Yuma County to celebrate Arizona's centennial
KYMA
Yuma County is dedicating a plaza outside the main library to celebrate Arizona's 100th year of statehood. Workers are busy putting the finishing touches on the Centennial Plaza, where several Yuma County communities will host a celebration.
Southern Arizona celebrates heritageArizona Republic

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Graffiti suspect believed to be linked to 11 incidents arrested
Yuma Sun
BY JAMES GILBERT – SUN STAFF WRITER Yuma Police arrested a suspect on Thursday who is believed to be linked to 11 incidents of graffiti after serving a search warrant at his home in the 1600 block of West Colorado Street. Sergio Zirate, 18, has been …
Yuma man facing criminal charges for graffitiKSWT-TV

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Yuma capitalizes on growth of agritourism
AZ Central.com
3, 2012 03:18 PM YUMA – Wearing hairnets and blue latex gloves, Holly Liddiard and her husband, Gary, amble into a field to pick vegetables. All for the fun of it. Two note cards carry their assignments: Return with kale and a head of lettuce.
Farm-rich Yuma out to cultivate growth of agritourismTucsonSentinel.com

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Yuma man facing criminal charges for graffiti
KSWT-TV
YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Police served a search warrant yesterday morning in the 1600 block of West Colorado Street. Police arrested 18-year-old Sergio Zirate who they say is linked to at least 11 graffiti incidents. Authorities say he is the alleged tagger …
Graffiti suspect believed to be linked to 11 incidents arrestedYuma Sun

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Yuma gang member arrested after tense standoff
KSWT-TV
Yuma, Arizona February 2, 2012 – Neighbors recall the tense moment coming from Unit 48 at a trailer park property in the 1600-block of West 8th Street around 8:00 pm Wednesday. They say police came down the alley leading to the unit and called the …
Yuma police use tear gas to end standoffYuma Sun

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Yuma realtor speaks out on AEA Fraud Trial
KSWT-TV
Yuma, Arizona February 2, 2012 – "As far as the AEA Trial goes, it's the sensational story in Yuma, that's for sure." Yuma Real Estate Broker Todd Burch has been in the news lately. "I was the buyer's agent as a Realtor for [Frank] Ruiz on the purchase …
Realtor's properties revert to AEAYuma Sun

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Anti-Bullying Task Force formed
Yuma Sun
BY SARAH WOMER – SUN STAFF WRITER Yuma County now has an Anti-Bullying Task Force, thanks to the Regional Center for Border Health, Inc. (RCBH) which has partnered with other city, school and county officials in an effort to eliminate the issue locally …
Anti- bullying conference held in YumaKSWT-TV

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Yuma wood chip burn causes heavy smoke.
KSWT-TV
Rural Metro says a wood chipping business west of Avenue A and north of County 13th Street, about a mile South of the Yuma Sector Border Patrol Station began burning off unusable wood chips Monday. However, the fire jumped into a huge pile of wood …
Smoke and haze from wood chip fireYuma Sun

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Council votes to investigate Yuma mayor
Arizona Capitol Times
The Yuma Sun reports the vote was 4-2 to investigate Krieger. Councilwomen Bobbi Brooks and Leslie McClendon voted no. They felt the matter should have gone first to the Arizona attorney general. There are 17 allegations leveled against Krieger …
Yuma council votes to investigate mayorYuma Sun

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Mexican drug plot foiled when US stops marijuana-laden go-kart from crossing …
National Post
The Border Patrol's Yuma sector said agents and officers from the Cocopah Tribal Police Department spotted the single-seater go-kart hauling a trailer through the desert near Yuma, Arizona on Tuesday night and gave chase. The driver abandoned the …
Yuma Border Patrol Agents Seize Abandoned Go-Kart Loaded with MarijuanaMMD Newswire (press release)

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