Month: May 2019

The City of Yuma city council approved a resolution to kick off election season during Wednesday night’s regular council meeting. The City of Yuma Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, August 27 for the purpose of nominating and electing candidates, according to city documents. There are three city council seats up for election and

The Blythe Police Department received a call on Wednesday night in regards to heavy smoke coming from a residence at 248 East Barnard. According to the Blythe Police Department and Blythe Fire Department, they responded to a home that was completely surrounded in flames. The fire was extinguished and the area was searched for evidence.

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous calls to a scam occurring via Facebook messenger where victims are receiving messages from a suspect using the name “Leon” and Sheriff Wilmot’s profile picture, officers say. The YCSO would like to remind the community that YCSO would never contact you via phone, messenger, or text to

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema met with Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls to discuss challenges at the border and Yuma’s economic growth. Sinema discussed the ongoing migrant crisis in Yuma with Mayor Nicholls and offered her office as a resource to address the concerns of the Yuma community. Sinema held a roundtable meeting last week with key

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Nogales seized 268 pounds of heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine since Thursday on three separate drug seizures. Officers at the Dennis DeConcini referred a 31-year-old Sahuarita woman for further inspection as she attempted to enter the U.S. from Mexico Thursday morning. Agents say a canine

Border crosstalk has been in the national and international media headlines for the better part of President Donald Trump’s presidency. In Yuma, the topic hits a little closer to home. The U.S.-Mexico border is just miles down the road and is an issue that affects a border community like Yuma County. With so much rhetoric

Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents saved a life when they apprehended five illegal immigrants and two human smugglers. Agents say they stopped a silver 2018 Ford Explorer traveling Highway 78 with seven people and identified five passengers as adult males from Mexico. The other two males were identified as U.S. Citizens responsible for the smuggling

Tinder, Match, Grindr, Zoosk, no matter where you look there seems to be dating apps everywhere you turn. It’s now normal to use online dating to meet someone. Online dating has increased in popularity. In fact, 40 million Americans are using online dating website, according to statistics from EHarmony. Finding love online can be tricky

Animal waste tainting fresh produce is one of the major causes of food-borne ailments. So farmers markets and pick-your-own growers who fear fecal contamination are increasingly guarded about tolerating pets near their edibles. Home gardeners should be cautious, too. Many of the pathogens affecting food safety come from the intestinal systems of animals, said Diane

Arizona health officials say an out-of-state visitor may have exposed people to measles last month. The Arizona Department of Health Services and the Pima County Public Health Department said Wednesday that this potentially contagious visitor traveled to Tucson on April 17 and remained through Monday. The visitor was at Tucson International Airport on Monday between

Buying your first home can be a big step for a family. But when that home ends up being too good to be true, that big step can turn to devastation. Joan Contreras is a slot technician at Cocopah Casino who thought she could sniff out a scam from a mile away. Contreras traveled from

Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls met with President Donald Trump Tuesday and discussed immigration issues in the Yuma border region, immigration, and trade impacts. During the meeting on Tuesday at the nation’s capital, Mayor Nicholls met with President Trump and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan, who spoke on the current struggles DHS is facing

Authorities say a baby girl has died after she was pulled from a toilet at a Phoenix home. Phoenix police investigators say a teenager called 911 about 1 p.m. Wednesday and said her 8-month-old half-sister had wandered out of her sight and she found her in the toilet. The teen reportedly was babysitting her siblings

En los últimos días del mes de abril se vivieron días sangrientos en Mexicali, 4 muertes violentas se registraron durante el fin de semana. Un hombre de 65 años de edad identificado como Ernesto Urias murió a golpes la tarde del sábado en un taller mecánico, ese mismo día un joven murió a balazos en

As summer approaches, the Yuma Fire Department encourages people not to leave their children in the car. Mike Effre, the public information officer from the Yuma Fire Department has provided us with a tip on signs of hypothermia. “A child sweating profusely, someone flushed kind of complexion or either skin seeming very hot & very

Con una oración y agradeciendo a Dios Luis Edgar Labra Zarate, director de seguridad pública de San Luis Río Colorado entregó la antorcha al Departamento de Policía de San Luis, Arizona para continuar la Carrera de las Olimpiadas Especiales. “Como lo hemos hecho ya tradicionalmente cada año apoyando lo que es este evento para los