81-year-old man dead due to two-vehicle crash
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office said Laguna Dam Road and County 7th Street are closed in both directions due to a fatal…
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CHP arrests impaired driver for driving the wrong way
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) arrested a driver driving the wrong way on Interstate 8 by Seeley Monday…
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U.S. citizens released after being detained by Iranian government
The American prisoners are expected to return back to the Washington, D.C. area by Monday…
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Religious center evacuated following a bomb threat
The senior minister for the Yuma Center for Spiritual Living says the Yuma Police Department (YPD) responded to a threat made against a local Jewish…
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YPD arrests and books suspect, identity of victim revealed
The Yuma Police Department says they arrested and booked 28-year-old Alexander Delcid into the Yuma County Detention Center for two counts of…
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One woman dead, one man hospitalized following shooting
YPD says the shooting occurred in the area of West Yowell Court and West Main Canal Road, and found a car where the victims were…
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Pennsylvania escaped prisoner captured two weeks later
Pennsylvania State Police has announced that officers have captured the “extremely dangerous” prison escapee after he was found in South Coventry…
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Suspect in attempted homicide case arrested
In a press release, YCSO arrested a 38-year-old Yuma man in connection to an attempted homicide that occurred on Saturday, September…
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Yuma man survives attempted homicide, YCSO investigates
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) is investigating an attempted homicide resulting in a Yuma man sustaining non-life-threatening…
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One person dead after wrong-way crash on I-8
One person died due to injuries after a vehicle drove the wrong way from the westbound lanes onto the eastbound lanes of Interstate…
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Suspect in three different Circle K robberies arrested
According to YPD, they arrested and booked a 23-year-old Yuma man on Tuesday, September 5 at…
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19-year-old man shot, suspects still at large
In a press release, the incident occurred on Sunday at around 2:35pm, in the area of S. 8th Street and W. 21st Street. YPD responded to the area upon…
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WEATHER ALERT: Heavy rainfall hits Yuma bringing heavy rainfall and record rain totals
Heavy rainfall and flooding hit Yuma today. Thankfully, drier and mild temperatures will be in the forecast for Labor Day.…
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RV caught on fire in the Foothills
A fire broke out in the Foothills area late Wednesday…
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Semi-truck with furniture catches on fire
A furniture semi-truck caught on fire early Monday afternoon, according to the Yuma Fire Department…
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Shooting on westbound I-8, victim taken to hospital
California Highway Patrol (CHP) said there was a shooting Monday morning on westbound Interstate…
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Yuma Homeward Bound Animal Rescue rescues 16 puppies
The Yuma Homeward Bound Animal Rescue (YHBR) has rescued and took in 16 puppies in Dateland Sunday…
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Minnesota police officer in recovery after being shot in the shoulder
The officer, a seven-year-veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department, was shot in the shoulder. He is expected to recover, and was released from…
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Fire at Pioneers Skilled Nursing Center, residents evacuated
According to Juan Rodelo, Deputy Chief of the Brawley Fire Department, 91 residents are being evacuated from the Pioneers Skilled Nursing Center…
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Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss
Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the run-up to the…
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