Arizona@Work will be hosting a hiring event recruiting for Census Address Canvassers for the 2020 census. The event will be taking place on Tuesday, May 21 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.and on Wednesday, May 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location of the event is at Martin Luther King Center 300 S 13th
Continue ReadingOn May 14, members of the Kofa High School Student Council were awarded the “Game Changer” by The Husband and Wife Law Team and the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation. Members say they plan on using the grant money to start a recycling program on Kofa’s campus. Kofa is the second Yuma Union High School District school
Continue ReadingThe Yuma Police Department is alerting the community of a level three sex offender convicted of sexual assault and attempted sexual conduct with a minor. YPD said that Fabriel P. Ruiz, 25, is now living in the 100 Block of S. Avenue B. He is described as 5 feet, 9 inches, 189 pounds, with black
Continue ReadingIn this week’s Home Grown we learn about some of the main misconceptions people have about chemicals used on crops. Phil Townsend started working for Sunland Chemical Company in 1981. Three years later he bought Sunland Chemical and today it’s a family owned and operated business in Yuma, Arizona. “My son and I go into
Continue ReadingUPDATE Authorities say 17-year-old girl Sandra Rios-Chavez and the man accused of taking her have been found in Arizona. Police tell KNXV-TV 18-year-old Miguel Rodriguez-Perez was taken into custody without incident early Tuesday in Surprise, Arizona. Police say the girl, Sandra Rios-Chavez, appeared unharmed. More details to follow. ABC 15 reported that Audi A4, that
Continue ReadingA man was arrested by the El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents for suspicion of smuggling methamphetamine at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint on Sunday morning. Agents say the 45-year-old man was driving a 1998 Ford F-150 when he approached the checkpoint. A canine alerted to his vehicle and agents say he was sent to
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, whose home state of Kentucky was long one of the nation’s leading tobacco producers, introduced bipartisan legislation Monday to raise the minimum age for buying any tobacco products from 18 to 21. The chamber’s top Republican, who said he was making enactment of the bill “one of my highest priorities,”
Continue ReadingNew changes are coming to California’a Calfresh food program. Starting this summer California recipients of Supplemental Security Income, known as SSI, will now be eligible to get Calfresh food benefits. According to the California Department of Social Services about 500,000 recipients of SSI will now be eligible for Calfresh benefits starting June 1, 2019. This
Continue ReadingFor the men and women that have served our country, each one served a unique purpose. No matter the task, no matter the time served, each one fought to keep this country free. Some gave all, all gave some, for one army veteran, this saying is one that resonates with him to this day. At
Continue ReadingSome say the best way to learn is through experience. One Yuma student is about to take on an experience of a lifetime, learning to become a better leader. Ilan Miramontes Villarreal is in many ways your typical 11-year-old boy. He enjoys riding his bike and hanging out at the park with his friends. But
Continue ReadingCrimes against children and domestic violence arrests in Yuma are on track to surpass last year’ s numbers. This year, there have already been 32 arrests made compared to last year’s total of 44. One of the tasks the division keeps track of is the over 150 sex offenders registered in Yuma. Between September and
Continue ReadingE n los últimos meses las cifras de robos de vehículo ha ido en aumento. A diario se reportan 6 carros robados. Los robos más frecuentes han sucedido en el Centro de la Ciudad, colonias y fraccionamientos con mayor población como la colonia Independencia y Valle del Puebla. Para los ladrones de autos, es muy
Continue ReadingCounty officials are urging Imperial Valley residents to take wind advisories seriously, especially those with respiratory health concerns or allergies. Last week, the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District urged residents to aware of being outside after winds of over 20 MPH raised health hazards. Air Pollution Control Officer, Matt Dessert, said the advisory warnings
Continue ReadingWatch the full interview for this year’s Mom of the Year contest where local mother, Barbara Rouff, won 12 months of flower arrangements courtesy of The Flower Mine!
Continue ReadingLas vacaciones están a la vuelta de la esquina y próximamente los estudiantes tendrán los días libres para descansar y divertirse. Sin embargo, tambien pueden aprovechar ese tiempo para desarrollar sus habilidades en el Instituto de Verano de liderazgo Juvenil organizado por Campesinos Sin Fronteras. El instituto es gratuito y está abierto para los jóvenes
Continue ReadingMore than 900 undocumented illegal surrendered to Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents over the weekend. Customs and Border Protection said on Saturday and Sunday, most of them were Central American family units and unaccompanied undocumented children looking to be released into the United States. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CBPArizona/status/1130588880422367232″,”author_name”:”CBP Arizona”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CBPArizona”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;More than 900 illegal aliens surrendered to
Continue ReadingThe Latest on Congress’ response to special counsel Robert Mueller’s report (all times local): 3:40 p.m. President Donald Trump is directing former White House counsel Don McGahn to defy a congressional subpoena. The White House on Monday cited a legal opinion from the Justice Department, which argues that McGahn would have immunity from testifying before
Continue ReadingA man who opened fire on police responding to a domestic disturbance report, killing one officer and wounding two others, was arrested Monday and charged with capital murder, authorities said. Grady Wayne Wilkes, 29, was being held without bond in the shooting death of Officer William Buechner, who had been with the Auburn Police Division
Continue ReadingFederal court records say a Border Patrol agent in Arizona sent texts calling migrants “savages” and “subhuman” the month before knocking over a Guatemalan man with his patrol vehicle. The filings earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Tucson say Agent Matthew Bowen sent the text messages in November 2017, weeks before allegedly knocking
Continue ReadingAuthorities say an inmate has died, making him the fourth suicide death in Arizona’s state prison system in less than three months. Arizona Department of Corrections officials say 32-year-old Dirk Vandeveer was found Friday hanging from a sheet in a dormitory shower area in a prison complex in Tucson. Staff attempted life-saving measures until paramedics
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