San Luis councilwoman sentenced for ballot abuse
Longtime San Luis City Councilwoman Gloria Lopez-Torres was sentenced Thursday afternoon after pleading guilty to one count of ballot abuse, a class…
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City rules in favor of raising pride flag
The City of Calexico rules in favor of raising a pride flag at city hall even though some locals are…
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YRMC closes COVID-19 testing lab annex
The Yuma Regional Medical Center announced the closure of its COVID-19 testing Lab Annex on Avenue A since there has been a decline in COVID-19…
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Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents investigation; Justice Dept. yet to confirm
Donald Trump said Thursday he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal…
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Elderly migrant struggles to cross the border
A border patrol agent had to carry a migrant woman from Honduras to the border crossing…
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A slight warm-up for the weekend ahead
Below-normal temperatures will persist through next week with another weather disturbance expected to arrive this weekend.…
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Closing arguments begin in Hall trial
The trial of the man accused of murdering another man at the Maverick bar is finally coming to an…
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Former horse instructor must register as sex offender
The local former horse instructor accused of sexually abusing two teenage boys in July 2022 was formally sentenced on Thursday to serve prison…
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Former San Luis Vice Mayor sentenced for hit-and-run
The former City of San Luis Vice Mayor who left the scene of a crash in 2021 was sentenced Thursday morning to serve time in…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes constitutional amendment to tighten access to guns
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that would enshrine into law gun…
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23 freight cars, new vehicles heavily damaged in train derailment in northern Arizona
WILLIAMS, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a freight train derailment in northern Arizona that heavily damaged 23 cars…
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Inmates overdose after taking illegal drug inside Imperial County Jail
At least nine inmates who were in their jail cells overdosed Wednesday night and Thursday morning after deputies said they believe the inmates took…
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UPDATE: CHP says lanes are open after I-8 eastbound closure and scene is cleared
The California Highway Patrol is advising commuters that Interstate 8 eastbound will be shut down at In-Ko-Pah Road due to a vehicle hanging over a…
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GOP set to encourage early voting, mail balloting after years of opposite messaging to its voters
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud,…
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Local student who threatened school questioned
The Calexico Unified School District and the Calexico Police Department are keeping a close eye on two schools after a student posted a threat on…
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Treatment ongoing for Yuma mother accused of stabbing son
The Yuma mother accused of trying to murder her teenage son will remain in treatment to continue her mental competency…
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Former MCAS Yuma daycare worker going to jail
One of the two former daycare workers at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma entered a change of plea on Wednesday which will send her to…
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State Representative Tim Dunn says Arizona can continue to grow amid drought conditions
Local lawmaker Tim Dunn said the state can have it both ways if we take advantage of all the resources we have…
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YCSO confirms, kayaker finds missing person dead near RV park
In an updated press release by the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), 20-year-old Brian Velasquez of Yuma was found dead near the area of Cocopah…
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Staying breezy with below average temps
Cooler than normal temperatures will continue through at least early next week where afternoon highs will top out in the mid and upper 90s.…
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