Victim takes the stand in trial of man who left him paralyzed
The victim said after he was shot, he knew he would never be able to walk because he couldn’t feel his…
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San Luis Frontera Rotary Club to host casino night
There will be craps, roulette, blackjack and other casino games during the event, which will start from 8:00pm to midnight on Friday, April…
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Crane Elementary School District employees to see increase in salary
The package offers a 4% salary increase and a $750 stipend to all employees hired before 2024. The board also approved an additional $3,000 increase…
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Yuma City Council to vote on wastewater local limits changes
On Tuesday night, the Yuma City Council will vote on approving wastewater local limits that industrial users can discharge into the sewer…
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YPD and DEA to host National Take Back Initiative
In a press release, the event is to “give the public an opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft left by ridding their homes of potentially…
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Local high school students earn gold medals in Special Olympics powerlifting competition
In a press release, the competition took place on Friday, April 12, and was hosted by 4th Avenue Gym, with Gabriel Delgado, Zack Ursery and Job Grace…
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Arizona Republicans blocks efforts to repeal 1864 abortion ban
This is now the second time in two weeks that state Republicans lawmakers rejected an attempt to repeal a near-total ban on…
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YPD issues level 2 sex offender notification
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) is notifying the Yuma community of a level 2 sex offender: David Robert…
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CBP officers find methamphetamine inside an ice chest full of fish
In a press release, the incident occurred at around 8:40pm Sunday at the Calexico West Port of Entry when CBP officers came across “a 34-year-old man…
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Arizona residents gather at state house as lawmakers debate on abortion ban
Demonstrators gathered at the Arizona state house Wednesday as lawmakers debate on repealing a 1864 abortion…
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Calexico voters share their reaction to the recall election
Following the closure of the Calexico recall election, the Election’s Office says about 5,000 ballots were turned in. About 100 ballots are invalid…
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Fire truck crashes into a California home colliding with two vehicles
The Stockton Police Department said the crash happened around 7:00am Wednesday. Footage shows the fire engine ended up deep inside the home following…
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Regional Cold Case Unit seeking public’s help in identifiying family of victim murdered in 1989
In a press release, the body of a man, later identified as Jorge Lopez-Serano, was found “in a ravine off Highway 79, south of Interstate 10 (I-10),…
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AWC Entrepreneurial College CEO selected for Aspen Institute’s Rising Presidents Fellowship
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program (Aspen) announced Reetika Dhawan “is one of 40 leaders selected for the 2024-25 Aspen Rising…
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Yuma nightclub attempted murder suspect charged
The Yuma man accused of trying to murder several people outside of a local strip club was back in court today where he was formally…
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Family members of RFK endorse Los Angeles DA challenger
Two children of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy endorsed former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Nathan Hochman in a news conference…
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USC to not have valedictorian deliver 2024 commencement speech
The university is citing security reasons after several organizations on and off campus raised concerns about Asna Tabassum’s past social…
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Local law enforcement agencies to participate in Torch Run 2024
In a press release sent by the Yuma Police Department (YPD), the event “will return as a relay with each agency carrying and passing on the Flame of…
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Brawley woman shot, expected to make a full recovery
The Brawley Police Department (BPD) is investigating a shooting that left a woman hospitalized. In a press release, the incident occurred on…
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El Centro to open its first Goodwill
A new Goodwill Center will be opening soon in El Centro, which will be the first in the entire Imperial…
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