Yuma man arrested in connection to missing teen’s murder
The man was arrested before 10 a.m. Thursday, in the area of S. Avenue 12E and W. 36th Place, about three miles from where the girl’s body was found,…
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Yuma man convicted of fatally shooting his friend sentenced
20-year-old Keith Simmons will serve four years in prison for negligent homicide and 1.5 years for unlawful discharge of a weapon. The sentences will…
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Jewish fraternity house at UC San Diego vandalized
San Diego police say a University of California (UC) San Diego Jewish fraternity house was vandalized. It happened sometime between August 7 and…
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Yuma man who pleaded guilty to sexual assault sentenced
39-year-old Ricardo Meza will spend more than five years behind bars after accepting a plea agreement last…
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Trial dates set for former Yuma doctor accused of sexually abusing his patients
39-year-old Edsel Sandoval’s trial will begin April 6, 2027, and will go until May 7,…
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Fort Hood OB-GYN facing nine charges including sexual assault
Maj. Blaine McGraw pleaded not guilty Wednesday as the Army obstetrician-gynecologist faced a military arraignment at Fort…
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Search for suspect in South Carolina after school bus stop shooting
A search effort is underway Thursday in Gaffney, South Carolina for a second suspect connected to Wednesday’s fatal school bus stop…
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Suspect dead after hour long standoff in Glendale, Arizona
A barricade situation in Glendale, Arizona ended with the suspect dead after an hour long standoff with…
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Two arrested, 12 firearms seized in Yuma
YPD said an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were both arrested “on weapon related charges and multiple other felony…
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Nick Reiner indicted in deaths of his parents
Reiner will no longer face a preliminary hearing that was expected this fall, and the case moves directly towards a jury…
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Luigi Mangione talks to federal prosecutors about possible plea deal, sources say
News of the talks emerged after a hearing was hastily scheduled to take place before a federal judge Friday. Neither side has confirmed the…
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YCSO warns residents of fake bail request scams
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) is warning residents of a scam targeting families of people in…
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Victim in 1974 cold case identified
Investigators have identified 19-year-old Rebecca Jean McMahan, whose body was found partially buried in the desert near Desert Hot Springs in…
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School bus stop shooting leaves one student dead in South Carolina
A student was shot and killed Wednesday morning at a bus stop in Gaffney, South…
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CBP officers at San Ysidro Port of Entry seize fentanyl
In a press release, it happened last Monday when officers referred a 22-year-old man from Mexico, driving a 2024 Revoo electric moped, for a…
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Four of five suspects arrested in Operation Teardrop identified
The suspects are 24-year-old Jacob David Vasquez, 60-year-old Jesse Cruz Flores, 39-year-old Ignacio Emmanuel Inzunza Jr. and 27-year-old Eduardo…
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Kim Kardashian’s home in Southern California burglarized
Billionaire business mogul Kim Kardashian’s home in Hidden Hills, California was burglarized over the…
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Former SLHS teacher accused of sexually abusing underage student formally charged
27-year-old Genesis Alvarado is facing two felony charges, including sexual misconduct with a minor. The San Luis Police Department (SLPD) believes…
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Mangione has pleaded not guilty to several state charges in connection with the December 2024 fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson…
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Two dead after shooting at a Chicago elementary school
Fire officials say the shooting was reported shortly before 4 p.m. Central Monday at Mark Twain Elementary School on S. Lotus Avenue near W. 52nd…
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