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Attorney for murder suspect worried by media coverage

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

The attorney for Jose Jimenez, who is charged in the death of 29-year-old Christal Figueroa, expressed concern during a hearing in Yuma County Superior Court Wednesday that the intense media coverage of her client's case may affect his chance to get ... Full story

Sentencing postponed in child neglect case

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

Sentencing for a Tacna man charged with drug and gun-related offenses had to be continued for more than a month when the man's attorney requested a mitigation hearing after learning of the sentence the court intended to impose upon his client.In a br... Full story

Agents arrest convicted child sex offender

BY MARA KNAUB @YSMaraKnaub

Federal agents nabbed a child sex offender as he tried to illegally re-enter the United States early Tuesday.Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector arrested three men in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge near Lukeville. A records check re... Full story

Assault suspect's attorney wants case returned to grand jury

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

The case against a man who allegedly threatened to shoot a woman, kill other unspecified people and then kill himself may be sent back to a grand jury for a second time.During a status hearing before Superior Court Judge Pro Tem Stephen J. Rouff, def... Full story

Winterhaven trailer fire (photo)

Firefighters from the Winterhaven Fire Department battled a travel trailer fire south of Quechan Road and east of Winterhaven Drive Tuesday night. No injuries were reported from the scene, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.... Full story

Avenue A-28th Street collision (photo)

BY RANDY HOEFT - SUN PHOTO EDITOR

The Yuma Police Department investigated a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon just south of the intersection of Avenue A and 28th Street. Details were not available by press time.... Full story

Two treated after semi-truck rollover

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL

The driver of a tractor-trailer and a passenger were transported to the hospital after being involved in a single-vehicle rollover late Monday night. Their identities have not been released to the public.According to the Arizona Department of Public ... Full story

Man arrested in connection to shooting

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL

A man was arrested Monday night after allegedly being involved in a shooting. There were no injuries or property damage reported as a result of the incident.According to the Yuma County Sheriff's Office, at about 11:50 p.m., deputies were sent to the... Full story

Agents foil smuggling try while Customs officers arrest man wanted for murder

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector arrested a suspected smuggler attempting to transport methamphetamine and cocaine through a checkpoint, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a man wanted on an Alabama murder case.Accord... Full story

Couple charged in shooting case

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

Charges were filed in Yuma County Justice Court Monday against the man and woman arrested in connection with a recent gang-related attempted homicide. In a brief arraignment hearing, Yuma Justice of the Peace Greg Stewart told 32-year-old Miguel "Ca... Full story

Wildfire along river about 50 percent contained

UPDATED 6:45 p.m.: A wildfire along the Colorado River has charred 500 to 1,000 acres in the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge and the Picacho State Recreation Area. As of Monday afternoon, it was reported as about 50 percent contained. The fire is ... Full story

EMS Week honorees (photo)

Rural/Metro’s Brian Wolgamot and Dustin Gray, along with Yuma Fire Department’s Jordan Bowers and Ashley Taylor were recognized as the Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency Medical Dispatchers of the Year durin... Full story

Wildfire burning north of Picacho

FROM STAFF REPORTS

A wildfire north of Picacho Peak had consumed about 300 acres as of Sunday night. Smoke could be seen from Yuma.The Island Lake Fire is burning completely inside Arizona and was zero percent contained as of about 9:30 p.m., according to the Rural/Met... Full story

Police seek shotgun mugger

BY HILLARY DAVIS @YSHillaryDavis

Yuma police are looking for a shotgun-wielding mugger that they say robbed a pedestrian Friday night.According to the Yuma Police Department, the robbery happened at about 10:50 p.m. in the 2000 block of South 3rd Avenue. The victim was walking down ... Full story

Police seek info in latest shooting

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL

Police are investigating an attempted homicide and are asking the public to help identify potential suspects. According to the Yuma Police Department, on Wednesday night, officers were sent to the Yuma Regional Medical Center Emergency Room to speak ... Full story

New court dates set for two suspects charged in Figueroa murder

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

New court dates have been scheduled for two of the three suspects charged in connection to the March 22 killing of 28-year-old Christal Figueroa, whose body was found in a citrus grove near County 17th Street and Avenue 2E.Brandi Michalski, 24, and A... Full story

Woman allegedly shot by former partner

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL

Dorothy Martin, 34, has been officially identified by police as the person who allegedly shot and killed 28-year-old Jennifer Rose Silva on Tuesday morning.Martin and Silva had been romantically involved in a domestic relationship at some point in th... Full story

Couple sought in area shooting make initial appearances in court

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

A judge on Thursday granted a request by a prosecutor from the Yuma County Attorney's Office to set $500,000 bonds for the man and woman arrested in connection with a recent gang-related attempted homicide. Prosecutor William Katz told the court that... Full story

Peace officers memorial (photos)

BY CRYSTAL OCHOA YUMA SUN PHOTOGRAPHER

The Yuma Area Peace Officers Memorial Service by the Fraternal Order of Police Yuma Lodge 24 was held Wednesday night at the Quartermaster Depot Park.... Full story

Fallen DPS officer remembered at Yuma service

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

Family, friends and hundreds of colleagues all gathered at the Yuma Civic Center Wednesday morning to pay their respects to fallen Arizona Department of Public Safety officer Tim Huffman. "The risk that we as law enforcement officers have chosen to ... Full story

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