After being deployed in Kuwait and Afghanistan for 11 months, Sgt. Alejandro Morga is ready to close that chapter of his life and return to his family. There’s nothing better than a heartwarming homecoming to make it all worth it. So, Sgt. Morga’s wife, Autumn, decided to surprise their four children with her husband’s homecoming
Continue ReadingThe Meals On Wheels program prepares over 550 meals a day for many senior citizens in the valley. But now one of their vehicles that transport food to their dining sites was stolen in a parking lot outside its main kitchen. Catholic Charities Program Manager, Laurie Edwards, said, ” We load the vehicles between 8
Continue ReadingDespues de 3 años desde que comenzó el programa de Danza Folklórico del Distrito Escolar Gadsden 32 se a vuelto todo un exito , esto gracias al compromiso de sus miembros quienes estudian en la escuela primaria Ed Pastor Elementary School. Katherine Gutierrez, es estudiante de 6to año y dice que ha ella le llamó
Continue ReadingArizona is ranked the fifth worst state to be a police officer, that’s according to several reports released. However, the Chief of Police in San Luis said otherwise. ” I know what it’s like to lose officers on duty, I’ve worked with them but nowhere in this study did we talk about those states or
Continue ReadingIn a tweet Tuesday, Customs and Border Protection said 113 Central Americans were apprehended after human smugglers allegedly crossed them illegally near El Camino del Diablo. Customs and Border Protection added Border Patrol agents were able to deploy resources and medics for the group that included women and children. El Camino del Diablo, which translates
Continue ReadingOn this Memorial Day, a “ragged old flag ” was properly retired in a formal ritual ceremony only to be replaced with a brand-new one. ” Let’s take a deep breath and look at these gentlemen who have served the country honorably and ask what this flag means to them, ” said Patricia, manager of
Continue ReadingAlli Plaza is a local kindergarten teacher and has been teaching for almost 3 years. Five years ago, she was diagnosed with juvenile myoclinic epilepsy, which is disease that causes unexpected sporadic seizures. She was on the way from school to go home when she had a seizure behind the wheel. Her car was rear-ended
Continue ReadingA Yuma man who was arrested for allegedly shooting at his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in a passing car in 2018 was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison Tuesday morning. Randy Muñoz, who was arrested on December 2018, entered a plea agreement on April 30 where he pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault charge. He
Continue ReadingThe man accused of following his former girlfriend and her current lover, crashing into them and then firing shots made his initial appearance in court Tuesday. Randy Munoz, 23, is facing six felony charges including first-degree attempted murder with domestic violence. Munoz’s brother, Steven Munoz, and a long-time neighbor, who did not identify herself, spoke
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court said Tuesday it will decide whether families of Mexican teenagers who were shot to death by American border agents can sue for damages in U.S. courts. The justices said they will hear arguments in the fall in a case from Texas involving an agent who fired shots across the U.S.-Mexico border that
Continue ReadingThe California Highway Patrol released statistics for Memorial Day weekend in El Centro area. Property Damage- 2 Minor Injury- 3 DUI- 12 Citations Issued- 261 for various traffic violations and mechanical
Continue ReadingA 31-year-old motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene after colliding into the rear end of a pick-up truck on Tuesday morning at the 3000 block of S. Ave 3E. The Yuma Police Department said the motorcyclist was driving a 1999 Honda VTR when he collided with a driver of a 2003 Chevy pick-up truck.
Continue ReadingIn this week’s Home Grown segment we want to tell you about an upcoming event open to the public. Learn all about what happens at the Yuma Ag Center, Thursday, May 30 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Come enjoy tacos while touring the Yuma Plant Clinic and also learn about plant disease. This is
Continue ReadingA Los Angeles judge will consider whether to extend a temporary restraining order Tuesday that keeps a former associate of Britney Spears away from her and her family. Sam Lutfi , 44, a onetime Spears confidante who has said he once acted as the pop star’s manager, was ordered on May 8 to stay at
Continue ReadingEvery month, FOX9 partners with Children’s Dental and Dr. Kempton, to award one local classroom with $500 to go towards a special classroom project. In our final One Class at a Time this school year, the lucky winner was Mrs. Margo Morrison’s physical education (P.E.) class at Palmcroft Elementary. Mrs. Morrison teaches nearly 600 students
Continue ReadingIn this week’s edition of Small Town Smack Talk, AWC men’s head basketball coach, Charles Harral, stops by to tell us more about the Matador’s dream season that culminated in an appearance in the NJCAA tournament!
Continue ReadingLike many holidays, Memorial Day comes with commercial sales, anticipated travel, and the three-day weekend. Often times, losing sight of the fact that more than 1.4 million military men and women have died in combat throughout the nearly 244-year history of our nation. That’s why Memorial Day ceremonies were held all across our nation in
Continue ReadingSe emitió una Alerta Ámber para una niña de siete años de San Luis, Sonora, Mexico , que ha estado desaparecida desde el jueves 23 de mayo. Según Amber Alert Sonora, Itzel Nohemi Quiroa Seratos fue vista por última vez saliendo de la colonia Solidaridad de San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora el jueves . La
Continue ReadingBomberos de Mexicali concluyeron con la investigación del incendio donde murieron tres niños en el Valle de Mexicali la semana pasada . El director de Bomberos , informó que no se pudo determinar que provocó el incendio debido a causas externas ya que personas ajenas al lugar contaminaron la escena . Sin embargo algunos indicios
Continue ReadingThe Imperial Community College District adopted a memorandum of understanding with the County of Imperial for the Cultivation of Industrial Hemp. The growing of hemp will be for educational research only and will be in compliance with the 2018 and 2014 Farm Bill. “Imperial County has the opportunity to be a leader in the state,”
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