Events at the library: Week of December 10
WEEK OF DECEMBER 10: Storyteller Jere Truer Jere Truer is a storyteller of multi-cultural fairytales On Monday, December 10, storyteller Jere Truer…
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One dead in single-car crash on freeway in Mesa area
The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal crash on a freeway in the Mesa area. Authorities say the incident happened shortly…
Continue ReadingYPD to conduct Christmas impaired driving detail
The Yuma Police Department will be conducting an impaired driving detail to stop and arrest drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs from…
Continue ReadingNobel Peace winner: international action on sex abuse needed
Nadia Murad, the Iraqi woman who shared this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for her activism against sexual violence in wartime, says she wants world…
Continue ReadingTrump looking at several candidates for chief of staff
President Donald Trump is weighing at least four people to serve as his next chief of staff, after plans for an orderly succession for departing John…
Continue ReadingPresidential hopefuls pushed to go big on climate change
Environmental activists are ramping up a pressure campaign designed to drum up Democratic support for a sweeping agenda to fight climate change, with…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Up to 86 potentially exposed to measles
Health officials in Ocean County, New Jersey say 86 people who attended a private event may have been exposed to measles. The Asbury Park Press…
Continue ReadingFire breaks out overnight at Calexico Swap Meet
A fire broke out in Calexico overnight on Saturday. According to the Imperial County Fire Association’s Facebook page, the fire happened in the…
Continue ReadingCelebrate Christmas on the Colorado
The first annual Christmas on the Colorado event is happening Sunday from 3:00 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the Colorado River State Historic Park. There will…
Continue ReadingLos Ramones group to perform in Founder’s Day celebration
The Los Ramones De Nuevo Leon came together at the Hyundai dealership in Yuma Saturday. Before performing at the Founder’s Day celebration,…
Continue ReadingLocal bike group holds 30th “Toy Run”
The Harley Owners Group, or HOG and the Salvation Army teamed up for the 30th anniversary “Toy Run”. Early this morning, members of HOG…
Continue ReadingEyewitness describes scene where Marine was injured
Calexico Police identified 20-year-old Kevin Joseph Leon as the man who drove the car that hit a U.S. Marine from behind as he worked on the U.S.-…
Continue ReadingCBP and Marines test their border readiness
U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Marines tested their readiness at Calexico Downtown new port of entry on Friday morning. U.S.B.P. Public Information…
Continue ReadingCierran la Garita Fronteriza entre Mexicali y Calexico
Fue un simulacro que duró no más de 45 minutos, la fuerza de la seguridad norteamericana se mostró en la garita Río Nuevo…
Continue Reading60th annual Walt Kammann Sausage Fry kicks off this afternoon
The 60th Annual Walt Kammann Sausage Fry will kick off at 4:30 p.m. Friday. The Yuma Rotary Club will be feeding the community Walt Kammann sausage,…
Continue ReadingRendirn tributo a Jenni Rivera; La Diva de la Banda
Justo a días del sexto aniversario luctuoso de la Diva de la Banda sus fanáticos la siguen recordando con cariño a pesar de su…
Continue ReadingIllegal immigrant drowns trying to cross the border
Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector recovered the body of a man suspected of illegally entering the U.S. after he drowned on…
Continue ReadingThree locals arrested on drug charges
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office arrested three people accused of various drug charges Friday in Yuma. YCSO said at approximately 8:16 A.M.,…
Continue ReadingYPG honors George H. W. Bush with gun salute
Following the federal governments day of memoriam for former President George H.W. Bush, the Yuma Proving Grounds opened the base Thursday to honor…
Continue Reading90 packages of meth seized in Dome Valley
Ninety packages of methamphetamine worth $196,020 were seized near Dome Valley Friday morning, according to Customs and Border Protection. Yuma…
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