Non-profit builds playground for kindergartners
Local non-profit, Fort Yuma Rotary, donated and built a playground for kindergarten students at H.L. Suverkrup Elementary and Gowen Science Academy…
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City of Yuma researching potential purchase of Far West Water
Far West Water and Sewer customers could possibly welcome a new water provider. The City of Yuma has been in talks with Far West to purchase the…
Continue ReadingSuspect in custody in fatal shooting following Phoenix party
Authorities say a suspect is in custody after a man was fatally shot while leaving a Phoenix apartment after a party. Phoenix police say 60-year-old…
Continue ReadingCierran albergue Hotel Migrante en Mexicali
E n este albergue se han alojado más de 400 mil migrantes desde hace 9 años, mexicanos de diversos estados de la República…
Continue Reading5 dead, 3 hospitalized when plane parts hit California house
Five people died and three others were injured after a small plane apparently came apart, raining debris across a Southern California neighborhood…
Continue ReadingDistrito Escolar Gadsden remplazara techos en una de sus escuelas
El clima caliente y la temporada de monzones han dañado los techos de las escuelas en el Distrito Escolar Gadsden 32 causando goteras cuando…
Continue ReadingCBP: Employees should receive back pay by the end of January
As hundreds of thousands of employees start their Monday back at work after a nearly five-week shutdown, Customs and Border Protection worked…
Continue ReadingYuma Union High School District replaces AzMERIT exam with ACT
Following the state’s decision last year to allow school districts to choose its standardized testing, the Yuma Union High School District has…
Continue ReadingEpisode 25: Richy Leon Part 1
Small Town Smack Talk returns as Kofa Kings’ head baseball coach Richy Leon joins us in part one of our interviews. We get Richy’s…
Continue ReadingRural Metro: Controlled burns to be seen throughout Yuma
The Rural Metro Fire Department is warning residents about controlled burn locations that will be seen all around Yuma county on Monday. However, if…
Continue ReadingHSOY sees large influx in animal surrenders
The Humane Society of Yuma has been a way for Yumans to rescue animals in need of a new home. However, throughout the month of January, they have…
Continue ReadingJob fair to be held at MCAS Yuma
Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) will be hosting a job and education fair for all military, family members, veterans, and DOD/ NAFI employees…
Continue ReadingYuma’s Chief of Police to retire, raising money for monument
After nearly 33 years on the force, Yuma’s Chief of Police, John Lekan will be retiring, according to the Yuma Police Departement. Before…
Continue ReadingMan with knives fatally shot by Flagstaff police ID’ed
Flagstaff police have identified a man fatally shot after they say he charged at an officer while wielding knives. Authorities say 47-year-old…
Continue Reading‘Criminal Set-Aside Clinic’ to be held in Yuma
The Yuma County Superior Court is holding a ‘Criminal Set-Aside Clinic’ that is designed to assist self-represented defendants in various…
Continue ReadingEvents at the library: Week of February 4
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 4: One Book Yuma The 2019 One Book Yuma selection is Where Have All the Sheep Gone? Sheep Herders and Ranchers in Arizona – A…
Continue ReadingGrammy-nominated rapper 21 savage in US immigration custody
Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage was taken into federal immigration custody early Sunday, authorities said. The artist, whose given name is Sha Yaa…
Continue ReadingMoms behind bars now able to pump breastmilk for babies
Inmates at an Alabama women’s prison are now able to pump breastmilk in lactation rooms for their babies who are outside the prison’s…
Continue ReadingBoy,4, finds gun and shoots pregnant mom in the face
A 4-year-old boy in a Washington state apartment found a loaded gun under a mattress and used it to shoot his pregnant mother in the face,…
Continue ReadingMMA fighter wanted in killings captured after escaping van
An MMA fighter suspected of killing two people, including an ex-girlfriend, was captured Sunday after escaping from a prisoner transport van in…
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