Somerton Cocopah Fire Department honors firefighters for dedication to community
The Somerton Cocopah Fire Department held a badge pinning and awards ceremony to honor…
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ASU falls in double overtime to Texas in the Peach Bowl
Arizona State’s magical run falls short in an overtime loss to the Texas Longhorns in the Peach…
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Arizona’s minimum wage increases to $14.70: Locals react
As of January 1, 2025, Arizona’s minimum wage has increased to $14.70 per hour, a 35-cent raise from the previous…
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YPD arrests suspect from California wanted in connection to a double homicide
According to the Yuma Police Department (YPD), the arrest happened on Monday at around 2:25 p.m. when an officer conducted a traffic stop with a…
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Local fans react to Arizona State University Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl loss
The New Year comes with plenty of achievements and disappoints and unfortunately for local Arizona State Sun Devil fans, the disappoints have already…
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New California parking law now in effect
The daylighting law applies to all intersections in California, including those in Imperial…
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Local parents welcome first baby of 2025
Owen Monroy Guzman was born at 3:22 a.m. New Year’s Day to parents Francisco and Alondra, weighing seven-pounds and 11…
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One person dead, seven injured after a Cybertruck exploded outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas
Video captured shows smoke billowing in front of the hotel, and people posted to social media that they heard an…
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Several new laws take effect this year
This year, there will be more cash in the pockets of minimum wage workers as 21 states, including Arizona and California, are increasing the minimum…
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At least 10 people dead after a car rams into them
Police say a man intentionally rammed his pickup truck into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations, and then shot at police officers when he…
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Justin Baldoni sues New York Times over Blake Lively story
Justin Baldoni is firing back after being accused of sexual harassment by his “It Ends with Us” co-star Blake…
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Las Vegas Strip displays fireworks to ring in the new year
The fireworks were timed to the microsecond. To usher in 2025, Fireworks by Grucci made a bigger statement with a collaboration with…
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New traffic signal coming to area in front of Somerton Airport
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors recently approved a traffic signal along with slightly realigning the intersection of Highway 95 and Avenue C…
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Flagstaff residents gather to watch the pinecone drop to ring in the new year
Every year, thousands of people gather in Downtown Flagstaff to see a pinecone drop. The historic Weatherford Hotel has been dropping a pinecone on…
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Ring ring ring – the New Year is calling locals
The New Year is calling and locals are getting ready for the…
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Judge in Georgia dies by suicide
According to officials, Effingham County State Court Judge Stephen Yekel took his own life in a county courtroom. He was found by a deputy Tuesday…
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People in Times Square help ring in the new year
With a palette of millions of colors, the ball began its descent at exactly 11:59 p.m. Eastern, and a minute later, cheers rang out to welcome in the…
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Desert Southwest police in full force for New Year’s Eve DUI detail
Law enforcement agencies across Yuma County and the Imperial Valley will go full force to have a safer New Year’s Eve…
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Man suspected of shooting his mother and sister
New details on the shooting that happened last Friday at an RV park in El Centro that sent two women to the…
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At least two people injured following shooting near a Target store in Los Angeles
Authorities arrived at the scene on South Figueroa Street following a report of a shooting just before 9:00 p.m. Monday. Police say the gunman is…
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