Severely abused dog gets new home
YUMA, Ariz. – An abused dog in Yuma is now living in a loving home. Melony, who doesn’t want us to use her last name, adopted Rascal on Thursday. On August 23rd Rascal was severely abused and found...
View ArticleA good time to sell home in Yuma study shows
YUMA, Ariz. -Selling a home can be worrisome, but research shows now is a good time if you’re in Yuma. Financial advisers Smart Asset released numbers across Arizona that show the border town ranked...
View ArticlePolice standoff on Quechan Tribe Reservation
WINTERHAVEN, Calif. – On Saturday morning residents in the area of Ironwood Terrace, on Quechan tribal land, were woken by the sound of sirens. Some were even evacuated from their homes. Several law...
View ArticleMemorial statue with mother’s sons ashes stolen
YUMA, Ariz. – Brenda Lack lost her two sons Jason and Kelly to cancer within the same year. She made a very special statue to memorialize them together, which holds both of their ashes as well as other...
View ArticleLaw enforcement agencies teach kids about health and safety
SAN LUIS, Ariz. – Wednesday afternoon the San Luis Police Department held their 7th annual Health and Safety Event at Joe Orduno Park. This year there were 10 different law enforcement agencies that...
View ArticleCeremony to honor and remember homicide victims
YUMA, Ariz. – On Thursday evening several residents in Yuma came together at the Yuma Main Library for the 6th annual Remembrance of Homicide Victims ceremony. We spoke to many people that attended who...
View ArticleSpike in Illegal Immigration of Families and Children
YUMA,Ariz. – The statistics for August 2015 apprehensions by Yuma Border Patrol show a huge spike in numbers when compared to August 2014. Border Patrol says, last month they saw a 130 percent...
View ArticleDEA fighting prescription drug abuse
YUMA, Ariz. – The DEA says prescription drug addiction is a growing trend across the nation and in Yuma it could be a gateway to heavier drugs as DEA agent Darrion Eshmon explains, “Most drug...
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Truck driver almost drives into canal
YUMA, Ariz. – A truck driver dangled off a canal bank near Avenue 6E Monday morning, after he lost control of the semi-truck he was in. The driver was able to walk away without injuries. More details...
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Man fatally injured after pushing wife to safety
PHOENIX (AP) – Phoenix police say a 41-year-old man on a sidewalk pushed his wife to safety before he was fatally injured when struck by a vehicle. Sgt. Jonathan Howard said Juan Mena-Brito was...
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15 arrested and 550 lbs. of pot seized
YUMA, Ariz. – Fifteen foreign nationals were arrested in two separate incidents after U.S. Border Patrol (BP) agents caught them red handed smuggling large amounts of marijuana into Yuma County. The...
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Injuries at festival attributed to crowd pushing forward
PHOENIX (AP) – Nine people who were injured over the weekend at a Tempe music festival were part of a growing crowd that gradually pushed concert-goers forward and trapped some of them against a fence...
View ArticleSan Luis now providing ambulance services
SAN LUIS, Ariz. – Three weeks ago the San Luis Fire Department received approval from the Arizona Department of Health Services after filing a certificate of need for their own ambulance services, now...
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Wanted suspect found dead in Yuma
YUMA, Ariz. – A suspect wanted in Yuma was found dead around 9 p.m. Monday night. 33-year-old, Esteban Miguel Orona, was found in a residence with a self-inflicted gun shot wound, according to Yuma...
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Mexican Consulate celebrates Jose Maria Morelos’s birthday
YUMA, Ariz. – Tuesday, September 30th marks the birthday of priest turned Mexican revolutionary rebel leader, Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon. He is credited for helping Mexico’s independence from Spain in...
View ArticleYuma ranked low in study for economic growth
YUMA, Ariz. – Wallethub.com released a study “2015’s Cities with the Fastest-Growing Economies,” that looked over data for 515 cities across the United States. Yuma placed near the bottom of the list...
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Arizona ranked top three worst state for teachers
YUMA, Ariz. – Arizona is top three worst in the nation for teachers, as shown in a study released by wallethub.com. Analysts considered salaries, retention, student to teacher ratio and public school...
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Several weapons used in Oregon school shooting
UPDATE: Oct. 2nd, 10:37 a.m. ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) – A federal agency says the gunman who killed nine people at an Oregon community college had body armor and was armed with three pistols, a rifle and...
View ArticleDaughter of alleged cartel member extradited to U.S. speaks out
YUMA, Ariz. – The Mexican government is extraditing major alleged drug cartel suspects to face justice in the U.S., following the prison escape of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, U.S. officials...
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RCBH bringing awareness to bullying on World Day of Bullying Prevention
SOMERTON, Ariz. – Monday October 5th is Blue shirt day which is the World Day of Bullying Prevention. Bullying is an issue in Yuma County as well as Arizona and across the country. A study by Yale...
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