Yuma student among 20 winners in AZ529 essay writing contest
A local student from Desert View Middle School is among the 20 winners of the AZ529 Essay Writing Contest on…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Digging for clues with YPD’s Forensic Services Unit
Searching for fingerprints, DNA, and shell casings, it’s all part of the Yuma Police Department’s (YPD) Forensic Services…
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Man arrested for mass shooting threat at University of Arizona
27-year-old Michael Lee was arrested on a federal complaint warrant for transmitting threats through interstate communications for threatening to…
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City of El Centro unveils $1.39M investment for Debbie Pittman Memorial Park
New improvements to the Debbie Pittman Memorial Park were invested in fixing and placing new lighting around the…
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Border Patrol agents seizes Fentanyl worth $1.1M
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a couple attempting to smuggle Fentanyl from California…
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Local students promote drug-free lifestyle for Red Ribbon week
Kofa High School (KHS) students held a Red Ribbon Week event at lunch on Wednesday to promote the national anti-drug campaign on…
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US government says it plans to go after legal goods tied to illegal fentanyl trade in new strategy
As overdose deaths continue at a record pace, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced a new government-wide strategy Thursday involving scores…
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Fifth graders to experience college life at AWC
Arizona Western College (AWC) invited fifth graders from Tierra Del Sol Elementary and San Pasqual Valley Elementary to experience college life at…
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8 people remain hospitalized after mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine
President Joe Biden on Thursday urged residents of the area where police are searching for the suspect in the Maine mass shootings to heed the…
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Breezier today and seasonable temperatures continue
The 80s are sticking around for the rest of the week, tracking cooler temperatures and gustier winds by…
Continue Reading At least 16 dead in Maine shooting and dozens injured, law enforcement officials tell AP
A man opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and engulfing the state’s…
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Heart of Yuma recognizing locals
The Arizona Community Foundation of Yuma celebrated the “Heart of Yuma” and the 30th anniversary of the community foundation in our…
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Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending strikes against Detroit automakers
The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough toward ending the…
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RSV cases increasing in Yuma County
Cases of RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, have started to rise across the country as cold and flu season are…
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Local family become victims of scamming
Calexico police say a local family fell victim to a kidnapping…
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Student arrested with ghost handgun
A fight broke out near a high school in Calexico leading police to find a ghost handgun in an…
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Human smuggling attempt in water tank
A human smuggling attempt in Yuma where a video shows several people being taken out from inside a water tank…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Bringing people back from the brink
Naloxone or as many know it as Narcan can be the difference between life and death, bringing people back from the brink.…
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Local elementary school hosts its annual Red Ribbon Week flyover
Phil Swing Elementary took it up a notch by having students line up across their field spelling “Drug-Free” while REACH Air Medical Services…
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Shooting near Lukeville Port of Entry involving Border Patrol agents
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents were in an incident that involved a use of force west of the…
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