Month: June 2019

The Department of Firefighters in Somerton are alerting residents in the area to take extra precautions during the summer months. Chief Paul De Anda said the people that run more risks are those working in the hot heat like farm workers, construction workers, and landscapers. ” People working outside should take precautions with clothing, wear

A former elementary school teacher in the Phoenix area has been convicted of sexually abusing a 13-year-old student. Brittany Zamora, 28, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of sexual conduct with a minor, attempted molestation and public sexual indecency. The victim told authorities that the former teacher of Las Brisas Academy in Goodyear sent him nude

Record-setting heat is moving into the forecast this week as we brace for triple digit temps in our area. From June to September the Yuma and Imperial County can experience deceptively dangerous temperatures. With temperatures climbing high to their levels this year, make sure you’re staying hydrated and staying away from the sun. Water sites

A man accused of kidnapping a woman and leading police on a chase earlier this year has pleaded not guilty to new charges. According to court documents, Robert Marcus Cuen was arrested on three new felony charges on May 24. In his arraignment on Monday, Cuen pleaded not guilty to those charges. These charges include

Mexican authorities say nine people were killed and a child wounded in two gunbattles in the northern border state of Sonora. State prosecutors say in a statement Tuesday that the first firefight took place the previous afternoon in Agua Prieta, which lies across the border from Douglas, Arizona. Four men and a woman were found

A woman was arrested on suspicion of her involvement in a controlled substance with the intent to distribute while visiting an inmate at Calipatria State Prison. A spokesman for the CSP said that on the morning of June 8, Janet Esteban utilized the restroom while visiting an inmate where staff then searched the restroom and

Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of getting infected with the virus, an influential health care panel recommended Tuesday. The new guidelines aim to help cut the nearly 40,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. each year. Screening people for the HIV virus also is

The Justice Department says nearly 1,700 people have been arrested following a two-month crackdown aimed at targeting suspected child predators. Tuesday’s announcement caps the nationwide investigation conducted by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies around the U.S. Prosecutors said they identified more than 300 people suspected of producing child pornography or committing sexual abuse

Georgia authorities are searching for the mother of a newborn found wrapped in a plastic bag and abandoned in a wooded area in Cumming. Residents of a nearby home were unloading their car after a trip Thursday night when they heard a noise coming from a secluded, wooded strip of land. At first, they thought

Mexican officials say they are beginning deployment of 6,000 National Guard troops for immigration enforcement, an accelerated commitment made as part of an agreement with the United States last week to head off threatened U.S. tariffs on imports from Mexico. President Andres Manuel López Obrador and Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard also say a team

Marijuana has been shown to help ease pain and a few other health problems, yet two-thirds of U.S. states have decided pot should be legal to treat many other conditions with little scientific backing. At least 1.4 million Americans are using marijuana for their health, according to an Associated Press analysis of states that track

With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd’s homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone? On the tiny screen, she switches between web pages for research projects, losing track of tabs whenever friends send messages. She uses her thumbs to tap out school papers, but

An Arizona woman originally convicted of keeping her three daughters imprisoned at home for several months was sentenced Monday to a decade of probation. Sophia Richter received 10 years’ probation on child abuse charges and seven years on kidnapping charges with the sentences running concurrently. Richter, 38, and her husband were accused of keeping her

The two 18-year-old students who are accused of having fentanyl at San Luis High School last week made their second appearance in Yuma Justice Court Monday to hear what formal charges they will be facing. Justice of the Peace Gregory Stewart ordered Alessandra Cardenas-Hernandez’s release from the Yuma County Adult Detention Center Monday night because

Mexico es uno de los países con un bajo nivel de calidad en la educación . De acuerdo a información proporcionada por la Coalición de participación social en la educación ( COPASE ) en Baja California, las modificaciones recientes a la reforma educativa en Mexico se ha convertido en un retroceso porque la ley eliminó

For this week’s Home Grown, we explore the sweet juicy fruits coming into season here in Yuma. A fruit that is grown on the farms of 14 local farms around the state of Arizona. A cold, sweet slice of melon almost always makes a hot day better. Cantaloupes, honeydew, watermelons, and even Hami melons. All

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued an Excessive Heat Warning in effect for Yuma, Kofa, and Gila River Valley starting on Tuesday, June 11 from 10:00 a.m. until Wednesday, June 12 at 8:00 p.m. According to NWS, some of the impacts are increasing in heat-related illnesses that include heat cramps, heat exhaustion, headaches,