Narcotics Task Force busts another couple for multiple drug possession
On Wednesday, the Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) served a narcotics search warrant at a residence in the 1900 block of W. 9th…
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A Yuma legacy: Diane Umphress of Amberly’s Place passing the torch more than two decades later
Amberly’s Place announced this month that Executive Director Diane Umphress will be retiring in May. After more than two decades of tirelessly…
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Yuma County’s ‘Most Wanted’
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) says the following people have outstanding warrants for their…
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YCSO calls on federal government to pay fair share of incarcerations
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) is appealing to the federal government to start paying its fair share for the incarceration of illegal…
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Welfare check leads to stash house discovery
In collaboration with Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) and Yuma Police Department (YPD), the Yuma Sector Border Patrol arrested six…
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Humane Society reaches max capacity
The Humane Society of Yuma (HSOY) made it known Wednesday that its facility has reached its max capacity.…
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Vista High School celebrates Yellow Ribbon Week
Vista High School (VHS) teachers and students unite to spread suicide awareness on campus and in the community.…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Scaling back on ag due to farmworker shortage
Day laborers are essential in supplying our nation’s food source, but a lack of workers has made it difficult for the industry to keep up with the…
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The Walter R. McCloud track at G.W. Carver Park
McCloud enjoyed a 30 year coaching career in Yuma with Yuma High School and club teams. He’s widely known by his athletes as a father, a counselor…
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Harvest Prep student becomes finalist, will represent U.S. internationally
The Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF) awarded over a dozen students enrolled in Harvest Preparatory Academy for…
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YPD searches for missing man in Colorado River
The search is on for a man last seen going into the Colorado…
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Esports arena coming to Arizona Western College
Arizona Western College (AWC) will soon be home to a new esports arena, which will host competitive matches through online video games. The arena is…
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USBP: Smugglers using Colorado River to bypass immigration checkpoints
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents say a recent bust shows human smugglers are using the Colorado River as a way to bypass immigration…
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Ground and air tracking leads Border Patrol to major meth bush south of Dateland
Wellton Border Patrol agents on Tuesday kept a huge haul of drugs from hitting the…
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Yuma Border Patrol agents apprehend MS-13 gang member
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents say they apprehended an active MS-13 gang member early Monday morning just east of San…
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Arizona health director wants to talk to Yuma County about shots
If you live in Yuma County, and you still haven’t gotten your coronavirus vaccine, the Director of the Arizona Department of Health Services would…
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Rep. Osborne appointed to minimize Yuma County’s opioid crisis at national level
Rep. Joanne Osborne was selected to serve as an Opioid Policy Fellow, a national effort to control the opioid addiction…
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Tackling the border crisis at its root
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with President Giammattei of the Republic of Guatemala Monday, in hopes of tackling the crisis at the border from…
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Majority of school districts in Yuma County keeping mask mandate in place
Most, if not all school districts in Yuma County opted to keep the mask mandate in place for the remainder of the school year after Governor Doug…
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City anticipates five months to open marijuana dispensary
It’s been one week since a San Luis dispensary was granted a recreational marijuana license by the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS), but…
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