Yuma News

A Yuma man accused of posing as an undercover police officer to carry out an armed robbery has been charged with seven felonies.

A single-vehicle accident near Somerton Thursday evening claimed the life of a man estimated to be in his mid-50s. According to Robby Rodriguez, spokesman for the Somerton/Cocopah Fire Department, the accident occurred at about 6:25 p.m. on Avenue F between County 18th and County 19th.

None of the three people killed earlier this month when a pickup and semi-truck collided along Interstate 8 were from the Yuma area.

The newest unemployment report had some grim news for Yuma County, with the local jobless rate continuing to climb.

Player to watch: Barry provides an inside presence while staying level-headed on the court and is a team leader.

It's all in the memory or the same old things. Thanksgiving is my very favorite holiday.

The on again, off again saga of Yuma Desalting Plant is on again - at least for a 365 days.

Right, left, right. Grab the pole, hook your leg and spin. It's not as easy as it sounds.

A 28-count criminal complaint was filed against the Yuma man arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a female victim for 10 years.

So far, Yumans have lost almost almost 4,000 pounds. That's a lot of blood, sweat and tears, the latter being over all the treats Yumans have given up thanks to Fattest to Fittest: Yuma vs.

North Carolina has never played Duke in an NCAA title game for basketball. Furthermore, there's never even been an NCAA title game in football.

Even though Shakespeare has been dead for centuries, his words continue to live on as spoken through the mouths of the thespians who perform his famous plays.

Glenn J. Gifford knew about second chances. While out at sea during World War II, the impact from a torpedo blew the young sailor off his ship.

Although the work being done by the Law and Order Task Force has gone mostly unnoticed here in this country, Yuma attorney and former prosecutor Conrad Mallek says he knows the year he spent in Iraq was important, as part of it was crucial in helping to restore the war-torn country's legal system.

The Yuma Police Department has arrested one suspect in an armed robbery in which two men claimed to be undercover officers, said a police department spokesman.

It's been 15 years in the making, and on Friday, one Yuma County family will give one child a permanent home as part of 2009 Yuma County Adoption Day.

As a public service, the Yuma Sun is publishing the names and photographs of the following people sought by the Yuma County Adult Probation Department or the U.S. Marshals Service as probation absconders.

It is too late to prevent the spread to the Yuma area of an insect that can be deadly to citrus trees, but the hope is that it can be stopped here and controlled.

Finances may be tight for most Yuma County residents, but that didn't stop many from giving generously to the March of Dimes.

One local agency wants to help Yumans work through the grieving process. And with two community seminars next week, they hope to reach people in the community who'd like to know more.