2024 Arizona Pride Tour stops in Yuma this weekend
This year’s tour started in Lake Havasu city, Arizona, and made several stops, including Yuma. The event took place at the Holiday Inn in the Yuma…
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Gary Knight, Yuma City Councilmember, passes away
According to an Instagram post, Knight was at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix, where he underwent surgery after experiencing a stroke on…
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Yuma family displaced after fire destroys home
Juan Carlos Ortega and his wife Marcia were home when the fire started and they say lost everything except for the clothes on their…
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Holtville Fire Department christens new ladder truck
According to the fire department, the ladder truck was approved by the Holtville City Council and was in need for some…
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly on Israel-Iran conflict, China helping Russia and abortion ruling
Arizona Senator Mark Kelly spoke with Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan Sunday about the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East as well as…
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The City of Yuma celebrates it 110th birthday
City staff passed out the birthday cake to those who attended and there were food and drink vendors along Main…
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Locals attend Third Annual 5K Run and Walk for Addie
The event was to honor Addison Tams, Addie for short, who was born with a congenital heart defect (CHD) in 2008, but died in…
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Witness describes police shooting that hospitalized man
One man is hospitalized after an officer-involved shooting Friday morning. Police say they received a call that an individual was being disorderly…
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Oakland city officials vote on airport’s name change
The airport is currently called Oakland Onternational Airport and will now be called San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport, despite San…
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Vice President Harris in Tucson for abortion event
Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Tucson for an event discussing reproductive…
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Arizona border communities to receive Shelter and Services Program funds
Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema said nearly $55 million will go to Arizona communities, including Yuma, who are managing the ongoing…
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What to know about this week’s Arizona court ruling and other abortion-related developments
Developments this week in Arizona underscored something that was already apparent about the 2024 elections in the United States: Abortion is going to…
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CBP announces new operation targeting fentanyl smuggling
According to NBC News, the press conference is about a new “interagency operation” that will “focus on mid-level cartel members responsible for…
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Man convicted of killing 6-year-old Tucson girl sentenced to natural life in prison
A man convicted of killing a 6-year-old Tucson girl, whose body was found years later in a remote desert area, was sentenced Wednesday to a natural…
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Terrell Suggs, former ASU and NFL star, appeared in court following his arrest
Suggs appeared at a brief hearing and was released from the Maricopa County Jail. He faces one felony count of disorderly conduct involving weapons…
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Phoenix Suns fan, known as “Mr. ORNG,” arrested for soliciting explicit photos to students
According to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), Patrick Battillo was arrested for allegedly soliciting sexual photos and videos from…
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Suspect in Somerton man’s murder back in court
21-year-old Maribel Ornelas has been formally charged with second-degree murder and aggravated…
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California girl stabbed by neighbor, expected to survive
Officials responded to the scene on La Loma Drive shortly after 7:00pm Tuesday. They say the victim was stabbed in the back while in an outdoor…
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Arizona residents react to state’s Supreme Court abortion ruling
On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled the state must adhere to a 160-year-old law barring all abortions. Many of those in the Phoenix community…
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Two Wellton residents arrested for drug possession
YCSO says the Task Force served a narcotics search warrant at a residence in the area of S. William Street and Sunset Avenue on Monday at around…
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