Better Business Bureau offers tips for rental scams
The Better Business Bureau advises people of the rental scams that lure you with online ads touting beautiful homes, low rents, and great amenities.…
Continue ReadingMonth: May 2019
Final week of classes for YUHSD
Yuma Union High School District schools will utilize a modified schedule during the final week of classes. Students will be dismissed early on…
Continue ReadingCibola students recognized for their accomplishments
Cibola High School students are recognized by The Optimist Clubs of Yuma as youth who understand the importance of “paying it forward”…
Continue ReadingEvents at the library: Week of May 6
WEEK OF MAY 6TH Mother’s Appreciation DayWomen of all ages are invited to the Somerton Library for a Mother’s Appreciation Day! Join us…
Continue ReadingU.S. to make 30,000 more visas available for seasonal workers
The Trump administration plans to allow 30,000 more foreign workers temporarily into the United States for seasonal work through the end of…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea tests new missile
North Korea appears to have tested a new short-range missile — and President Donald Trump’s resolve to keep it from doing more of the…
Continue ReadingSan Luis High School student wins scholarship
San Luis Frontera Rotary presented a scholarship to San Luis High School junior Oscar Lopez to attend this summer’s Arizona Boys State. The…
Continue ReadingCalifornia renews bid to get presidential candidates’ taxes
The California Legislature is trying again to force presidential candidates to publicly disclose their tax returns, hoping a new Democratic governor…
Continue ReadingTreatment for inmates with opioid addiction
Local jails are taking a different approach to help inmates who suffer from opioid addiction. According to medical clinic Healthwise, Opioids are…
Continue ReadingPet Talk: Meet Nancy and Saturn
For this week’s Pet Talk, we meet two fluffy friends. A dog that will protect his family to the end, and a cat that loves to lounge around.…
Continue ReadingHealth officials say AZ is seeing surge of hepatitis A cases
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona is seeing a surge in hepatitis A cases, mostly in the Tucson area but also in metro Phoenix, health officials say. The…
Continue ReadingComic books can help fight illiteracy
Comic books can be more than just for fun – they can be tools for learning. Jameson Rohrer, Brawley Public Librarian, said, “A lot of…
Continue ReadingUnited Yuma Firefighters Association host 2nd Annual “Fire Muster”
The United Yuma Firefighter Association held their 2nd annual Fire Muster Saturday. The “Fire Muster” is an event where 10 teams…
Continue ReadingFuneral service released for Msgr. Richard O’Keeffe
The details of a funeral service have been released for the retired pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish of Yuma. Monsignor Richard O’Keeffe…
Continue ReadingBoy Scout collapses and dies while on hiking trip
PHOENIX (AP) — The family of a 16-year-old Boy Scout who collapsed and died while on a troop hiking trip in the southern Arizona desert says he…
Continue ReadingResidents claim area is in danger of a power grab
Imperial Valley residents want Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia to help them fight Assembly Bill 854, which if passed would add directors to the IID…
Continue ReadingFirefighters contain fire at commercial building in Imperial
Firefighters extinguished a fire that sparked from a large pile of wood at a commercial building located at 4th Street and K Street in Imperial…
Continue ReadingBomberos no reportaron heridos tras extinguir incendio de dos remolques
No se reportaron heridos luego de que dos remolques se incendiaron cerca de avenida C y calle tercera el jueves por la noche. El departamento de…
Continue ReadingDrug trafficker implicated in DEA agent’s killing arrested
A convicted drug trafficker implicated in the 1985 torture and killing of a DEA agent was arrested in Mexico and returned to California to face a…
Continue ReadingMsgr. Richard O’Keeffe remembered as a passionate man
The Yuma community is mourning the loss of Monsignor Richard O’Keeffe. The monsignor served the Yuma Catholic community for more than 60 years.…
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