San Luis News

Work on Mexico's portion of a commercial border crossing at San Luis, Ariz., will be done in time for it to open to traffic in December or January, according to an official overseeing work on the Mexican side.

Customs and Border Protection officers encounter an unusual concealment method attempted by two teenagers just last week.

Government offices around Yuma County will be off for the holiday Friday. Federal, state and county offices will observe the Fourth of July on Friday since the holiday falls on a Saturday.

Customs spokesmen say they'll be doing their best to keep delays to a minimum for holiday weekend travelers returning from Mexico through Arizona's ports, but some backups are likely.

The former Gadsden school superintendent arrested on a child sex tour charge will remain in jail until his trial.

A malfunctioning tortilla machine may have led to a fire last week at the Del Sol Market in San Luis, Ariz., the city's fire department said.

The superintendent of the Tanque Verde Unified School District resigned Tuesday following his arrest last week by federal agents on suspicion that he planned to engage in sexual acts with a boy.

Amid the turmoil and job losses of the economic downturn, some have found opportunities.

Graffiti is an annoyance in many communities, but San Luis, Ariz., has become so exasperated with its graffiti problem that it plans a multipronged attack against the spray paint vandals.

The government says two alleged smugglers recently used boxes of laundry detergent and part of a transmission to sneak more than $200,000 into the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it recovered the cash last week in two separate smuggling arrests made at the U.S. Port of Entry at San Luis, Ariz.

When a former Gadsden Elementary School District superintendent was arrested on suspicion of being a child predator, Betty Oppenheimer was "shocked" to hear that it was a man who had served with her as a Yuma Union High School District board member.

Laundry detergent boxes and an engine transmission were the modes of transportation in two recent cash-smuggling arrests.

A Customs and Border Protection officer and his wife have both pleaded guilty to bribery and importation charges in connection with a scheme to allow more than 600,000 fake Ecstasy pills to enter the country through the U.S. Port of Entry at San Luis, Ariz.

Workshop on online job searching A one-hour workshop about online job searching will be offered at 1 p.m. Friday at the Foothills Library, 13226 E. South Frontage Road.

Federal law enforcement agencies seized marijuana and cocaine in separate drug smuggling attempts in the Yuma area over the past week.

Walkers, joggers and bikers may soon have another section of the path along the river to connect them to the planned Yuma Nature Park in the Yuma East Wetlands.

Award-winning teacher, author and poet MarA a Elena Wakamatsu identifies herself as a proud Mexican-American-Japanese border woman.

Traffic is now being controlled by a light at the intersection of County 14th and State Route 195.

Local elected officials didn't fare too well on a scorecard just released by the Arizona chapter of Americans for Prosperity Foundation that scores government by its impact on taxpayers.

Through the approval of an extension on impact fees, a supermarket chain has its eye on the city and may decide to open up a store here.