Dateland News

U.S. Border Patrol agents have prevented yet another drug smuggling attempt, arresting three suspected smugglers and seizing several backpacks of marijuana.

A former Yuma County Teacher of the Year adds one more laurel to her career with recently being named Rural Schoolteacher of the Year.

Merry Christmas! Wellton Elementary School - School will resume Jan. 6. Antelope Union High School - School will resume Jan.

Named to the Arizona Educators Hall of Fame, Bob Sloncen of Dateland Elementary School says he gives equal credit to the school, his wife and the community for the honor he received recently.

A U.S. citizen was arrested Tuesday evening for allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana through an immigration checkpoint on Interstate 8. "This is one of the first attempts that we have had in a while of someone trying to smuggle drugs through a checkpoint," said Border Patrol Agent Shaun Kuzia, a spokesman for the Yuma Sector.

December 11, 2009: Border Patrol agents arrested a U.S. citizen attempting to smuggle marijuana through the immigration checkpoint on Interstate 8 late Tuesday evening.

Further budget cutbacks to state law enforcement agencies could mean losing 350 to 570 positions at the Arizona Department of Public Safety, with the majority them being Highway Patrol officers, some of whom will be from Yuma's District 4. "The specific number of positions that will be lost in the Yuma area is difficult to figure out right now," ...

The Arizona Department of Transportation has announced plans to shut down 13 highway rest areas, consider closing 12 Motor Vehicle Division offices, defer $370 million in highway construction projects and cut 10 percent of its staff.

A 58-year-old Yuma man was killed Tuesday when he crashed his motorcycle into the rear of a pickup near Dateland.

Normally, energy projects take an extended amount of time to jump through all the regulatory hurdles necessary to receive approvals, so it was a bit of a surprise to see a proposed solar energy project in Yuma County move quickly to its final governmental approval this week.

In what could be the first of many, a planned solar plant is one step closer to coming to Dateland, and Yuma County officials say they're excited.

Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton station arrested one person and recovered a stolen vehicle after the driver led agents on a short vehicle pursuit Tuesday night.

A proposed fee increase for the Humane Society of Yuma could have residents paying more if they don't keep Fido's license current.

The man who died in a rollover accident Sunday along Interstate 8 has been identified as 77-year-old Ponnambalan Govindarajan of India.

Ever wonder how to recycle your plastics and other materials in Yuma County? The county has transfer sites, or places where residents can bring items to recycle - and it's free.

A small cafe was opened in 1965 along the highway about a hundred miles east of Yuma and quickly gained a reputation for its date milkshakes.

When you hear "ghost town," chances are images of abandoned buildings and dusty streets littered with tumbleweeds come to mind.