New hospital to be built in Tucson and create 600 jobs
Plans are underway for a new hospital in Tucson that could bring as many as 600 jobs. The Arizona Daily Star reported Monday that Northwest…
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Yuma County Sheriff: ‘Every sheriff in this country is a border sheriff’
Yuma County Border Sheriff Leon Wilmot, who has testified his border concerns to Washington, said the funding needed for border security comes at the…
Continue ReadingGadsden Elementary District Marching Band returns from Rome
The Gadsden Elementary School District’s Marching band is back in Yuma after performing the New Year’s Parade in Rome, Italy. Over 70…
Continue ReadingSalvation Army advisory board reaction to dropping Boys and Girls Club goes unanswered
One of the former board members of the Salvation Army, who donated to the Boys and Girls Club building in 2014, claimed they still have not heard…
Continue ReadingElected county officials sworn in Monday
Close to a dozen elected officials took an oath to serve the residents of the Imperial Valley during a ceremony Monday. The ceremony signified the…
Continue ReadingWeather: January 7, 2019
We will be in the 70s this week while, rain is expected this weekend, on Saturday, January…
Continue ReadingUna deliciosa tradicin: Rosca de Reyes
Los latinos sin importar a donde vayan siempre cargan sus tradiciones con sigo. Este fin de semana se celebrará una fecha importante en…
Continue ReadingParan labores en las cortes de Mexicali por falta de pago
Primero fueron los maestros que el gobierno de Baja California incumplió en el pago de pensiones, salarios y aguinaldos. Ahora fueron los…
Continue ReadingArizona woman who sent 159K texts to man pleads not guilty
A Phoenix woman accused of stalking a man met on a dating site and sending him more than 65,000 text messages apparently sent more than twice that…
Continue Reading3 suspected of smuggling meth arrested by Border Patrol
Border Patrol arrested three people suspected of smuggling methamphetamine Monday morning at the Highway 86 immigration checkpoint. According to the…
Continue ReadingPet Talk: Meet Shakira and Pecan
Happy Pet Talk day. In this edition of Pet Talk, we are featuring two cats with very distinct looks. First up is Shakira. According to her records,…
Continue ReadingEl clima fro afecta a la agricultura local
Yuma produce aproximadamente 70 millones de libras de repollo cada año, las cuales son trasladadas a diferentes puntos en todo el país.…
Continue ReadingYuma County Board of Supervisors reappoints chair and vice chair
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors selected their new chair and vice chair for the upcoming year during Monday’s board meeting. The board…
Continue ReadingWoman dead and three injured in home invasion
A woman was killed and three people were injured in what deputies said was a home invasion in the 3800 block of East County 18 1/2 Street early…
Continue ReadingSex offender residing in Yuma, YPD alerting community
The Yuma Police Department is advising the community of a high risk to re-offend sex offender in the area. YPD says 50-year-old Kimberly Sue Faz now…
Continue ReadingE.coli outbreak still a concern for Yuma area
The calendar has turned over to a new year, but the agriculture industry in southwestern Arizona’s Yuma area isn’t forgetting an E. coli…
Continue ReadingEvents at the library: Week of January 7
WEEK OF JANUARY 7: Astrology BasicsOn Wednesday, January 9 and 23, visit the San Luis Library at 5:00 p.m. for Astrology Basics! Learn more about the…
Continue ReadingFuel theft poses first big battle for Mexican president
Mexico’s new president has shut down some pipelines to stop fuel thieves who he says had established an illegal distribution network. The fight…
Continue ReadingYuma Fire Department issues fog advisory
The Yuma Fire Department has issued a dense fog advisory this morning effective until 9 a.m. Drivers are asked to drive safely and slow down as…
Continue ReadingUS confirms death of militant involved in USS Cole bombing
A U.S. military spokesman confirms that an American airstrike killed an al-Qaida operative accused of involvement in the attack nearly two decades…
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