Texas gunman opens fire on vehicles before exchanging gunfire with Houston Police
Three people were injured when a gunman opened fire on multiple vehicles in northeast Houston Friday…
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Five shot on the Virginia State University campus
There was a heavy police presence at Virginia State University Saturday after five people were shot on campus…
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Man arrested in connection to firearm seizure in Yuma faces multiple felony charges
18-year-old Emiliano Duran and a 17-year-old boy were arrested after the Yuma Police Department (YPD) searched two homes Wednesday and seized 12…
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Man who pleaded guilty to murdering an Arizona pastor sentenced
Adam Sheafe, 52, pleaded guilty to first-degree premeditated murder, trespassing and burglary back in June for the April 2025 murder of Pastor Bill…
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Friday marks 29 years since man was formally sentenced for Oklahoma City bombing
On August 14, 1997, Timothy McVeigh was formally sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing. Earlier that summer, McVeigh was found guilty on…
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Man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO pleads guilty
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to two federal charges Friday in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian…
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Former Border Patrol agent and fiancée sentenced for defrauding SNAP, WIC programs
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said a Border Patrol agent and his fiancée have been sentenced to 36 months of supervised…
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Yuma man arrested in connection to missing teen’s murder
The man was arrested before 10 a.m. Thursday, in the area of S. Avenue 12E and W. 36th Place, about three miles from where the girl’s body was found,…
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Yuma man convicted of fatally shooting his friend sentenced
20-year-old Keith Simmons will serve four years in prison for negligent homicide and 1.5 years for unlawful discharge of a weapon. The sentences will…
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Jewish fraternity house at UC San Diego vandalized
San Diego police say a University of California (UC) San Diego Jewish fraternity house was vandalized. It happened sometime between August 7 and…
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Yuma man who pleaded guilty to sexual assault sentenced
39-year-old Ricardo Meza will spend more than five years behind bars after accepting a plea agreement last…
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Trial dates set for former Yuma doctor accused of sexually abusing his patients
39-year-old Edsel Sandoval’s trial will begin April 6, 2027, and will go until May 7,…
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Fort Hood OB-GYN facing nine charges including sexual assault
Maj. Blaine McGraw pleaded not guilty Wednesday as the Army obstetrician-gynecologist faced a military arraignment at Fort…
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Search for suspect in South Carolina after school bus stop shooting
A search effort is underway Thursday in Gaffney, South Carolina for a second suspect connected to Wednesday’s fatal school bus stop…
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Suspect dead after hour long standoff in Glendale, Arizona
A barricade situation in Glendale, Arizona ended with the suspect dead after an hour long standoff with…
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Two arrested, 12 firearms seized in Yuma
YPD said an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were both arrested “on weapon related charges and multiple other felony…
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Nick Reiner indicted in deaths of his parents
Reiner will no longer face a preliminary hearing that was expected this fall, and the case moves directly towards a jury…
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Luigi Mangione talks to federal prosecutors about possible plea deal, sources say
News of the talks emerged after a hearing was hastily scheduled to take place before a federal judge Friday. Neither side has confirmed the…
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YCSO warns residents of fake bail request scams
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) is warning residents of a scam targeting families of people in…
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Victim in 1974 cold case identified
Investigators have identified 19-year-old Rebecca Jean McMahan, whose body was found partially buried in the desert near Desert Hot Springs in…
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