An Arizona Department of Public Safety officer has been killed on Interstate-Eight near Dateland. DPS spokesman Bart Graves says Officer Tim Huffman was responding to a collision when he was rear-ended by a tanker truck while sitting in his patrol car. The collision happened Monday evening in the eastbound lanes. The lanes were closed to traffic for a time on ... Read More »
In observance of Arizona Western College's 50th Anniversary, the AWC Foundation is sponsoring the newly-formed AWC Alumni Association to provide scholarships and help connect students to the workplace. David Godley, Professor Emeritus at AWC, has been named president of the Association. The goal of the Association is to encourage former students to give back in the form of inspiration and ... Read More »
Jury selection is scheduled to start today in federal court in Tucson in the trial of former Congressman Rick Renzi and a former business partner of the Arizona Republican. Renzi faces charges accusing him of trying to engineer a land swap to benefit himself and a business partner and of siphoning off money from his family insurance agency for his ... Read More »
There are several improvements ongoing at Yuma’s Heritage area and along the Wetland’s parks area. Executive Director Charles Flynn of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Corporation says the community has helped to keep the Quartermaster’s Depot, the Yuma Territorial Prison and the Heritage Crossing Area Parks open. Flynn adds the importance of visitors to the parks, which helps add ... Read More »
The Yuma Police Department says they were notified Sunday night about a dead body, which was found on Elks Lane. Police say the person reporting the incident was crossing through a vacant lot and observed a male subject not breathing and notified authorities. The dead person did not have any identification, but was described as about 60-years-old, 5’9” tall, weighing ... Read More »
Authorities say they are investigating an attempted homicide from this past weekend. The Yuma Police Department says two men arrived at Yuma Regional Medical Center Sunday morning with stab wounds. A third person was identified as being involved in the incident. Police found evidence indicating the incident occurred in the 2200 block of South Arizona Avenue and may be gang ... Read More »
The Yuma County Narcotics Task Force arrested one person following a traffic stop. On Thursday night, the force stopped a vehicle leaving an area of known drug activity. 30-year-old Victoria Louise Fresquez of Yuma was arrested after she was found in the possession of nearly 15 grams of methamphetamine, various drug paraphernalia and a semi automatic pistol. She was charged ... Read More »
The pilot of a crop dusting helicopter in Somerton survived and walked away without injuries following an early Saturday morning crash. The helicopter crashed in the area of Main Street and Avenue “G”. The pilot, identified as a 35-year-old man, was extricated from his helicopter and was able to walk away from the accident. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating ... Read More »
When Congress passed the sequester cuts as part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, across-the-board reductions were imposed on a number of agencies. The National Institutes of Health lost five percent of their budget, about $1.6 billion. Pam Miller of the American Heart Association says those cuts will hurt. Miller says the cuts take the NIH backward several years. ... Read More »
The Yuma County Board of Supervisors will meet this morning at 8:15am. Items on the agenda include several issues involving Juvenile Court – including increasing the budget to add a part time CASA coordinator and several other budget related issues. The meeting will be held at the Yuma County offices in downtown Yuma. Read More »
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