Yuma County News

The First Things First Yuma Regional Partnership Council in collaboration with Cradle to Kinder, Yuma Community Foundation and Yuma County Association for the Education of Young Children will host a strategic ...

Despite the absence of local curbside recycling programs, Habitat for Humanity is making it easier for Yumans to clean up the local environment.

An excessive heat watch for Yuma County has been issued from Friday morning through Saturday evening, according to the National Weather Service.

Is there any old or leftover paint, antifreeze or motor oil lying around your garage? Want to get rid of it? Don't pour it down the drain - that can harm the environment.

Some 3,680 retirees and disabled veterans in Yuma County are still eligible to file for economic stimulus payments, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

Yuma police are searching for a Somerton teenager as a fourth suspect in what is being called a gang-related murder in Yuma.

Just west of Tacna, hundreds of acres of land lack road access along the north side of County 10th Street from Avenue 36E to approximately 38E.

A thunderstorm watch and a flood advisory were issued for Yuma County by the National Weather Service late Thursday afternoon.

Arguments for and against a proposal to consolidate school districts are sought by the Yuma County school superintendent to be included in a publicity pamphlet for this fall's election scheduled for Nov.

Officials in Yuma County say teen drivers caught on the road after midnight can be cited for violating curfew despite a new state law that lets them drive.

Holiday crowds for the Fourth of July included more residents than in years' past and most have heeded official caution by celebrating a safe Independence Day, said Yuma County merchants and safety officials.

Although their focus is on veterans, American Legion Post 19 and Ladies Auxiliary delivered community fun on the 4th of July with food, contests, rides and prizes along with Americans everywhere who celebrated ...

With the budget adopted by the Yuma City Council Wednesday evening, the good news for the public is that many property owners will see little or no increase in their property taxes next year.

The San Luis man being sought in connection to a fatal car crash 10 days ago turned himself in to Yuma County Sheriff's deputies Friday night.

Lettuce's royal status as the prince of Yuma's agriculture is slipping a bit. There are reports that acreage of lettuce and other winter vegetables will be down this coming season by as much as 25 percent.

Without a single vote to spare, state lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a new budget for the fiscal year that begins Tuesday.

The support it has given to other Yuma-area fire departments helped earn the civilian fire department at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma the honor of best in the Marine Corps.

A level 3 sex offender will be residing at a new address in Yuma. Jeffrey Trepish, 35, will be living at 12106 S. Sandra Avenue.

A tragedy was averted Saturday afternoon through the action of the friends of a 16-year-old male who nearly drowned at Martinez Lake.

A federal judge has upheld the policy of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to limit mail to inmates to postcards.