City of Yuma host annual Career Exploration Fair
Attendees got the opportunity to take a look at current job openings, learn about job titles, compensation, and…
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Mexicali students taken to hospital after inhaling cleaning product fumes
10 students and two teachers from middle school Number 38 were intoxicated after inhaling fumes from cleaning products that were mixed inside the…
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Crane Schools Governing Board names new superintendent
According to a press release, the board has appointed Dale Ponder as their next superintendent, and he will start July 1 of this…
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Man convicted of trying to assassinate Donald Trump sentenced to life in prison
Prosecutors had been asking for a life sentence for Routh, who was convicted of trying to kill Trump, then a presidential candidate, at Trump…
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Brawley man accused of murdering a child formally charged
24-year old Isaac Elizondo was formally charged with murder and unlawful harm or injury to a child. Last month, he pleaded not guilty to the…
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem visits U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived in Phoenix Tuesday, drawing both strong support and sharp criticism as she begins a visit focused on…
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700 Homeland Security employees to be withdrawn from Minneapolis
Homan says about 2,000 will remain in the area focusing on the administration’s immigration…
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2026 California Mid-Winter Fair & Fiesta to celebrate with junior livestock program
A program for the annual fair will celebrate livestock from local youths. The 2026 Fair & Fiesta is highlighting animals raised by…
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Better Business Bureau: Biggest tax scams to avoid this year
Tax scams are often as predictable as taxes themselves; they reappear each tax season with a slightly different spin, but the central theme is…
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City of Yuma launches ‘Access for All’ campaign
According to a press release, the campaign is raising awareness “about what accessibility looks like in everyday life, celebrating progress made…
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State schools chief Tom Horne teams up with ASU to combat teacher shortage
According to a press release, the partnership to combat the state’s teacher shortage by expanding access to “high-quality instruction, strengthen…
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Spencer Pratt, ‘The Hills’ star, announces run for Mayor of Los Angeles
Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt filed to run for Mayor of Los Angeles Tuesday. Pratt, who lost his home in the Palisades Fire, appeared with his…
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Man arrested in connection to shooting near Yuma Civic Center
According to a press release, the shooting happened Monday at around 9:40 p.m., where two people were inside a vehicle “when they were fired upon,…
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Two injured in crash on E. 32nd Street in Yuma
According to a press release, the crash happened in the area of E. 32nd Street and Winsor Avenue, near Bici Park, before 7:00 a.m.…
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Yuma Fight League 8 set to make history with first-ever outdoor event
YFL 8 is set for Friday, March 14, and for the first time ever, the promotion will host an outdoor live cage fight event, taking over Desert Sun…
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Tracking a big warming trend and some winds moving in by the midweek
We have an unseasonable ridge of high pressure warming our temperatures well above-normal. Daytime highs will reach the mid-80s by Wednesday. Also,…
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New energy complex coming to Salton Sea area
A new geothermal project at Controlled Thermal Resources’ Hell’s Kitchen site could provide reliable, round-the-clock power for data centers,…
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Celebrating Black History Month: Local firefighter leads by example
Local mom Donina Carr has been a firefighter for over a decade. She said she was first introduced to the career after a fire captain stopped her in…
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Highlighting an agronomist’s work in the state
Dr. Bhupinder Singh is an assistant professor and agronomist at the University of Arizona who is studying how to best use Arizona’s landscape for…
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Local students through Yuma County protest ICE and Trump Administration
Hundreds of students from Gila Ridge, Yuma High, Kofa, Somerton and Cibola High School all marched out of class in protest of ICE and the Trump…
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