Month: March 2019

A 45-year-old man was arrested Thursday night at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint after he was suspected of smuggling three illegal immigrants hiding among produce inside of a semi truck’s trailer. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a canine alerted to an odor coming from a semi-truck driven by a 45-year-old U.S. citizen. Agents

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline is up 6 cents a gallon (3.8 liters) over the past two weeks, to $2.50. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the price at the pump is 9 cents lower than it was a year ago. The highest average price in the nation

Two Yuma residents, one dressed as a nun, were arrested near Eloy last Monday for allegedly smuggling $90,000 worth of fentanyl. The two residents are identified as married couple Jose Aguilar Diaz and Esther Gomez De Aguilar, according to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said the arrest happened while the

UPDATE: Authorities have identified the man that was shot at the Chevron located at 2003 West 8th Street early Friday morning. The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as 26-year-old Manuel Gonzalez-Bravo, of Yuma. The suspect’s vehicle, described as a dark mid-size SUV, was last seen heading southbound on 20th Avenue. Authorities have provided

Join Ivany Villalobos at 6 and 7 a.m. for more details on Monday’s top stories: More than 4,000 people are without power following an outage in San Luis, according to Arizona Public Service. Two Yuma residents, one dressed as a nun, were arrested near Eloy last Monday for allegedly smuggling $90,000 worth of fentanyl. A

The 2019 Yuma Air Show begins Friday night at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Hundreds of onlookers filled the hangar at MCAS Yuma to see the capabilities of military aircraft. “We enjoy the Marine Corps presentation and the aircraft,” said Jerry, an attendee. For others, the show is personal. “I get to come back to

Debido a que la violencia de genero se agudiza cada vez más en Mexico, la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California realizó una investigación dentro la institución acerca del hostigamiento y acoso que han sido víctimas las alumnas de la propia universidad. El estudio se hizo con la finalidad de crear protocolos para atender a las

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of Lukeville arrested a Mexican national after he tried to smuggle more than 55 pounds of cocaine, according to CBP. Officers said they referred a 44-year-old Caborca, Sonora, Mexico man for a secondary inspection of his Chevy pickup after he applied to enter the United States.

De acuerdo con la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Yuma la mañana del viernes se reportó un tiroteo despues de las 4 a.m. en el Chevron ubicado en la calle 8 y avenida 20. Al llegar a la ubicación los agentes encontraron el cuerpo de un hombre identificado como Manuel Gonzalez-Bravo de 26 años

“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a grand jury in Chicago on 16 felony counts after allegedly lying to police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime, according to NBC News. Just last month Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct for the allegedly false report he made with

Members of the U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbold Demonstration Team met with almost 100 Kofa High School students Thursday before the Yuma Air Show kicks off. Yuma Union High School District officials said five A-10C members, that included maintenance technicians, crew chiefs, and others, visited the school campus and gave a special presentation along with

El departamento de salud emprendió un operativo de vigilancia en pescaderías de Mexicali a fin de evitar la venta de productos contaminados durante la temporada de Cuaresma. La Cuaresma inició el miercoles y concluye los últimos días de abril. El monitoreo de vigilancia se realiza desde el lugar de la pesca del producto marítimo hasta

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Nogales seized nearly $240,000 worth of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl Wednesday morning, according to CBP. CBP Officers at the Dennis DeConcini Crossing said they referred a 57-year-old U.S. citizen from Coolidge, Ariz. for further inspection of his Saab when he attempted to enter the U.S.