Gila Bend News

President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the men and women who have died defending America, pointing to Vietnam veterans as an under-appreciated and sometimes maligned group of war heroes who remained true to their nation despite an unwelcome homecoming.

Member Alert: The FAA has issued notams restricting large areas of airspace near Washington, D.C., and Chicago from May 18 through 21.

The Wellton Fire Department is investigating a string of "suspicious" brush fires reported within an hour of each other along Interstate 8 on Sunday.

It's been a busy week for Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies, as they have captured 49 illegal aliens being smuggled into the U.S. in multi-point sweeps across the region over the past 5 days, including 15 arrested this morning alone.

Border Patrol agents from Yuma Sector arrested 12 suspected smugglers and seized more than 483 pounds of marijuana in two separate incidents on Tuesday.