Agriculture and education intersect in Yuma County
Local growers rely on H-2A workers to harvest their crops, as their children attend Yuma’s…
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Somerton offering free meals for kids
After a three-year pause due to the pandemic, the Somerton Elementary School District will start serving lunches again during the summer…
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Imperial County announces new lithium training program
The Lithium Industry Force Training (LIFT) program is aimed to equip the local workforce with the essential skills and knowledge required to excel in…
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Witnesses take stand in local man’s murder trial
It’s the second day of trial for the murder of a Yuma man killed at the Maverick Bar in…
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Brawley Police Department creates new non-profit organization
The Brawley Police Department has been working on the Brawley Police Foundation process for a year and will be holding a meet and greet at the…
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Arizona invests over $360 million in water security and conservation
State legislative leaders directed over $360 million of state general fund dollars to go to projects and programs that will help conserve, develop,…
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Calexico announces reopening library and park
The City of Calexico announced the re-opening of Carnegie Library which has been closed for about two years, and Heber…
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Congressman Raul Ruiz votes in favor of the bipartisan budget agreement
Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-California) believes that the bill will help benefit the Imperial County community as it protects programs that families and…
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American Legion Post 19 celebrates 100th anniversary
American Legion Post 19 in Yuma celebrated its 100th anniversary on…
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More than 600 hay bales catch on fire
Imperial County Fire Station #2 responded to a hay bale fire on West McCabe Road and Farnsworth Lane at around 4…
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Brawley Police Foundation invites community to event
The community is invited to meet the new Brawley Police Foundation on Thursday, June…
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Murder trial begins for fatal bar shooting in 2021
Jerome Hall’s murder trial began Wednesday morning, two years after he allegedly shot 36-year-old Tyrone Hall to death at a local…
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IVC names Maintenance and Operations Manager
The Imperial Valley College (IVC) has named Manuel Sanchez as the Maintenance and Operations…
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Imperial County prepares for upcoming rising temperatures
The Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) has officially released the list of cooling centers and hydration stations throughout the…
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Yuma Desalting Plant planning to conduct test of chemical release alarm system
The Bureau of Reclamation’s Yuma Desalting Plant (YDP) will conduct a test of its Chemical Release Alarm System to ensure its emergency readiness…
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Arizona and California release their weekly COVID updates
Almost weeks since the World Health Organization (WHO) downgraded the COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona and California continue to release their weekly…
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Yuma County Supervisors approve $575.5 million budget
The budget will not be official until after a ‘Truth in Taxation’ meeting on June…
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Dead body found inside storage unit in Calexico Â
Calexico Police and Fire Department responded to an emergency call on Monday about a dead body found inside a vehicle in Amigo Mini…
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Domestic violence keeps increasing in Mexicali
Cases of domestic violence keep increasing in Mexicali according to Mexicali’s law enforcement.…
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Yuma man nominated to head Arizona Department of Agriculture
In Tuesday’s Homegrown report, Governor Katie Hobbs looked to Yuma for the next head of the Arizona Department of…
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