YFD responds to 400+ service calls in the last week
The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) responded to over 400 emergency service calls in the last week. Of those service calls, 13 were fire calls including…
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Locals in Yuma react to gas prices rising as war with Iran continues
Gas prices are on the rise as the war with Iran continues, and locals across Yuma County are sharing their…
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Imperial Valley Republican Party releases list of endorsements of local candidates
The committee is backing three of the following candidates: Art Hodges, Denis Bilodeau and Jeff…
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Family in Winterhaven loses everything in house fire
The Yuma Fire Department says they were sent to assist the Imperial County Fire Department with a house fire…
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Locals attend fourth and final day of Midnight at the Oasis
During the fourth and final day, they held a raffle for the 1975 Plymouth Duster, where they named Mark Sanders as the…
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One injured after being hit by a vehicle in Yuma
According to a press release, it happened in the area of S. Avenue B and W. County 16 3/8 Street, near W. County 16 1/2 Street, before 2:30 a.m.…
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One dead in fatal crash on I-8 in Imperial County
According to a press release, the crash happened before 12:30 a.m. Monday in the area of Interstate 8 (I-8), west of Westside…
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Man involved in deadly stabbing in Yuma sentenced
A Yuma man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a fatal stabbing last year. 33-year-old Mauricio Robles pled guilty last month to…
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Man receives life sentence for murder in Imperial County
A man convicted in the murder of an Imperial County resident has been sentenced to life in…
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Locals attend day three of 33rd Annual Midnight at the Oasis
The annual event took place at 9 a.m. at Desert Sun Stadium, and featured a variety of cars, food and drink vendors and…
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Families of Jacob Sims and Diana Gonzalez hold justice walk in Yuma
The families of murder victim Jacob Sims and Diana Gonzalez, who went missing in 2020, peacefully stood on the intersection of Fourth Avenue and…
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IID unveils Gateway Substation upgrades in Calexico
The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) celebrated an upgrade aimed at strengthening the power grid with a ribbon cutting in…
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Train burglary suspect released
Prosecutors are requesting additional information to see if they will file charges in the case. The Yuma Police Department (YPD) say the burglary…
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Day 2 of Annual Midnight at the Oasis in Yuma
Friday marks day two of the 33rd Annual Midnight at the Oasis event in Yuma. It’s been around in yuma for over three decades and keeps bringing…
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Man sentenced in New Year’s Day hit-and-run case
45-year-old Alfredo Flores pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident involving…
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YPD receives Triple Accreditation Distinction Award
The honor places YPD among a small group of agencies recognized for meeting some of the highest professional standards in law enforcement across the…
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Yuma man sentenced for drug trafficking
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the district of Oklahoma says 30-year-old Jose Ramon Lopez was sentenced to one count of possession with intent to…
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Westwind RV & Gold Resort fundraises for Shriners Hospital for Children
Locals came together to help fundraise for children in the hospital. Westwind RV and Golf Resort raised over $3,400 for the Shriners Hospitals for…
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12 people displaced following apartment fire in Yuma
YFD says they responded to the area of Seventh Avenue and 24th Street at around 2 p.m. Friday, where they found a two-story apartment building with…
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March 11 declared “M.I.K.I.D. Day” in Yuma
Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls has officially proclaimed March 11 as M.I.K.I.D. Day, recognizing the work of the organization that is Arizona’s largest…
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