The San Luis Police Department is asking the public’s help in identifying a man who has been approaching students walking home from school. Several reports have been relayed to police about a series of events in which a man, in his late 20’s, approaches girls, asking if they need rides and then following them when they refuse in another vehicle. ... Read More »
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed a bill requiring taxi and limousine companies to drug-test drivers before they are hired and re-test them at least once a year. Senate Bill 1087 expands on federal rules that already require drug tests for school bus, light rail and other mass transit drivers. Brewer called the bill a common-sense but crucial measure that ... Read More »
Surveys show U.S. home prices rose 10.5 percent in March compared with a year ago, the biggest gain since March 2006. Prices are rising in part because more buyers are bidding on a limited supply of homes for sale. Prices increased in 46 states over the past year – 11 of them posting double-digit gains. Arizona was third overall with ... Read More »
Yuma’s Free Health Clinic has been open about a month and they are starting to serve patients who have no access to healthcare in Yuma. The clinic is holding their first fundraiser – an international soccer event that will be held at Cibola High School on June 22nd. They are looking for community leaders to help in various ways to ... Read More »
The first area drowning of the year has claimed the life of a three-year-old boy. The Yuma Police Department says they, along with the Yuma Fire Department, responded to a call Monday in the 4000 block of Sunflower Drive. The victim was found unresponsive in the family pool and was transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced ... Read More »
United States Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro station apprehended a convicted sex offender early Monday morning in an isolated area in Calexico. The incident occurred approximately 13 miles west of the Calexico West Port of Entry when agents encountered a 30-year-old male citizen of Mexico attempting an illegal entry into the United States. The man was ... Read More »
May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, and the FDA has started it off with a major announcement. The agency will allow a form of women's emergency contraception known as "Plan B One-Step" to be sold over the counter, and to women as young as 15. The FDA says Plan B is a safe and effective way to prevent pregnancy, ... Read More »
The grandmother of a three-year-old grandson was formally charged Monday with second-degree murder and several other charges after the boy was killed in a shooting incident last week. 35-year-old Rachel Spry was arrested after her grandson, Darrien, found her handgun in her purse and accidently shot himself. Spry pled innocent to the charge of murder as well as endangerment, misconduct ... Read More »
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 »
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