Father charged with child abuse arraigned
41-year-old Christiano Toilolo was arrested on Friday, May 24, is facing five counts of domestic violence, aggravated assault and child…
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Vitalant Summer Blood Drive offers donors chance to win 2024 Volkswagen Jetta
Transform lives by donating blood with Vitalant and be automatically entered to win a 2024 VW…
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Preliminary hearing for man charged with murdering his girlfriend
19-year-old Anthony Hernandez is accused of shooting his girlfriend, 18-year-old Emily Padilla, with an AR-15 rifle at the Imperial Garden Family…
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Geology professor weighs in on recent earthquakes in Desert Southwest
Fred Croxen, a geology professor at Arizona Western College, said that Yuma residents are feeling the tremors because of the proximity to a major…
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City Manager for Calexico put on administrative leave
The Calexico City Council had a special meeting Friday afternoon in which they removed to City Manager Esperanza…
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Yuma Scented Candles open for business
Yuma Scented Candles held its grand opening Saturday morning, and it’s the only store to sell dessert candles in…
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Bikers participate in 2024 Run for the Dogs
The event took place at Bobby’s Territorial Harley Davidson at 8:00am, where they had donuts, coffee and water, hats and…
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Yuma County offering cooling centers as heat wave continues
Free cooling centers are being offered across Yuma County as excessive heat continues through the weekend and next…
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Fortuna Foothills experiences power outage
According to APS’ outage map, the areas affected in the Foothills are Frontage Rd. to Avenue 13E and Avenida Compadres to New Sun…
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Small Business Development Center at AWC hosted its 2024 Moonshot Pitch Competition
The Small Business Development Center at Arizona Westen College hosted its 2024 Moonshot Pitch Competition on…
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Victim of homicide near San Luis canal identified
At about 6:58 a.m. June 6, sheriffs were called about a vehicle in a canal in the area of Avenue G and County 21st Street in San Luis,…
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Amberly’s Place gifts travel packages to this year’s winners of its “Week in Paradise” Giveaway
Amberly’s Place gifted travel packages to this year’s winners of its “Week in Paradise”…
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Sidney Lee found guilty of one count in retrial
Closing arguments for the retrial had Lee state he heard the victim calling for a gun. However, the prosecution said “assault was assault,…
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Arizona State Representative 25 debate highlights local campaigns
Some of the topics discussed were the ESA (Empowerment Scholarship Program), their revenue streams, how they are funding their campaigns and…
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Fire breaks out in restaurant near Valley View Mall
The restaurant will remain closed until further notice and an investigations will continue. No foul play is suspected at this…
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Bureau of Land Management implements fire restrictions due to increased fire risk
Starting today there are stage 1 fire restrictions in Central and Western Arizona, including Yuma County, due to increased fire…
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Yuma Fire Department opens new station
The Yuma Fire Department held a dedication and grand opening this morning for its newest fire…
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City of Yuma to add lane markings for motorists to avoid blocking fire, police station access
Work to add lane stripes will begin at 9 a.m. June 12 to 4 a.m. June…
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Man found dead after reports of vehicle in canal
On June 6 nearing 7 a.m., the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office were told of the vehicle in the canal and during the investigation, the death was…
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Humane Society moves to essential services due to high cases of Panleukopenia in cats
The Humane Society of Yuma is dealing with high cases of a virus among its cat population and is asking the public to refrain from dropping off any…
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