and a pup with a coat of gold. First is Scion, a sweet calm and affectionate cat who has a sleek coat of gray. Once he heard me approaching, he

According to Rural Metro, at about 12:15 Sunday afternoon, there was a trailer fire in the area of 5th St. and Vaughn Ave. Officials say there were 10 plus 911 calls on this fire. Reports came in from the neighborhood stating there was a trailer on fire with lots of black smoke. There were two

A group of students from Calexico High School woke up earlier than their classmates for a first of its kind training. California border patrol agents trained these 56 of these students the same way law enforcement agents are trained, giving a taste of what it is like to go through a law enforcement academy. “My

El ex oficial de policía de Yuma, Jared Elkins, fue sentenciado a 20 años de prisión el viernes. PUBLICIDAD —- El ex oficial de la policía de Yuma, Jared Elkins, quien fue encontrado culpable por el jurado de San Diego por cuatro cargos de violación, sabrá cuánto tiempo pasará tras las rejas el viernes. La

The City of Somerton has confirmed its police chief resigned Thursday. Former Chief Joseph Turitto’s resignation comes at the same time the city confirmed Somerton Police Department (SPD) is under investigation for the misuse of taxpayer dollars. ” A couple of weeks ago, I received an anonymous email alleging that police vehicles were being used

From the classroom to behind bars. A Yuma Union High School teacher has posted bond after being arrested last Thursday. A viral video showing Cibola High School drama teacher, John Robert Titensor , doing what the victim said was exposing himself to children. The former Teacher of the Year nominee now has a misdemeanor charge

On Thursday, President Trump vowed to keep funding the Special Olympics after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos proposed to eliminate all federal funding for the Special Olympics. But again, the White House said that will not happen. The idea didn’t sit well with the Democrats and definitely not with those who support the Special Olympics. However,

A woman, suspected of smuggling two illegal immigrants, was arrested by Border Patrol agents at the Indio Station Thursday afternoon. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said at about 6:12 p.m., agents conducted a vehicle stop on a black Ford Expedition, driven by a 29-year-old woman. Records check indicated that the woman, later identified as Diana

As families of migrants are being released into the community because of overcrowding at Border Patrol processing facilities, some are camping outside the Greyhound bus stop waiting to make it to their next destination. News 11 found a family of five, who said they came from Honduras, sitting outside a fast food restaurant right across

A former Yuma cop was sentenced to 20 years in a California state prison Friday for raping a 23-year-old woman related to him by marriage. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/blakekellertv/status/1111715319926542337″,”author_name”:”Blake Keller”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/blakekellertv”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Former Yuma cop sentenced to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of rape – KYMA &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/QsuTbV7bA4″&#gt;https://t.co/QsuTbV7bA4&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;– Blake Keller (@blakekellertv) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/blakekellertv/status/1111715319926542337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;March 29,

A woman, who had been released from the hospital for back surgery, drove into a canal at County 14th Street Friday afternoon, fire officials said. According to Somerton Cocopah Fire Department, a report was made of a vehicle in the Levee Salinity Canal at County 14th Street. Crews arrived on scene and found a Border

The Yuma Sector Border Patrol is the fourth busiest sector and has surpassed San Diego, along with the Rio Grande Valley, El Paso, and Tucson. This year alone, more than 30,000 migrants were arrested and 96 percent of those are coming from Central America. In comparison to 2018, there were 26,000 migrants arrested. Agents are

La procuradora de justicia en Baja California, Perla Ibarra , informó que desde ayer por la noche se inició una carpeta de investigación luego del enfrentamiento que hubo entre pescadores de San Felipe y elementos de la marina donde resultó un pescador gravemente herido de bala por un elemento de la marina. El ataque ocurrió

La Patrulla Fronteriza del sector de Yuma ocupa el 4 lugar con más detenciones en la lista de sectores fronterizos en el país , en lo que va del año fiscal han aprehendido arriba de 30 mil migrantes. Debido al continuo flujo de cruces ilegales próximamente la Patrulla Fronteriza reemplazará parte de la valla fronteriza

The Arizona Department of Transportation will have crews working on improving the intersection of Avenue 8E and US 95 and is warning drivers of possible delays. The department said work will begin on Monday, April 1 to install a new traffic signal, build concrete pedestrian ramps and repave the intersection. Crews will be working between

Another driver has been killed by an exploding Takata airbag inflator, bringing the worldwide death toll to at least 24. The latest death occurred three days after a crash on June 8, 2018, in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye, Arizona, according to a statement released Friday by Honda, which made the car involved in the

A Phoenix police officer struck and killed by a vehicle while investigating a traffic accident was a remembered at his funeral Thursday as a pastor’s son who always wanted to be a cop. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego were among thousands inside and outside Christ’s Church of the Valley in Peoria