Man sentenced to three years in prison for aggravated assault
A Yuma man is sentenced to three years behind bars for aggravated assault and misconduct involving a weapon.
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Somerton man accused of murdering barber sentenced to 20 years
Joshua Cota is accused of killing 28-year-old Leo Melendez almost three years ago.
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An inside look of the courtroom during the opening trial for one suspect in a fatal house shooting
Thursday was opening statements in the trial of a man accused of murdering two young men at a house party in Yuma. Both the defense and prosecution presented their sides to the jury.
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CBP officers find dozens of packages of illegal drugs in Calexico Port of Entry
Officers from the Calexico West Port of Entry found four different kind of illegal drugs in a smuggling attempt, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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Man allegedly raped a minor in Mexico and a woman in Brawley
The mother says her 15-year-old daughter was allegedly drugged, beat and raped on her first day of work last Friday.
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Investigation underway after a woman was found dead in north Sacramento apartment
According to the Sacramento Police Department (SPD), the discovery was made just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Mosaic Garden at Taylor Terrace Apartments along Taylor Street.
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Pursuit ends with police finding woman’s body inside trunk of vehicle
The El Cajon Police Department (ECPD) received a call Tuesday alerting them of a possible kidnapping witnessed involving a Black Hyundai Sonata.
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Man in custody after barricading himself inside a home
In a press release, the incident took place last Saturday when the man barricaded himself inside a residential home located on East 34th Street in Yuma.
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Trial dates set for former doctor accused of sexually abusing his patients
The case of a former Yuma doctor accused of sexually abusing his patients will now go to trial. The trial of 37-year-old Edsel Sandoval is scheduled for September. It is expected to last five weeks.
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Trial for one of the suspects involved in the house party shooting set for this week
One of the suspects involved in a house party shooting that killed two people in May of 2023 will have their trial begin with opening statements expected on Thursday.
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Mexicali joins the search for Cal Fire capt. murder suspect
53-year-old Yolanda Marodi is suspected of killing her wife 49-year-old Rebecca Marodi after she was found stabbed to death by the victim’s mother last week.
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Calexico man faces multiple sex crimes with minors
26-year-old Kain Gonzalez is accused of nine charges including sexual conduct and sodomy by use of force and violence with a victim under 14.
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Calexico woman found dead in Mexico
A pregnant Calexico woman was found dead at a construction site in Mexicali, and the police are looking into who’s responsible for her murder.
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Police search for the estranged wife of murdered Cal Fire captain
Police are searching for the estranged wife of Cal Fire Captain Becky Marodi who was found stabbed to death inside her home last week.
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Man arrested for wearing wig to hide $10,000 worth of cocaine
Colombian police say a 40-year-old man was arrested after being caught trying to board a flight from Cartagena, Colombia, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, while wearing a wig hiding cocaine worth more than €10,000 (around USD$10,470).
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Elizabeth Holmes’ appeal to overturn conviction denied
A federal appeals court said Holmes did not prove there were legal errors during her 2022 trial for defrauding investors.
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20 arrested in drug and firearm investigation in Arizona
More than 20 people are in custody after a multi-agency drug bust in Arizona, and a large amount of illegal drugs, money, and firearms were seized in “Operation Double Down.”
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Latest on the hospital shooting in Pennsylvania
A shooting incident at a hospital in York County, Pennsylvania, left one police officer dead and multiple people wounded on Saturday.
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The York County Office of Emergency Management confirmed that threat has now been neutralized, and UPMC later said that the gunman had died.
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Los Angeles D.A. rejects bid by Menendez brothers to challenge their murder convictions
Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for their parents’ 1989 murders, filed a petition in 2023, citing what they described as new evidence that seeks a new trial.
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