Parents and kids alike are preparing for a safe trick-or-treating experience. Typically a fun, eventful night, parents do have to be cautious about what’s in the child’s candy bag. ” Check your child’s candy, look for anything that’s an open wrapper, ” Yuma Police Department Sgt. Lori Franklin said. YPD hasn’t had any reports this
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Witches, skeletons, and ghosts, oh my! Here is a list of the top Halloween events in Yuma that you don’t want to miss out on. Trick or Treat on Main Street Downtown shops, restaurants, and booths will be participating all along Main Street. Activities include costume contests, face painting, a $5 Kid’s Corner, lots of
Continue ReadingThe first recreational marijuana dispensary in the Imperial Valley opened its doors Friday morning. The Aroma Cannabis Store is located near the east port of entry in Calexico . It prides itself on being owned by locals and giving it customers a unique and personal experience. Angel Fernandez, creator and owner of the Aroma Cannabis
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Police have arrested a man suspected of stealing more than 17-hundred grave markers from an Arizona cemetery. 31-year-old Catlin James Hessler now faces ten felony counts of trafficking in stolen property, but investigators suspect him in even more thefts. Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies say Hessler stole some 1,770 brass grave markers from a suburban Phoenix
Continue ReadingFriday afternoon, when the final bell rang at Centennial Middle School, students dashed out the doors excited for the weekend. Many of them were not aware of the potential threat reported to the administration that day. This threat was the second potential threat in a week involving a middle school in the Crane School District.
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Las autoridades temen que los fuertes vientos que extendieron los incendios a vecindarios del área de Los Ángeles , donde consumieron seis viviendas , sigan avanzando todo el viernes y ocasionen más apagones a cientos de miles de personas. Las llamas fustigadas por los llamados vientos de Santa Ana alcanzaron el jueves la zona de
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El Departamento de Policía de Yuma ( YPD ) está entrevistando actualmente a estudiantes de la Escuela Secundaria Centennial (CMS) despues de que se hiciera una amenaza potencial de Snapchat el viernes por la mañana . Según la página de Facebook de la Escuela Secundaria Centennial, un miembro de la familia de CMS compartió una
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Los buscadores voluntarios han encontrado 12 esqueletos y un cuerpo descompuesto en un pozo poco profundo en el desierto cerca del centro turístico mexicano de Puerto Peñasco. Los fiscales en el estado fronterizo norteño de Sonora dijeron el jueves por la noche que dos de los cuerpos podrían ser mujeres. Los fiscales dijeron que solo
Continue ReadingThe Yuma Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies are taking part in National Prescription Drug take-back day tomorrow. There will be locations set up all around town. One of the reasons this event is so important is to keep drugs out of the wrong hands. A young man started with abusing prescription drugs
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El tono obscuro de su piel contrasta con el resto de las personas que se albergan en la “Casa del Migrante ” en San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora un lugar a donde llegan todos los solicitantes de asilo y aquellos que fueron deportados de los Estados Unidos . A tan solo 23 años de edad
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A fire destroyed at least two trailers north of San Luis Friday afternoon. The blaze broke out in a lot along Highway 95 around four p.m. It burned two trailers, a travel trailer and a boat. The San Luis Fire Department, and Rural Metro responded. Traffic along 95 was reduced to one lane while crews
Continue ReadingA Central African migrant seeks asylum into the United States, patiently waiting for his number to be called by Customs and Border Protection officials at the San Luis, Arizona port of entry. 23-year-old Fonguh Augusgine fled prosecution from the government in Cameroon in Central Africa, he said he was arrested and brutally tortured for two
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On Saturday, local law enforcement will team up with the Drug Enforcement Administration to keep prescription drugs out of the wrong hands. National Prescriptions Take-Back Day gives people the chance to safely dispose of their expired, unused and unwanted medications, while keeping the pills out of the hands of criminals and children. The DEA says
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On Saturday, local law enforcement will team up with the Drug Enforcement Administration to keep prescription drugs out of the wrong hands. National Prescriptions Take-Back Day gives people the chance to safely dispose of their expired, unused and unwanted medications, while keeping the pills out of the hands of criminals and children. The DEA says
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Imperial Valley College ( IVC ), honored two retired professors today, who were vital in integrating English classes at IVC for Spanish-speaking students. The college dedicated a bench to the late Daniel Cerda and his wife Ernestine. Together they helped develop IVC’s English as a Second Language Program (ESL). They both taught ESL classes at
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Thinking of ways to celebrate the October holidays? Here’s a list of some festive events happening in the Imperial Valley! 1. Heber Fall Fiesta The Heber Utility District ( PUD ) is holding their fourth annual Fall Fiesta and ” Dia de los Muertos ” celebration on Saturday, October 26. The events begin with a
Continue ReadingThe Yuma Police Department ( YPD ) is currently interviewing students at Centennial Middle School (CMS) after a potential Snapchat threat was made Friday morning. According to the Public Relations Coordinator for Crane Schools Mario Hogue, the threat was sent to a CMS student and immediately prompted the student to notify school officials. The school
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The Yuma Police Department ( YPD ) is currently interviewing students at Centennial Middle School (CMS) after a potential Snapchat threat was made Friday morning. According to the Public Relations Coordinator for Crane Schools Mario Hogue, the threat was sent to a CMS student and immediately prompted the student to notify school officials. The school
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The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 10:25 a.m. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby says more than 15,000 structures are threatened by a wind-driven wildfire burning among suburban developments north of Los Angeles. Osby says Friday the fire has scorched nearly 7 square miles (17 square kilometers) and is only 5% contained.
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Una advertencia de bandera roja continúa para los condados de Yuma e Imperial hasta las 8 p.m. Jueves . Según el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional , habrá fuertes vientos y baja humedad relativa . Las áreas afectadas incluyen : Condado de Yuma Lago Martinez y sus alrededores Valle inferior del río Colorado de Arizona Valle inferior
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