San Luis News

Yuma resident Marta Baez hasn't had glasses in about 15 years; she said that's because she hasn't been able to afford them.

The list of candidates for mayor and three city council seats in San Luis, Ariz., has grown to nine, now that two incumbent councilmen have taken out nominating petitions.

Hoping to re-attract tourism from north of the border, this city will host a Mexican-style fiesta for Yuma area winter visitors today.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer and his wife have been sentenced to 37 months in prison for allowing cars loaded with ecstasy pills to pass through the San Luis Port of Entry without inspection, a U.S. Attorneya s Office press release shows.

The Salvation Army plans to put Thanksgiving on the table for two communities Wednesday, with free meals being offered in south county as well as Yuma.

SAN LUIS, Ariz. - Nieves Riedel, a former mayor and city councilwoman here, is planning a return to politics in her bid for San Luis mayor in next year's elections.

Politicians and community members in Yuma County came together Thursday at a political forum to discuss local issues.

Here's how Arizona law enforcement agencies have used Operation Stonegarden funds, in order of how much they've been allocated: Yuma County Sheriff's Office a Overtime allocation: $1.9 million a Equipment allocation: $1.7 million a Mileage allocation: $177,000 a Overtime distribution to date: $655,000, paid to 65 people.

SAN LUIS, Ariz. - The first time Mara Duarte decided to compete in the Seorita San Luis pageant, she was a bit worried that she wasn't quite beautiful enough to win the crown, she recalls now.

Most public offices and schools will be closed Wednesday for Veterans Day. Closed will be Yuma city, county, state and federal offices.

Nine San Luis families realized the American dream of homeownership Thursday, thanks in part to an act passed 60 years ago.

U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Station seized two vehicles and more than a ton of marijuana in a remote area of southwest Arizona early Saturday morning.

I was busy all day on election day and didn't get to hear the results until the 10 p.m. news.

There were tiki torches, tiki masks, palm trees and hula dancers, but this wasn't a Polynesian luau: this was The Workplace Excellence Awards 2009.

San Luis marks 30 years as an incorporated community in a celebration Saturday, but its history goes back even longer.

The owner of a south county grocery store who allegedly was secretly videotaping customers while they were using the bathroom is no longer facing any charges - at least for now.

Much of the citrus production area in Yuma County is being placed in a quarantine area after inspectors found a third Asian citrus psyllid in the area.

A program that makes use of new technology to stop the southbound flow of weapons, cash and other contraband is scheduled to be expanded to the Mexican port of entry into this border city across from Yuma County starting in December.

The mayor and three city councilmen here say they all plan to seek re-election. The question will be who steps forward to challenge those plans.

Registered sex offenders in Yuma were getting knocks on their doors from Yuma County's federal, state and local law enforcement agencies on the day before Halloween.