BORSTAR demonstrate different tactics used to rescue people
Migrants who take the dangerous trek North to enter the U.S. illegally, put their lives in dangerous situations. When that danger turns into possible…
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Brain-eating amoeba kills person who swam in manmade lake
By Associated Press North Carolina health officials say a person has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba after swimming in a manmade lake at a water…
Continue ReadingPresuntos miembros del cartel de Sinaloa arrestados en el valle
Un grupo de trabajo federal y local contra las drogas arrestó a tres presuntos miembros en relación con el Cartel de Sinaloa que…
Continue ReadingAplican pruebas gratuitas de Hepatitis C en Mexicali
En Mexicali se están aplicando exámenes gratuitos para detectar la hepatitis c, una enfermedad mortal que tiene una fuerte presencia en…
Continue ReadingCalexico police led on high speed pursuit
A driver lead officers on a high speed pursuit in Calexico on Friday after refusing to stop during a traffic stop. Calexico Police Officer…
Continue ReadingHigh court allows use of Pentagon funds for border wall
The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall…
Continue ReadingYUHSD welcomes new teachers and announces open house dates
Yuma Union High School District ( YUHSD ) welcomes 62 new teachers and announces open houses for the upcoming school year. The welcoming of 62 new…
Continue ReadingPet Club employee sets fire to store using hay
A Pet Club store in Phoenix was set on fire with 600 bales of hay by an employee. Phoenix police said the fire happened on July 13 just before…
Continue ReadingSuspect formally charged in shooting near Estrellita Meat Market
The man officers said was behind the gun during the shooting near Estrellita Meat Market last week was formally charged in Yuma Justice Court Friday.…
Continue ReadingSuspected cartel members arrested in the Valley
A federal and local drug task force has arrested three suspected members in connection with the Sinaloa Cartel living in the Valley after the…
Continue ReadingArizona man listed for federal execution after killing a woman and her granddaughter
An Arizona man that was convicted of a murder in 2003 after killing a woman and her granddaughter will be among one of the first five individuals to…
Continue ReadingWho will be crowned Donut King or Queen?
The year was 1979, and for many Americans it was a time of mourning as they said goodbye to disco. But, in Yuma Arizona a family had just planted…
Continue ReadingTaco seasoning recall due to salmonella
New recall for a variety of store-brand taco seasoning sold at Walmart stores nationwide including California due to salmonella. KRON 4 News reports…
Continue ReadingFBI finds ‘bucket of heads, arms, and legs,’ bodies sewn together at facility
A lawsuit against a body donation and tissue bank facility in Phoenix, Arizona, that the FBI raided in 2014 includes gruesome details of what was…
Continue ReadingHome Grown: Students take on different “fields” in agriculture
Across Yuma County, there are many fields that are used to grow different types of crops. But did you know that there are also many job fields within…
Continue ReadingA US-born citizen who was in immigration detention for three weeks has been released
The Texas-born high school student who was detained by immigration officials for more than three weeks told CNN Thursday he was treated less than…
Continue ReadingPolice: Man killed father, brother, wounded mother in LA
A man fatally shot his father, brother and two other people Thursday during a 12-hour rampage across Los Angeles’ sprawling San Fernando…
Continue Reading‘In God We Trust’ going up at South Dakota public schools
When students return to public schools across South Dakota this fall, they should expect to see a new message on display: “In God We…
Continue ReadingArizona has the highest number of pool fatalities involving children
Arizona is one of the states with the highest number of pool fatalities involving children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingECPD asks the community to stop giving monetary handouts to the homeless
The El Centro Police Department ( ECPD ), is asking the public for help. Instead of handing out money to the homeless people who are panhandling,…
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