Cierre de escuelas continuar el lunes para distritos escolares locales
El cierre de escuelas continuará el lunes a medida que continuan las huelgas para aumentos salariales y financiación escolar en apoyo…
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School districts across Yuma County share plans regarding statewide teacher walkout
School districts across Yuma County announced their plans Monday regarding the walkouts planned statewide this Thursday, April 26. Organizers for…
Continue ReadingSchool closures to continue Monday for local school districts
School closures will continue for Monday as rallies resume for better school funding for educators in support of the Red for Ed movement. Gadsden…
Continue ReadingArizona teacher strike: #RedforED walkout in Yuma County
A sea of red filled the streets of Yuma Thursday morning. Rallying in groups of 34 symbolizing the average Arizona classroom size. “It’s…
Continue ReadingBody found of missing person involved in Lake Ferguson boating accident
The body of the missing person involved in the Lake Ferguson boating accident on April 21st was found Wednesday. Imperial County Sheriff’s…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to 50 years for stealing $1.2M worth of fajitas
A man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for stealing $1.2 million worth of fajitas over nine years. Fifty-three-year-old Gilberto Escamilla of…
Continue ReadingLocal police catch 37 drivers using cell phone behind wheel
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and local law enforcement is cracking down on distracted drivers. Thursday, El Centro police…
Continue ReadingYuma teacher walks to State Capitol, joins thousands in ‘Red for Ed’ march
Thousands of teachers, educators and supporters marched to the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on Thursday, in solidarity for educators across…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea credits President Trump for opening door to talks with North Korea,leading to end of war
South Korea’s foreign minister has said she believes President Donald Trump is largely responsible for bringing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un…
Continue ReadingCHS senior signs to play baseball at Gateway CC
Cibola High School first baseman and pitcher Izaak Varela signed with Gateway Community College in Phoenix to play baseball next season. “Izaak…
Continue ReadingBP agents assist in rollover accident
Nogales Station Border Patrol agents working at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint responded to a vehicle rollover near kilometer marker 48 on…
Continue ReadingEl Centro Walmart remodel project completed
El Centro residents will get their first look at the newly remodeled Walmart Super Center on Friday, April 27. The much anticipated project has been…
Continue ReadingSentencing for man who pleaded guilty in roommate’s death
Sentencing is scheduled for an Arizona man who had pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2016 shooting death of his roommate. Zachary Dale Penton…
Continue ReadingFederal grant targets disease afflicting premature infants
University of Arizona researchers have received a $1.9 million federal grant to try to find ways to prevent a deadly disease that affects thousands…
Continue ReadingInside the Poston Internment Camp
Two hours north of Yuma, is a monument symbolizing a lost moment in American History. “It was so painful for parents that they did not talk…
Continue ReadingIntruder alert
Parents are breathing a sigh of relief tonight after reports of a suspicious person entering a Brawley elementary school proved to be unfounded.…
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Physical and mental abuse has always been and will continue to be something millions of people face daily. Most recently, with the Women’s…
Continue ReadingEducators and supporters meet at Wetlands Park after long day of rallying
After a long day of marching, supporters and educators gathered at the West Wetlands Park to discuss the movement and their plans moving forward.…
Continue ReadingYuma County teachers walk out in unity for better education funding
Several districts took the streets of Yuma to march in solidarity for the Red For Ed movement. Teachers expressed their frustrations and students…
Continue Reading12th Annual Jazz Series comes to a close
It’s a rhythm unlike any other, a mixture of all music wrapped in a cocoon of brass, strings and drums. For more than a decade Steven Hennig a…
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