El hombre acusado de conducir bajo la influencia en diciembre de 2018 por chocar con otro automóvil y matar al conductor, fue sentenciado a 10 años de prisión el miercoles por la mañana . Brian Silva-López , de 21 años , aceptó declararse culpable de homicidio culposo , un delito grave de clase dos, en
Continue ReadingGrupos defensores de migrantes en Baja California han manifestado su desacuerdo de la presencia de la guardia nacional que arribarán en los próximos días al estado . Para el líder del grupo migrante ángeles sin frontera , Sergio Tamai , la presencia de la guardia nacional en las fronteras mexicanas serán una amenaza de posibles
Continue ReadingA Yuma man was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly sexually assaulting a minor in 2018. The Yuma Police Department ( YPD ) said he was arrested after DNA samples came up as a match. According to YPD , the 16-year-old victim did not know the 23-year-old suspect. The 23-year-old is facing two felony charges, including
Continue ReadingEl ahogamiento es la quinta causa de muerte entre niños de 1 y 14 años de edad , esto de acuerdo al Centro de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades . Uno de los principales factores es la falta de habilidad para nadar . Expertos dicen que una persona se puede ahogar en una profundidad de
Continue ReadingA man is behind bars Wednesday after police said he allegedly murdered his neighbor at a studio complex in El Centro. Earlier this week, police responded to a call about a fight near the parking lot of a studio complex and a restaurant. Police found a man lying on the ground. Police said the man
Continue ReadingThe local Democratic Party in Yuma is gearing up for the 2020 Democratic Debate. Bryan Rasmussen, with the Yuma County Indivisible Association, said that the biggest issues in the community are healthcare, immigration, and economic growth in the county. Both the Yuma Democratic Party and Indivisible group will be hosting a watch party for the
Continue ReadingThe man, accused of shooting at three Yuma police officers while spraying graffiti on a wall, learned he will go to trial Wednesday. Kane Perez was 17 at the time of the incident. During his court appearance, Judge David M. Haws reviewed Perez’s plea offer and the consequences he faces when he goes to trial.
Continue ReadingAn El Centro Police Department patrol canine helped officers discover heroin inside a vehicle during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon. According to El Centro police, an officer stopped a red Ford Explorer in the area of Imperial and Scott Avenue. Max, an El Centro patrol canine, led officers to discover over one pound of powdered
Continue ReadingThe man accused of driving under the influence on December 2018 for crashing into another car and killing the driver, was sentenced Wednesday morning to 10 years in prison. 21-year-old Brian Silva-Lopez agreed to plead guilty to manslaughter, a class two felony, under his plea agreement. Silva-Lopez will receive credit for 184 days that he
Continue ReadingYuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls testified on Capital Hill in front of the U.S. House of Representative’s Committee on the Budget about immigration Wednesday. Mayor Nicholls weighed in on the crisis along the southern border. He called it the ” most pressing ” situation we have at this time. ” When the crisis began in March,
Continue ReadingEarlier this week the San Luis Police Department ( SLPD ) responded to a call about a suspicious package underneath the caller’s vehicle containing a crystal-like substance. SLPD said the substance later tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed 458 grams with a street value of $1,600. The SLPD encourages all citizens to report any strange
Continue ReadingBeth Chapman, who with her husband Duane “Dog” Chapman starred in the popular reality series “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” died Wednesday in a Honolulu hospital, a spokesperson for the family confirmed to CNN. She was 51. Gillian Sheldon told CNN that Chapman died early this morning and was surrounded by her family. She was recently
Continue ReadingA former Catholic priest who pleaded guilty last year to raping two boys decades earlier has died just several months into a 20-year prison sentence in South Carolina. Wayland Yoder Brown, 75, died at a hospital June 8 from what appear to be natural causes, South Carolina Corrections Department spokeswoman Chrysti Shain said Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingCalexico residents said the city might be working with fake numbers in their new budget. Concern is growing. Local businessman Guillermo Hermosillo said, ” There should have been a couple of workshops, explain to the public what the city is going to invest on or spend on and actual budget numbers, projected numbers. There were
Continue ReadingCalifornia has among the most stringent gun laws in the country and on Monday a far-reaching new initiative to curb violence will require background checks for every ammunition purchase. Gov. Gavin Newsom and other proponents said it will save lives but opponents are suing in hopes of eventually undoing a law they said will mostly
Continue ReadingA gang member has been convicted of murder for the shooting death of a Marine outside a Southern California strip club in 2016. Arturo Perez Medina fled to Mexico after the killing and was arrested in Tijuana about six months later. The Sun newspaper reports a jury found the 24-year-old guilty on Monday. The family
Continue ReadingThe Quechan Senior Center is a multipurpose facility that provides Quechan Tribal Members aged 55 and older with recreational programs such as swimming and sewing. In addition to food and transportation, language classes are also offered to members to preserve the traditional Quechan language. The Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is home to Quechan natives and
Continue ReadingA Nebraska man accused of killing and dismembering a 24-year-old woman slashed his throat in court this week in the middle of his murder trial. “Bailey is innocent and I curse you all,” defendant Aubrey Trail yelled out Monday in Saline County District Court in Nebraska, according to video from CNN affiliate KOLN in Lincoln.
Continue ReadingStarting next school year, Calexico High School will no longer have an open campus during lunch. The Calexico School Board approved the decision Thursday and it’s a move local businesses are not happy about. Local vendors who sold food to students during lunch said the closure will dramatically affect their business. “It’s a strange feeling,”
Continue ReadingThe Yuma Sector Border Patrol still ranks third busiest sector along the southern border as thousands of undocumented immigrants continue to cross into the United States. The federal agency is reporting that there has been a slight decrease in apprehensions and those turning themselves into agents in the last few months.
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