Friends and family mourn loss of teen in head-on collision
Friends and family are mourning the loss of 19-year-old Chris Pelfrey who died after a tragic head-on crash on State Route 238 near Gila Bend and…
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Home Grown: Hundred of farmworkers get first vaccine dose
Taylor Farms has been able to vaccinate more than 1,100 people in the last eight days, but it doesn’t stop…
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Events are making a comeback as COVID cases decrease
As we see continue to see lower cases of COVID-19 day after day there have been more things to do popping up all around…
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Exceptional Healthcare to break ground in Yuma
The facility is expected to be completed in the spring of…
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Weekly Rewind – Calexico City Council dispute, Yuma schools back to classroom
Community respect continues to be paid for those lost in the now infamous 25-passenger vehicle…
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Special Olympics prepares for fundraiser – money stays local
Special Olympics Yuma (SOY) is organizing a Polar Plunge for 10:30 a.m., March 20, at 2291 E. 27th…
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Yuma beekeepers set to open new shop
Nikki’s Chickies Farm is set to open up a new shop in Yuma next weekend. The owners, Nikki and Taylor Burns, own a farm in Somerton where they have…
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CBP: 118 percent increase in border apprehensions
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents said they have been apprehending between 200-450 people trying to cross a day in the last…
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A popular virtual series is open for bookings
Highly anticipated event open for…
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Sunset Health hosts COVID-19 vaccination event for farmworkers
Sunset Health is scheduled to host a COVID-19 vaccination event for farmworkers at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 15, at the Joe Munoz Park (245 Fern St.)…
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‘Love thy neighbor’ actions save elderly woman from house fire
Yuma Fire Department (FYD) responded to a trailer fire in the 3700 block of South 4th Avenue just after 7 a.m. on Friday, March…
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UPDATE: Police release photo of accused bank robber
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) has released surveillance video of a man accused of robbing a local bank Wednesday…
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American rescue plan provides more than 100 million dollars for border relief
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly says the relief bill just signed by President Joe Biden will provide 110 million dollars for organizations along the southern…
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Campesinos sin Fronteras asks for help for asylum seekers
Campesinos sin Fronteras (CSF) has been just one of the local organization in the forefront of helping asylum seekers released in Yuma…
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Yuma County to receive more Johnson & Johnson vaccine
The Director of the Yuma County Public Health Department (YCPHD) says the county could get more and more doses of the Johnson & Johnson…
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Raising Canes brings more than just chicken to Yuma
Raising Canes is widely known for their chicken fingers, but since opening in Yuma has been serving up more than just…
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American Red Cross hosts ‘Resiliency Workshop’
Workshop aimed at assisting service members will be held on…
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Domestic Violence Task Force holds its first forum
Somerton Domestic Violence Task For Forum…
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What’s next? The legal process for asylum seekers
U.S. Border Patrol is releasing asylum seekers into the community, under the new Biden…
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Somerton City Hall reopens to the public
Somerton City Hall reopened to the public this week after being closed for nearly three months.…
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