Events at the library: Week of August 20
WEEK OF AUGUST 20: Email Marketing & Blogging In August 2018, the Yuma Main Library, in collaboration with Vanessa Castillo, will host a Summer…
Continue ReadingTeen pleads ‘not guilty’ in arson and officer-involved shooting
Seventeen-year-old Kane Perez appeared in court on Monday in front of Judge David Haws and pleaded not guilty to all charges. News 11 tried to reach…
Continue ReadingWoman found dead in parked car on freeway shoulder in Peoria
Authorities are trying to determine how a woman died after she was found in her car parked on a freeway in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria. Arizona…
Continue ReadingPhoenix police kill man who pointed gun at them during arrest
KPNX-TV reports that Phoenix police officers shot and killed a 28-year-old man while they were making an arrest. The station says the shooting took…
Continue Reading2 dead in crash of home-built plane in north-central Arizona
Authorities say two Camp Verde men are dead after the crash of a small home-built plane in north-central Arizona. Yavapai County Sheriff’s…
Continue ReadingGovernor Doug Ducey heading to White House for border security event
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will attend a White House event honoring border patrol agencies with President Donald Trump on Monday. The evening event will…
Continue ReadingASU study: Don’t throw your contact lenses down the drain
A new study from Arizona State University shows an eye-opening discovery about contact lenses and the ocean. The study, released Sunday, said those…
Continue ReadingEx-sports doctor Nassar moved to another prison facility
Authorities say disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nassar has been transferred to another federal prison facility. The Federal Bureau of Prisons…
Continue ReadingPolice release more details in case of missing Arizona teen girl
Police now say they believe the circumstances around the disappearance of a 19-year-old girl are suspicious and they’ve arrested a man who knew…
Continue ReadingArizona has highest ratio of students to school counselors
Arizona has the highest ratio in the nation of students per school counselor, according to recent figures, and some are concerned about the impact of…
Continue ReadingBaby boom at Arizona hospital with 16 pregnant nurses
A baby boom is brewing at a suburban Arizona hospital where 16 intensive care nurses recently discovered they are all pregnant. The nurses at Banner…
Continue ReadingCommercial fire extinguished by El Centro fire
On August 18 at about 4:20 p.m., El Centro Police and Fire Dispatch received a report of smoke coming from a commercial business on the 100 block of…
Continue ReadingCancer awareness event born out of personal tragedy
The local dancing event called “Bailando por un Sueño” was born out of personal tragedy suffered by one of the organizers.Oscar…
Continue ReadingMore than football at Shamrocks season opener
The Yuma Catholic Shamrocks came away with the 55-0 win in their season opener. This game was dedicated to a local teen battling cancer. All proceeds…
Continue ReadingSunset Community Health Center hosts health fair
Sunset Community Health Center hosted its annual health fair Saturday morning at the Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Career Center. The theme for this…
Continue ReadingLocal bowling tournament to raise money for Yuma veterans
On S aturday , I nca Lanes bowling alley and R ight Turn for Y uma Veterans hosted their 6th annual bowling tournament. Right Turn for Y uma Veterans…
Continue ReadingSuspects tried as adults in cab driver homicide
UPDATE: Tyrus Nathan Twist and Haley Dawn Hoover have officially been charged with one count each of first-degree murder. We typically do not…
Continue ReadingTwo teens arrested in taxi cab driver murder
The Somerton Police Department said two teens have been arrested in connection to the murder of a local taxi cab driver. SPD said during the…
Continue ReadingCBP confirms tunnel found at vacant building
U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Wednesday morning a tunnel was found inside a vacant building on San Luis Plaza Drive. CBP officials…
Continue ReadingSospechosos en homicidio de taxista sern juzgados como adultos
ACTUALIZACIÓN Tyrus Nathan Twist y Hoover Haley Dawn han sido acusados oficialmente con un cargo cada uno de asesinato en el primer grado. El…
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