Month: March 2019

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested a Phoenix man Monday after they said he tried to smuggle fentanyl. Officers said they referred a 25-year-old man for a secondary inspection of his Honda sedan as he applied to enter the United States from Mexico Monday afternoon. A CBP canine alerted

Join Ivany Villalobos at 6 and 7 a.m. for more details on Tuesday’s top stories: One Yuma man is behind bars and facing several charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. Police arrested a man Monday who was on the run for two months and allegedly wanted for a murder near Bakersfield California. Yuma Sector

A major Southern California water agency is positioning itself to shoulder the state’s entire water contribution under a plan to preserve a key river in the U.S. West that serves 40 million people. The Metropolitan Water District board is voting Tuesday on a proposal to essentially write out of a multistate drought plan another agency

Customs agents have seized the biggest shipment of cocaine recovered at the ports of New York and New Jersey in 25 years. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says 3,200 pounds of the drug in 60 packages were seized at Port New York/Newark on Feb. 28. The street value is estimated at $77 million. It’s the

The shooting of an armed man outside an Arizona long-term care facility does not appear to be connected to the rape of an incapacitated woman who later gave birth there, authorities said Monday. Phoenix police said the 58-year-old suspect, who was shot by an off-duty officer working security at Hacienda HealthCare, was targeting a woman

One Yuma man is behind bars and facing several charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. The man is identified as 30-year-old Tyler Sproule. Sproule was arrested at a Yuma residence on February 23, according to court documents. “He had child pornography on one of his devices. The search warrant was brought in. It was

Dos migrantes de honduras amenazaron de muerte a la cocinera y al director del albergue migrante alfa y omega de Mexicali. Fue el sábado por la tarde cuando dos sujeto de origen hondureño en estado de ebriedad, amenazaron a la cocinera y al director del albergue migrante Alfa y Omega con una pistola para exigirle

The number of illegal crossing along the U.S.- Mexico border is at an all-time high with a two-hundred and thirty percent increase in families crossing into the country, according to the latest numbers from Border Patrol. Agents said they’re facing multiple challenges, including the increase of families crossing into the country and the cost of

While the clouds darkened over the Yuma sky and droplets fell to the floor tables were being cleaned and balloons set for display. Even as the rain fell harder firefighters, volunteers and staff at a local eatery came together for one special little girl. Kate Campa sat in a booth in the center of the

ACTUALIZACIÓN Según los funcionarios de APS, todo el poder se ha restablecido a partir de las 12 p.m. Lunes. ACTUALIZACIÓN La electricidad en el Distrito Escolar Primario de Gadsden y el Ayuntamiento de San Luis ha sido restablecido, según la página de Facebook de la Ciudad de San Luis. ACTUALIZACIÓN La Departamento de Policía de

The Education Foundation of Yuma announced its semifinalists for Teacher of the Year categories, a list which includes three teachers from Yuma Union High School District schools. Rocio Ruiz of Yuma High School, Jessica Curry of Cibola High School, and Christie Nicholson of Kofa High School were named in the High School Teacher of the

Nogales Station Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint utilized x-ray technology to disrupt the smuggling of three men Friday morning, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. At approximately 10:45 a.m., agents working the primary immigration inspection lane referred the driver of a flatbed tow truck hauling a Chevy Silverado for

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of San Luis said they arrested a woman after she allegedly tried to smuggle cocaine into the country. Office of Field Operations officers at the San Luis Pedestrian Crossing referred the 23-year-old U.S. citizen for further inspection when she was entering the U.S. from Mexico early

UPDATE (1:20 P.M.) According to APS officials, all power has been restored as of 12 p.m. Monday. UPDATE Over 900 are still without power after reports of power outages were made early Monday morning. Power is expected to be restored at noon, according to APS. Power at Gadsden Elementary School District and San Luis City

Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint helped a Yuma resident in distress Friday afternoon. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said a 52-year-old Yuma resident arrived at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint at about 1:15 p.m. in a conscious but visibly unresponsive state. A Border Patrol canine handler, who was also a

The Quechan Nation held their 39th annual powwow over the weekend at the San Pasqual Valley football field. The festival kicked off on Friday, March 8 at 7:00 PM and wrapped up on Sunday, March 10. The unique food, colorful attire, and vibrant music filled the stadium attracting hundreds of families across the desert southwest.