Several volunteers are going to gather today to help extol the finer points of Yuma and why groups should come here for their next event. Yuma’s Calling is being held by the Yuma Visitors Bureau in order to gain leads from tour groups, sporting teams and others who are looking for a fun and practical locale for their next ... Read More »
On Sunday, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio Station apprehended a suspected narcotics smuggler at the Highway 86 checkpoint and seized approximately ten-pounds of methamphetamine. A 43-year-old female driver and her 16-year-old son approached the Border Patrol checkpoint located between Westmorland and Salton City. A canine detection team alerted the vehicle as it approached the ... Read More »
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has signed a bill into law making it easier to fire some low-performing teachers. The bill signed Monday allows experienced teachers to be placed on probationary status if they received the lowest rating on one yearly performance review. That status allows a school board to fire a teacher with little notice. Critics say an ... Read More »
The Yuma Police Department is investigating a report of shots being fired in the area of First Avenue and Sixth Street Sunday night. Several callers reported the incident, and witnesses reported seeing people fleeing the area on foot after the gunshots occurred. Officers say witnesses described seeing a Silver or White color four-door sedan, late-1980’s to early-1990’s model – possibly ... Read More »
Nearly 1 million acres of public lands, mainly in western Maricopa County, would be preserved as wilderness, national conservation and special management areas under a bill introduced by Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva. Grijalva says the measure would benefit wildlife, the state’s military bases and tourism. A major goal of the legislation is protection of flight corridors on the Goldwater Range, ... Read More »
A person reported missing over the weekend was found safe on Sunday morning. The Yuma Police Department says 55-year-old Olga Barba made contact with her family Sunday morning. Barba left her residence following a disagreement with relatives. Read More »
The Yuma Police Department says one person was arrested following an apparent hit and run accident on Saturday morning. Police say they received a report of a speeding vehicle in the 2200 block of West 16th Street. Police observed a speeding vehicle in that area, bounce off of the curb near the Arizona Donut Bakery nearly missing a local jogger. ... Read More »
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office says a sex offender has recently changed addresses. 27-year-old Francisco Gallegos is now residing at 3277 Toronja Lane in Somerton. He is described as five-foot tall, 160 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Gallegos is a Level two sex offender, meaning he is at an intermediate risk to reoffend. In 2010, Gallegos was convicted ... Read More »
Several Yuma residents called police, reporting they heard a loud bang or explosion Saturday in the 800 block of West First Street. Joe Franklin with the Yuma Police Department says they contacted additional help. The explosion turned out to be a freon can left inside a car. The aerosol can exploded from the heat with enough force to blow out ... Read More »
The man who founded the 99 Cents Only Stores chain that offers everything from apples to school supplies for under a buck has died. Dave Gold was 80. His son, Jeff Gold, told the Los Angeles Times that Gold died April 22nd of an apparent heart attack at his Los Angeles home. Gold was 50 when he opened the first ... Read More »
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