Pet Talk: Meet Lea and Mauricio
For this week’s pet talk, we meet two chipper Chihuahuas. Both are up for adoption at the PetSmart near Yuma Palms. Meet lea and Mauricio. Lea…
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Funeral home confirms more local youth dying from drug-related overdoses than decades before
According to CNN, every eight minutes another person dies of an accidental drug overdose, most of the time it’s from fentanyl. Research from…
Continue ReadingComienza dcima primera edicin de semana de derechos laborales
La semana de Derechos Laborales se celebra a nivel nacional en los Estados Unidos y participan todos los Consulados Mexicanos , el principal…
Continue ReadingSeveral Arizona residents in prison
Several Arizona residents were sentenced to prison for using the dark web to distribute drugs throughout the United States. Between 2015 and 2017…
Continue ReadingYuma’s coldest case: Unsolved murder of Rhonda Fortney
The coldest case in Yuma happened on November 4, 1969 when 20-year-old Rhonda Fortney was shot and killed right outside her home. Rhonda’s…
Continue ReadingRed Cross offers tips to enjoy a safe Labor Day
Whether it be traveling or barbecuing in your backyard, the Red Cross is offering helpful tips on how to enjoy a safe Labor Day this weekend. Labor…
Continue ReadingCity of Yuma election polls open Tuesday
Election day is Tuesday in the City of Yuma. Voters can begin casting their votes from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the following locations: Martin Luther…
Continue ReadingConstruction to begin, prompting road closures
Caltrans is reminding the public of scheduled night work that is set to begin Monday in El Centro. Crews are set to begin paving operations at the…
Continue ReadingCBP Officers seize $592K of Cocaine at San Luis Port of Entry
A Mexican national allegedly attempted to smuggle almost 44 pounds of cocaine through the Port of San Luis Thursday, according to the U.S. Customs…
Continue ReadingMilitary Matter: Latest in modern warfare
In Military Matters, one of the nation’s premiere testing facilities rests in our very own backyard. Yuma Proving Ground not only tests…
Continue ReadingBody of teen recovered; missing after Lake Havasu boat crash
Arizona authorities have recovered the body of a 17-year-old California boy who had been missing after a boat crash on Lake Havasu. Mohave County…
Continue ReadingG-7 nations pledge $40 million to fight Amazon fires
The Group of Seven nations on Monday pledged tens of millions of dollars to help fight raging wildfires in the Amazon and protect its rainforest,…
Continue ReadingOklahoma judge rules against drugmaker, orders $572M payment
An Oklahoma judge on Monday found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state’s opioid drug crisis and ordered the…
Continue ReadingStates sue over rollback of child immigrant protections
Nineteen states sued on Monday over the Trump administration’s effort to alter a federal agreement that limits how long immigrant children can…
Continue ReadingCourt: Idaho must give transgender inmate gender surgery
Idaho must provide gender confirmation surgery to a transgender inmate living as a woman for years but who has continuously been housed in a…
Continue ReadingFund backed by DiCaprio pledges $5M to Amazon amid fires
A new environmental foundation backed by Leonardo DiCaprio is pledging $5 million in aid to the Amazon, which has been swept by wildfires . Earth…
Continue ReadingArizona cities could soon pay for raising minimum wage
A state law taking effect Tuesday could make cities and counties reimburse the state for new costs resulting from a local minimum wage above the…
Continue Reading7 escape injury in fiery plane crash at California airport
Seven people escaped unhurt when a large transport plane they were on crash-landed and caught fire at Southern California’s Santa Barbara…
Continue ReadingEx-Arizona sheriff Arpaio running to try to get his job back
Nearly three years after he was voted out of office, the former metro Phoenix sheriff pardoned by President Donald Trump on a conviction related to…
Continue ReadingMan, 25, arrested after woman, 59 and 82, found dead at home
Police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two women — ages 59 and 82 — were found dead inside a Southern California…
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