11-year-old falls into an 8-foot deep hole in Yuma
The Yuma Fire Department ( YFD ) received a call on Tuesday evening about an eleven-year-old girl who fell into an 8-foot deep hole on the ground in…
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Fireworks safety tips for the 4th of July
Thousands across the nation are preparing for the Fourth of July celebrations and so are residents in the Desert Southwest. Fireworks sellers in the…
Continue ReadingU.S. Border Patrol searching Rio Grande for missing toddler
U.S. Border Patrol agents are searching for a missing 2-year-old girl in the Rio Grande near the Texas town of Del Rio. According to a news release…
Continue ReadingThe first panels of the Calexico border wall project installed
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) in partnership with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began new panel installations at the Calexico Border…
Continue ReadingPet Talk: Kitten season
For this week’s Pet Talk, we are featuring not just one, not two, but over one hundred kittens that are in need of adoption and fostering.…
Continue ReadingOne local out thousands of dollars after falling victim to home improvement scam
Imagine coming home every day for two months to see your furniture piled outside and your home in shambles. For one local, this is a reality, after…
Continue ReadingControlled burns: How they affect farmers and our air
Ash in the air and smoke in your lungs can be two indications of controlled burn season. Yuma County is a large community for its agriculture and…
Continue ReadingInvestigation finds improper use of city vehicles discredits SPD
The City of Somerton has released the investigation into the misuse of taxpayer dollars by the Somerton Police Department ( SPD ) after police…
Continue ReadingWhat sexual assault victims should do as abortion laws change
The battle over abortion laws has hit several states across our nation. Some states are banning the procedure after a number of weeks, or with…
Continue ReadingMayors on both sides of the border talk about immigration crisis
The City of Yuma, Douglas Nicholls meets with San Luis Rio Colorado’s Mayor Santos Gonzalez to talk about port efficiency; immigration reform;…
Continue ReadingTeen accused of killing cab driver remains in custody
One of two teens charged in the murder of a taxi cab driver from San Luis, Mexico appeared in court Thursday morning to have her case extended to…
Continue ReadingLocal 11-year-old boy attending college
A local eleven-year-old boy is currently attending college after receiving the Reagan Principal Award at the Ronald Reagan Elementary School on…
Continue ReadingLocal solar CEO urges importance of research amid solar scams
The search for alleged solar scammer Jon Kirkland continues. One local solar company has known of Kirkland since 2017 when his alleged scamming…
Continue ReadingMotorcycle rider identified in fatal crash
The Yuma Police Department has identified the driver of the motorcycle crash as 31-year-old Frankie Javier Gonzalez. Yuma police ( YPD ) said…
Continue ReadingFather of missing 7-year-old girl speaks out to the public
An Amber Alert was issued for a seven-year-old girl from San Luis, Sonora, Mexico who has been missing since Thursday, May 23. According to Amber…
Continue ReadingYMCA hosts a Suicide Prevention event
The Yuma Family Young Men’s Christian Association will be hosting a Suicide Prevention event on Thursday, May 30 to learn about the 3 simple…
Continue ReadingEC Border Patrol agents seize $112K worth of meth on Highway 86
A man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine was arrested on Monday morning by the El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents at the Highway 86…
Continue ReadingEl Centro Border Patrol agents rescue 7 individuals over Memorial Day weekend
Seven people were rescued by the United States Customs and Border Protection assigned to the El Centro sector over Memorial Day weekend on two…
Continue ReadingArizona ranked among the worst states to be a police officer
Arizona is ranked the fifth worst state to be a police officer, that’s according to several reports released. However, the Chief of Police in…
Continue ReadingYuma man sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for aggravated assault
A Yuma man who was arrested for allegedly shooting at his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend in a passing car in 2018 was sentenced to seven-and-a-half…
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