Somerton News

Once again it is time to clean out the garage, storage shed and other nooks and crannies with the quarterly Yuma-area household hazardous waste day scheduled for this weekend.

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.

With the Fourth of July falling on Saturday, law enforcement and fire officials want to remind the public that it is illegal in Arizona to set off fireworks.

A Yuma man may face burglary charges following his arrest over the weekend on unrelated charges, the Yuma County Sheriff's Office said.

The Sunset Community Health Center in Somerton will receive almost $1 million in stimulus money, and Sunset CEO says the money will allow for a "major renovation," and allow for 2,400 additional patients.

A second recent case of animal cruelty was uncovered in the Yuma area when a dog was found to have been shot to death on June 24, according to the Humane Society of Yuma.

The former Gadsden superintendent arrested last week on suspicion of booking a child sex tour to Mexico has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix.

A Tucson schools superintendent arrested in Yuma on suspicion of sexual exploitation of children was formerly the superintendent of the Gadsden Elementary School District.

Two convicted sex offenders have new addresses in Yuma County, the sheriff's office said.

Local businesses are coming to the aid of Olga Navarette, whose home was destroyed by fire Tuesday.

The man shot while standing in front of a Yuma residence early Tuesday morning has been identified as 19-year-old Enrique Luna of Somerton.

As a longtime animal advocate, I am writing to commend you on Chris McDaniel's June 1 article headlined "Reward offered to find Somerton dog killer." I find it encouraging that the Yuma County Sheriff's Office is lending this crime the seriousness that it deserves.

Firefighters, police officers and other public safety employees were among those who rolled up their sleeves to save lives by donating blood on Tuesday morning.

An investigation continues into the eight-month-old murder of a Yuma man found dead in a Jeep, and the sheriff's office is appealing to the public for help in finding the killer.

A concerned Yuma Elementary School District 1 parent expressed dismay for a planned teacher training conference he maintains should be allocated to the classroom instead, at the district's board meeting Tuesday.

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.

A San Diego family is mourning the brutal murder of their loved one. The victim, Morteza Tajik, 55, was a local deliveryman for Napa Auto parts.

A male juvenile has been identified by police as a fourth person sought in connection with the murder of a San Diego man in Somerton on Thursday.

Somerton police have arrested three men in the killing of a San Diego man whose body was found lying on a Somerton street late last week.

Although limited information is available, the death of a man whose body was found on a Somerton street is being investigated as a possible homicide, police said.