The jobless rate in Yuma County has increased to 30-percent. 3 out of 10 workers are collecting unemployment, the highest number in some time – due partly to the decrease of agriculture related jobs that typically end in the spring. The Yuma Sun says only just over 23,000 were out of work in March, compared to April’s figure of nearly ... Read More »
Two persons involved in an alleged shooting appeared in court Thursday. 32-year-old Miguel “Capone” Rodriguez is charged with Attempted First Degree Murder following a shooting incident last week in which an unidentified 36-year-old female was injured. 40-year-old Misty Ann Martinez is charged with hindering prosecution in the First Degree. Bond on both suspects is $500,000. Read More »
The Yuma Police Department says they have questioned and then released a person of interest involving a case in which police say shots were fired Tuesday. One person, identified as 28-year-old Jennifer Silva, was shot and killed. Yuma Police Detectives have identified and interviewed all involved individuals. The case is believed to be an isolated incident and not connected with ... Read More »
Some of Arizona's top business experts say jobs and home prices are slowly rebounding, but the state has a long way to go and federal budget cuts are not helping. Experts say Arizona has gained back nearly 40-percent of the 314,000 jobs that were lost during the recession, but that pace is well behind the nation as a whole. While ... Read More »
The Powerball jackpot is surging to potentially record-breaking levels thanks to the Golden and Silver states. California has sold $83-million worth of Powerball tickets since it started selling them in April and overall has accounted for 11-percent of the game's sales in the country. Nevadans can not buy tickets in their state, where the lottery is seen as competition to ... Read More »
The Yuma City Council heard about proposed Capital Improvement Projects for the next year during their council meeting Wednesday. Capital Improvement Project Administrator Ana Lugo presented an outline of 61 proposed projects for the 2014 Fiscal year, budgeted to cost around $37-million. Councilmember Paul Johnson expressed concern about the order some of the projects were listed. He is concerned about ... Read More »
The Yuma Police Department says one person has sustained injuries following a shooting on Wednesday night. Officers responded to the emergency room at Yuma Regional Medical Center where a victim with gun shot wounds was admitted. A 21-year-old male was found who had been shot twice. His injuries were non-life threatening. The incident occurred in the area of Eighth ... Read More »
Two persons are behind bars after their arrests in connection with a shooting last week that seriously injured one person. Police say 40-year-old Misty Ann Martinez and 32-year-old Miguel Rodriguez, also known as Capone, were arrested on Wednesday afternoon in connection with the shooting of 36-year-old Reyna Torres. Martinez was charged with Hindering Prosecution and Rodriguez was charged with ... Read More »
The body found in a grove on Monday has been identified. The Yuma Police Department says the body is that of 24-year-old Jessica Monique Sanchez. She was last known alive May 9th. Her body was discovered in a grove near County 16th and Avenue Three-and-a-half-E. Anyone with information on this crime is urged to contact the Yuma Police Department at ... Read More »
The Arizona Department of Transportation will close State Route 188 just east of Roosevelt Dam today as they assist with the Salt River Project, removing a large rock, which is attached to a retention line supporting one of their power poles on an embankment above and next to the highway in Gila County. The large rock became dislodged from the ... Read More »
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