"Move Over!" That is the message from the Arizona Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety in an effort to keep emergency responders, highway crews and stranded motorists safe along highways. A statewide campaign has been launched to raise awareness about Arizona's "Move Over" law, hoping it will prevent deadly roadside crashes. Arizona's law requires all drivers to ... Read More »
The Arizona Western College Lady Matadors are on the road for a doubleheader today at Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher. It is a key matchup as Eastern Arizona is second in the conference and the Lady Matadors are third, one game behind the Lady Gila Monsters. First pitch is set for 12 noon. Briana VanSickle will take to the mound ... Read More »
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office says they are on the lookout for a man who threatened to shoot a victim. Police say 23-year-old Gary Lynn Smith allegedly assaulted a victim Saturday morning in the eleven hundred block of South Palm Avenue. He was armed with a handgun and forced a person into his car, threatening to kill him, other people ... Read More »
Arizona wildlife officials say an aerial survey of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve northeast of Scottsdale shows there are stable populations of deer in the area. The findings of the recent survey could impact decisions on bow hunting in the preserve. Bow hunting is currently allowed within the preserve, but activists say the sport has the potential to harm hikers or ... Read More »
The account that holds and invests money from the sale of Arizona trust land has topped $4-billion for the first time ever. State Treasurer Doug Ducey says total assets in the state's Permanent Land Endowment Trust Fund exceeded the mark at the end of February. The fund gets it cash from the sale of some of the ten-million-plus acres of land ... Read More »
In 1987, when then-President Reagan declared March as the first Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, there was little housing, social help or employment opportunities for people with those disabilities. Since then, much has changed, according to Becky Harker, with the Developmental Disabilities Council, such as the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and workplace acceptance of people with disabilities. She ... Read More »
According to a recent report, parts of Yuma County are ranked 76th in food hardship - meaning several families have issues being able to purchase food. The report in the Yuma Sun says nearly 22-percent of families at some point do not know where their next meal is coming from. Yuma Community Food Bank President Mike Ivers traveled to Washington, D.C. ... Read More »
Two suspects are being sought by police after an alleged armed robbery. The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office says a 28-year-old man accepted a ride Sunday afternoon near the corner of Avenue “B” and 32nd Street. The suspects drove the victim to another area on Highway 95 and Madonna Road. The victim was told to get out of the car. He was ... Read More »
The Yuma Police Department, in cooperation with the City of Yuma and Parks & Recreation, will host the third annual Polar Plunge at the Valley Aquatics Center on Saturday. This year’s theme is “Halloween in March”. Yuma Police Chief John Lekan and Deputy Chief Susan Otero will take the plunge to help raise money for Special Olympics Arizona. Each plunger ... Read More »
United States Border Patrol Agents arrested three men on Thursday after they attempted to smuggle 71 pounds of marijuana valued at $56,000. The individuals climbed over the United States/Mexico fence east of Calexico. The ages of the men arrested are 29, 32 and 34. The men and marijuana were turned over to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Unit. Read More »
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