Agents arrest migrant with previous kidnapping conviction
Wellton Station Border Patrol agents made a post on social media about an arrest made of a migrant who was found in the desert east of…
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Yuma County brings election experience to students
The Yuma County Election Services visited Gila Ridge High School, presenting an election experience to…
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Arizona death-row prisoner to die by lethal injection, not gas chamber
(KYMA, KECY/ AP News) – The prisoner scheduled to be executed in three weeks in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in nearly…
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Rapidly moving wildfire in Arizona destroys dozens of structures, forces over 700 evacuations
An Arizona wildfire nearly tripled in size overnight after tearing through two dozen structures and forcing the evacuation of more than 700…
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Amazon to grow solar footprint in Yuma County
Amazon announced 37 new renewable energy projects around the world, with Yuma County being one of…
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Arizona on track for 1st execution since 2014
Arizona remains on track to use the death penalty for the first time in nearly eight years in an execution in which the condemned prisoner is being…
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Arizona on track, for now, for 1st execution since 2014
Arizona remains on track, at least for now, to use the death penalty for the first time in nearly eight…
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Highway reopens after being closed due to Bisbee brush fire
A principal route between two southern Arizona cites reopened Tuesday after being closed for about eight hours overnight due to a brush fire on hills…
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Yuma area high schools offering summer school classes in June
The Yuma High School District (YUHSD) will have in-person summer school classes from June 7 to June…
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Colorado River is the most endangered river in the U.S.
The Colorado River is now the most endangered river in the U.S., according to one conservation…
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Cash-flush Arizona lawmakers seek options to budget impasse
Flush with cash and weeks into an impasse over the coming year’s state budget, Arizona lawmakers are now looking at unusual solutions to try to…
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Yuma burn survivors hunt for Easter eggs
The Garcia Group at Gateway Mortgage gave burn survivors an Easter egg hunting experience at Friendship…
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AG wants death-row prisoner’s mental fitness exam called off
Prosecutors have asked the Arizona Supreme Court to call off an upcoming hearing scheduled to determine the mental fitness of the first prisoner…
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Arizona man sentenced to life in prison for setting home on fire with someone inside
A man was sentenced to life in prison after being previously convicted for arson and…
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Arizona man sentenced for stabbing victim
An Arizona man was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for assault with a dangerous…
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Mexican woman dies crossing Arizona border wall
Authorities are investigating the cause of death this week of a Mexican woman whose leg was entrapped while using a climbing harness and ended up…
Continue Reading Man arrested after bodies of 183 animals found in freezer
A Mohave County man faces animal cruelty charges after 183 frozen animals, including dogs, turtles, lizards, snakes and birds, were found in a…
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Officials weigh emergency actions in drought-stricken West
In order to prevent the shutdown of a huge dam that supplies hydropower to some 5 million customers across the U.S. West, reduction of water…
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YCSO reports 11 migrant deaths in the desert so far this year
YCSO also says the 911 distress calls are often coming from the migrants…
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Why gas prices may be coming down soon
While it seems like everything is getting more expensive these days, gas prices seem to be taking all the…
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