March 2024

Tracking slight rain chances followed by a warming trend

March 14, 2024 3:26 PM Melissa Zaremba

Winds will weaken through the night with slight chances for showers tonight through Friday. A warming trend will start to move in through the weekend.

CBP officers seize methamphetamine found in shipment of peppers and tomatillos

March 14, 2024 3:12 PM Faith Rodriquez

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility found methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of peppers and tomatillos.

Rollover near Arizona Avenue and 16th Street

March 14, 2024 2:23 PM Faith Rodriquez

Yuma police are responding to a car crash near the intersection of Arizona Avenue and 16th Street.

Sunset Health contará con Nuevo Director Ejecutivo

March 14, 2024 1:50 PM Oswaldo Rivas

Sunset Health contará con Nuevo Director Ejecutivo

Eating well doesn’t offset poor sleep

March 14, 2024 1:49 PM Jalen Fong, CNN Newsource

Eating well does not offset the negative effects of poor sleep.

Somerton set to celebrate its history with Greater Days Parade & Food Festival

March 14, 2024 1:22 PM Jalen Fong

The City of Somerton is getting ready for a day full of festivities on Saturday, March 16th as they celebrate their 106th anniversary.

Yuma County set to celebrate their Relay for Life

March 14, 2024 12:01 PM Jalen Fong

It’s almost that time of year again when Desert Sun Stadium is packed with locals honoring survivors and remembering those whose lives were taken by cancer.

Llega el Presidente AMLO a Mexicali

March 14, 2024 12:00 PM Nassieli Pizano

El Presidente de México Andrés Manuel López Obrador llegó a Mexicali este jueves donde dio inicio a la tradicional “Mañanera” en punto de las 7: 00am que dio lugar e el Cuartel Militar.

California Cinderella Pageant to have its state finals in Imperial County

March 14, 2024 11:49 AM Karina Bazarte

The 2024 California Cinderella Pageant will host its state finals in Imperial County, which has never been done before.

Two young suspects arrested and accused of home invasion involving kidnapping and theft

March 14, 2024 10:57 AM Faith Rodriquez, Danyelle Burke North

A married couple in Yuma was robbed at gunpoint inside their own home.

Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he’s putting together investor group to buy TikTok

March 14, 2024 10:12 AM The Associated Press

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that he will put together an investor group to buy TikTok after the House passed a bill that would ban the popular video app in the U.S. if its China-based owner does not sell its stake.

Free film screening at AWC on 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio

March 14, 2024 10:04 AM Faith Rodriquez

Arizona Western College (AWC) said KAWC/KOFA-Border Radio will be having a free film screening of 35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio.

SpaceX starship launched on Thursday

March 14, 2024 9:24 AM NBC News

SpaceX conducted a third test launch of its Starship spacecraft Thursday in Boca Chica, Texas.

Judge appears skeptical of Trump’s bid to dismiss his classified documents prosecution

March 14, 2024 9:09 AM The Associated Press, Vanessa Gongora

A federal judge appeared reluctant Thursday to dismiss the classified documents prosecution of Donald Trump after his lawyers argued for hours that the case trampled on the former president’s rights.

Interior Department will give tribal nations $120 million to fight climate-related threats

March 14, 2024 8:41 AM The Associated Press

The Biden administration will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change, the Department of the Interior announced Thursday. The funding is designed to help tribal nations adapt to climate threats, including relocating infrastructure.

16 SWAT officers hospitalized after blast at training facility in Southern California

March 14, 2024 8:15 AM The Associated Press

An explosion during an indoor training exercise Wednesday sent 16 members of Southern California’s Orange County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team to the hospital, with one person requiring surgery for a leg injury, the department said.