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Nominees announced for 2020 Yuma County Employee of the Year

April 4, 2021 12:10 PM Caleb J. Fernández

The Yuma County Government announced its list of nominees for both the 2020 Yuma County Employee of the Year and 2020 Superior Court Employee of the…

IC Fire Department contains second-alarm fire in Desert Shores

April 4, 2021 10:23 AM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

The Imperial County Fire Department (ICFD) and Office of Emergency Services responded to a call Saturday at about 6 p.m. involving multiple mobile…

Nearly 400 exhibitors participate in livestock show and auction

April 3, 2021 7:33 PM Cody Lee

The livestock auction and show is giving Yuma’s youth a chance to pursue their interests in taking care of various…

Yuma Road Report, week of April 1

April 3, 2021 3:29 PM Caleb J. Fernández

The City of Yuma released a road report Friday evening with updates for the…

MCAS Yuma seeks aid in locating container which separated from aircraft

April 3, 2021 2:21 PM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

At about 7:30 Saturday morning, a small unit separated from an aircraft departing Marine Cops Air Station (MCAS) Yuma. The container is estimated to…

Border Patrol Chief honors sheriffs with Commendation Medal

April 3, 2021 1:15 PM Caleb J. Fernández

The Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) awarded the Border Patrol Commendation Medal for Exceptional Meritorious Achievement to Imperial County…

YPD arrests convict for violating felony probation

April 3, 2021 11:17 AM Caleb J. Fernández, April Hettinger

Yuma Police Department arrested Erick Chavez on Friday for violating his probation for the conviction of the following: Aggravated Driving Under the…

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

April 3, 2021 10:23 AM Caleb J. Fernández

The California Highway Patrol would like to remind drivers that the month of April is Driving Distracted Awareness Month.…

Border patrol video shows young children being dropped over 14-foot border fence into the US

April 1, 2021 12:54 PM CNN, Jenny Day

Border Patrol agents rescued two young Ecuadorian sisters after alleged human smugglers dropped them over a 14-foot-tall border fence in the New…

Tax fugitive Kevin Scott Wynn sentenced and fined

April 2, 2021 6:31 PM Caleb J. Fernández

U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich sentenced Kevin Scott Wynn, 59, of Scottsdale, AZ, to 46 months in prison on Wednesday, March 31.…

Gov. Newsom visits vaccination site in Bakersfield

April 2, 2021 5:59 PM Caleb J. Fernández

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Kern County Friday to stop by a vaccination site at 4:30 p.m. This visit follows prior visitation to sites in San Diego and…

Department of Corrections inmates have received over 6,800 vaccines

April 2, 2021 5:35 PM Caleb J. Fernández, Jenny Day

The Department has received 6,540 doses from the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) thus far. As of Friday, 5,499 of the allocated vaccines…

Wreaths Across America’s National Tour adds stops in Arizona

April 2, 2021 5:07 PM Caleb J. Fernández

Wreaths Across America (WAA) recently announced that its Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE) traveling the country will spend about a week and a half in…

USBP: Two arrested after K-9 finds meth during vehicle search

April 2, 2021 7:51 AM Sumiko Keil, Mercedes Martinez

Border Patrol agents arrested a man and a woman after attempting to smuggle methamphetamine through the Highway 86 immigration…

Yuma County seeing less COVID-19 tests amid vaccine rollout

April 2, 2021 4:24 PM Adonis Albright

With Easter Sunday right around the corner, there’s concern over a so-called “Spring surge” in COVID-19 cases, a scene that’s currently playing out…

Brawley City Council to prepare water shortage contingency plan

April 2, 2021 4:10 PM Caleb J. Fernández

The City Council of the City of Brawley plans on voting over matters concerning the establishment of a Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP) as part…