CHS students featured in award ceremony
Calexico High School held its annual awards ceremony at Varner gym in Calexico where a group of criminal justice students was featured. Mr. Davies is…
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Suspect wearing military fatigues and ski mask arrested
Calexico Police said 35-year-old Daniel Romero Tovar walked into a gas station at North Imperial and Fifth Avenue on Saturday evening appearing to be…
Continue ReadingDrive-by shooting reported in El Centro
A drive-by shooting has been reported in the area of Imperial Avenue and Commercial Avenue Tuesday, according to the El Centro Police Department.…
Continue ReadingSecond alarm fire in Seeley
Earlier Tuesday morning, a barn that was storing tons of haystacks was engulfed in flames leaving a giant cloud of smoke. Firefighters arrived on the…
Continue ReadingNueva caravana de cubanos llega a Mexicali
El fenómeno migrante ha impactado a Mexicali, ahora se registra una caravana de cubanos que está llegando a esa frontera. S on…
Continue ReadingTiroteo desde vehculo reportado en El Centro
Según el Departamento de Policía de El Centro, se reportó un tiroteo en el área de avenida Imperial y avenida Commercial…
Continue ReadingBorder Patrol agents apprehend over 140 undocumented immigrants
Agents from The Yuma Sector Border Patrol apprehended over 140 undocumented immigrants just 19 miles East of the San Luis port of entry. Agents said…
Continue ReadingSummer program for teens to speak up on community issues
Campesinos Sin Fronteras is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating low-income residents of Yuma County. The Campesinos executive director…
Continue ReadingMan gets life in prison for killing Arizona police officer
A jury has sentenced a man convicted in the killing of an Arizona police officer to life in prison, sparing him a possible death penalty for fatally…
Continue ReadingCar crashes into Arizona Lighting Company
A car crashed into Arizona Lighting Company located at 1152 South 4th Avenue Tuesday afternoon. The crash may have been caused by a medical issue,…
Continue Reading111 surrender to Border Patrol agents near San Luis
111 Central Americans, consisting of mostly families, and children surrendered to Border Patrol agents near San Luis, Ariz., Tuesday morning,…
Continue ReadingYuma student gets accepted to several Ivy League schools
Leilani Wesley is a senior at Kofa High School and is about to be a freshman at Harvard University. She was accepted to several Ivy League…
Continue ReadingArizona’s only citrus screen house in Yuma
In this week’s Home Grown segment we get an exclusive look inside Arizona’s only citrus screen house in Yuma, Arizona. Dr. Glenn Wright,…
Continue ReadingECRMC tackles high asthma rate in Imperial County
May 7th is recognized globally as World Asthma Day. El Centro Regional Medical Center held a resource fair today for asthma awareness. In 2016, the…
Continue ReadingLocal school wins “Best High School Concert Band”
Kofa High School’s Concert Band was given a score of “superior” and the title of “Overall Best High School Concert…
Continue ReadingPolice: DNA evidence leads to arrest in 22-year-old slaying
Tennessee police say DNA evidence led to the arrest of an Arizona man in a 22-year-old unsolved slaying. Clarksville Police spokesman Jim Knoll said…
Continue ReadingGeorgia governor signs abortion ban after fetal heartbeat
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed into law one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws, a measure that bans the procedure once a…
Continue ReadingChina marriage market targets Pakistan’s Christian minority
Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months…
Continue ReadingHookup culture effects on the mind and body
If you’re a millennial, you’ve probably heard of the culture phrase, “hooking up” also known as having casual sex. In a time…
Continue ReadingYuma Sector Border Patrol apprehends more than 1,500 in 3 days
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended over 700 illegal immigrants on Monday. This brings the total apprehensions to more than 1,500 in just…
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