Month: May 2019

Una escuela secundaria de Yuma se cerró el viernes por la mañana despues de que la escuela recibió un mensaje de voz relativo a una amenaza, según los funcionarios del Distrito Escolar Crane. Las autoridades dijeron que la Escuela Centennial Middle School recibió un mensaje para la escuela y que el mensaje fue considerado como

Yulissa Isabel Felix, una sanluisina de solo 21 años, es la nueva Miss Arizona Latina 2019. Yulissa fue coronada el pasado 31 de marzo en un evento que se celebró en la ciudad de Phoenix en el salon Versalles. En el certamen participaron más de 20 señoritas representantes de las diferentes ciudades del estado de

A Yuma middle school was placed on a lockdown Friday morning after the school received a concerning recorded voice message, according to Crane School District officials. Officials said Centennial Middle School received a message to the school and the message was regarded as threatening. The Yuma Police Department conducted the investigation. YPD said the threat

According to Customs and Border Protection, a Guatemalan woman suspected of biting a Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent during her arrest Thursday is facing felony assault charges. CBP said the woman allegedly crossed the United States illegally on Thursday evening. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/CBPArizona/status/1129509577165135876″,”author_name”:”CBP Arizona”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CBPArizona”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;A Guatemalan woman is facing felony assault charges after she bit

A New Jersey man who served as business manager for Ne-Yo has been sentenced in Ohio to more than seven years in prison for defrauding the R&B singer in a sports beverage scheme. Kevin Foster was convicted last year on 16 counts including wire fraud, money laundering, and tax charges. Prosecutors say the Montclair, New

Democrats in the House approved sweeping anti-discrimination legislation Friday that would extend civil rights protections to LGBT people by prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The protections would extend to employment, housing, loan applications, education, public accommodations and other areas. Called the Equality Act, the bill is a top priority of House

Republican leaders in the Arizona Legislature said Thursday they hope to finalize a budget deal with GOP Gov. Doug Ducey over the weekend and roll out the plan early next week. Senate President Karen Fann said she’s hoping to brief small groups of majority Republicans starting Monday before introducing budget bills. The plan is to

Marlen Ochoa-Lopez attended her classes at Latino Youth High School last month and planned to pick up her 3-year-old at daycare later that afternoon. But first, the 19-year-old, who was nine months pregnant, stopped by a home in Chicago to pick up some baby items, police said. That was on April 23, the last day

President Donald Trump says he hopes the U.S. is not on a path to war with Iran amid fears that his two most hawkish advisers could be angling for such a conflict with the Islamic Republic. Asked Thursday if the U.S. was going to war with Iran, the president replied, “I hope not” — a

A woman was arrested by the United States Customs and Border Protection at the Calexico Port of Entry on May 13 for attempting to smuggle two Mexican citizens inside the floor storage of her minivan. The 26-year-old, a United States citizen and a resident of Mexicali, Baja Mexico was traveling with her three children as

A student is the Yuma County Juvenile Detention Center after a gun was confiscated at Southwest Junior High School in San Luis, Ariz on Thursday. Southwest Junior High administrators said the pistol found on the student was not loaded. They were able to seize the weapon before police arrived. The middle school was placed on

Según los funcionarios del distrito, un estudiante está bajo custodia el jueves despues de que se confiscó un arma en la secundaria Southwest Junior High en San Luis, Arizona. La escuela se cierro de emergencia mientras que los policías de San Luis buscaban otras posibles armas. Todos los estudiantes fueron revisados y todos los estudiantes

U.S. Senators Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema have designated July 17 as Glioblastoma Awareness Day after introducing a resolution Thursday. The resolution is intended to bring public awareness of glioblastoma and honors those individuals, like Ted Kennedy and John McCain, who have lost their lives to that devastating disease or are currently living with it.

Drivers should plan ahead for upcoming lane restrictions on US 95 in Yuma beginning Monday, May 20, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The following restrictions will happen from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, May 20, through Friday, May 24. ADOT crews will be applying asphalt to preserve and seal pavement, stripe the

The Arizona Department of Corrections has transferred more than 700 inmates from Phoenix-area state prison with cell door lock problems to other prisons. The prisoners were moved from one of three units that a union representing guards says have lock problems that led to an inmate’s deaths and the severe beating of two guards. Department

La agrupación Mexicali Resiste, lleva más de dos años en su lucha para que el gobierno local clausure las operaciones de la empresa cervecera Constellation Brand. Los manifestantes que iniciaron su lucha como activistas en defensa del agua, se han plantado a las afueras de las oficinas de gobierno en Mexicali a la fecha. En

La segunda edición de Orgullo Yuma se celebrará el sábado 18 de mayo de 1:00 a 9:00 p.m. El costo es de $ 5 para adultos mayores de 18 años, pero todos son bienvenidos ya que será un ambiente familiar. ¡Habrá vendedores locales de comida, actuaciones y drag queens!