Month: March 2019

Por medio de un programa para los estudiantes de quinto a octavo grado la escuela Southwest Junior High School ha podido apoyar a sus jóvenes para que puedan tomar el examen ACT para colocarlos en cursos de colegio y calificar para ser aceptados en universidades de gran prestigio además obtener becas academicas. Homero Chavez, consejero

Imperial County Deputy DA’s were on strike for the second day today. Attorneys said supervisors have not reached out to them to find a middle ground on which both sides can agree. Some attorneys said they’re already sending out resumes to other cities. They’re losing confidence on the supervisors’ willingness to work out a deal

The sixty-seventh annual Yuma County Fair is just around the corner and families can expect new things coming to the fair including new local bands. Marketing Director, Blake Wofford, said that this year they are expecting 165,000 to 175,000 people to attend this year. He also said that there will be 40 to 50 local

Customs and Border Protection arrested a 25-year-old man who was suspected of smuggling nearly $158,000 worth of methamphetamine at the San Luis Port of Entry Tuesday morning. According to a press release, officers sent a man, of San Luis, Sonora, driving a Ford van for further inspection as he tried to enter the United States.

Arizona Public Service said that it will pass $86 million more in federal tax reform savings on to customers beginning in April. APS said this is the second federal tax adjustment since March 2018 , and this portion of the savings will be returned to customers throughout the next year. It was aunanimously approved by

The non-profit, Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, awarded $19,104 to the Yuma Police Department Tuesday. The grant will pay for 65 active shooter kits, which are new lifesaving equipment used in the event of an active shooter situation in schools. Yuma police officers, Firehouse Subs Area Representative, and franchisees were in attendance and held a

Facebook says it is aware of outages on its platforms including Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram and is working to resolve the issue. According to downdector.com, which monitors websites, the outages started around 12 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday in parts of the U.S., including the East and West Coast, parts of Europe and elsewhere. Both Facebook’s

A 19-year-old woman suspected of smuggling alleged fentanyl and methamphetamine was arrested by Customs and Border Protection officers Monday morning at the San Luis Port of Entry. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a CBP narcotics detection canine alerted to a Toyota sedan, driven by a 19-year-old woman, of Mexico, who was trying to

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to an additional three and one-half years of prison, questioning his remorse and rebuking him for his crimes and years of lies. That makes seven and one-half years for Manafort, coming on top of the roughly four-year term he received last week in

El cuerpo sin vida de Rosa Beltrán López, la mujer identificada que se encontró el pasado 5 de febrero en una bolsa de basura, de un lote baldío, de la colonia pueblo nuevo en Mexicali, fue asesinada en Riverside, de acuerdo a información de la Procuraduría de Justicia en Mexicali. Al parecer el crimen fue

Con lágrimas Kevin Gonzalez-Bravo recuerda a su hermano menor Manuel Gonzalez-Bravo quien fue asesinado trágicamente afuera de una gasolinera Chevron en Yuma la madrugada del viernes. Durante una entrevista exclusiva Kevin compartió sus memorias y las últimas palabras que le dijo días antes de su muerte. Kevin por ahora busca sanar el dolor y pide

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Nogales arrested a teen after officers said they found two pounds of cocaine strapped to his back. Office of Field Operations officers at the Morley Pedestrian Crossing referred the 17-year-old Tucson teen for further inspection when he was entering the U.S. from Mexico on Monday.