Month: May 2019

En una junta improvisada el martes por la noche se reunieron los líderes y representantes de las diferentes iglesias en San Luis junto con el ayuntamiento de la ciudad para armar un plan de acción que ayude con el actual tráfico de familias migrantes liberadas por la Patrulla Fronteriza. La reunión tomó lugar en el

Yuma Union High School District and Yuma School District One have partnered to sponsor a no-cost summer food service program for all children in the community. School officials said the program, available to children ages 18 and younger, will offer breakfast and lunch throughout the summer at no cost at more than 25 locations in

San Luis City Council and several local church leaders gathered to draft a plan of action to help assist the asylum seekers who were released in the city from Border Patrol’s custody. Mayor of San Luis, Gerardo Sanchez, confirmed he will not declare a state of emergency, but instead, he said the city and community

EDITORS NOTE: Daniel Muñoz’ attorney, Richard Parks, told News 11 that his client has not been sentenced. Parks said they were there to dispute the judge’s sentencing recommendation of six and a half years. The defense is still working on only getting five years. Muñoz is scheduled to be back in court on June 26.

A man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine taped to his legs was arrested by Border Patrol agents at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint Tuesday night. According to Customs and Border Protection, the arrest happened at around 10:10 p.m. A canine detection team alerted to a silver 2007 Nissan Murano, driven by an 18-year-old man. Agents referred

A man was arrested on Thursday, May 9 in Mesa for impersonating a cop. Sergeant Brandon Powell from The Arizona Department of Public Safety said he was driving westbound on US 60 when he noticed an SUV that had blue and red strobe lights and believed the vehicle was an unmarked law enforcement vehicle. Sergeant

Sergeant Henry Valenzuela was awarded the Sworn Supervisor Award Wednesday during an in-house ceremony. Sgt. Valenzuela reacted to the award in a statement to News 11: “Individual awards are strange because nobody does anything alone. The detectives I supervise deserve the credit for the incredible accomplishments our unit achieved over the last year. My Sergeant

Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s staff will be hosting mobile office hours at the Yuma Family YMCA on Friday, May 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sinema Staff Mobile Office Hours Location: Yuma Family YMCA 1917 W 32 nd Street, Suite 2 Yuma, AZ 85364 Sinema’s Arizona office operates with a team experienced caseworkers trained to

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested two men at Arizona Port of Nogales involved in connection with a pair of separate smuggling attempts over the weekend. On May 10, a 26-year-old Mexican man and his 28-year-old United States Citizen passenger were referred for further inspection of his Ford Seda where agents say a

Philadelphia police are investigating after a 5-year-old boy brought about two dozen vials of crack cocaine into a preschool at a Roman Catholic church. Police say the boy told a teacher’s aide at St. Cyprian Children’s Center that the person who handed him the bag told him to hide it. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia tells

Border Patrol agents released more undocumented immigrants in the city of San Luis Monday afternoon. Local churches in the area are helping out families by providing transportation assistance.

The Yuma Fire Department is looking for potential candidates to join its team. The recruitment period comes just a few months after the Yuma City Council committed to moving forward with pay raises for first responders and other city employees. The city council has been hashing out the upcoming budget that includes those pay raises.

El Centro native Justin Meza graduated from basic military training at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, TX. U.S. Air Force Airman Meza completed an eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Meza, who is a 2018 graduate

El número de familias liberadas por la Patrulla Fronteriza continúa en aumento, el lunes por la tarde cerca de 50 personas fueron dejadas por un autobús de BP en el centro de la ciudad de San Luis, Az. Según los migrantes esto porque los albergues en Yuma no tenían espacio disponible para recibir más personas.

Fue un bebe de sexo masculino de aproximadamente 26 semanas de gestación, que dejaron en abandonado, en la vía pública, donde fue localizado sin vida la tarde del domingo en el Fraccionamiento Villafontana. De acuerdo a la necropsia practicada por el Servicio Medico Forense en Mexicali, el bebe nació con vida sin embargo, fue un

Mexican authorities are investigating the death of a 26-week premature baby as a homicide after it was found Sunday afternoon near a highway in Mexicali. The Baja California Forensic Medical Service said the baby was identified as a boy. Authorities added the baby was born alive but died from a trauma to the head. “According