In Yuma County, a single mom with two young children - one attending school and the second preschool-aged - must earn at least $41,151 per year, or $19.48 per hour, to adequately meet the family's basic needs without public or private assistance.According to a new...

An AmeriCorps team is in Yuma to help the city restore the canopies that provide shade along storefronts in the Historic North End. The restoration will involve pressure washing the surfaces and the application of fresh paint to the canopies.The 10 members of the National...

Part of college recruiting is the sports equivalent of the age-old riddle of what came first the chicken or the egg.You need talented players to create a successful program. But you need a successful program to recruit talented players.Over the past...

When a child in Yuma County is taken away from his or her parents and becomes a ward of the state, the Arizona Foster Care Review Board is tasked with overseeing the progress of that child during the process of providing a permanent home for him or her.FCRB encourages the...

Authorities say a Yuma man is in custody in connection with a fraud case.

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.If you have information that would lead to the arrest of any of them,...

The city of Yuma is the recipient of $400,000 in grant money provided by the Environmental Protection Agency.The funding will be used to assess and clean up "brownfield" sites in the Historic North End that have been contaminated by petroleum products or other...

There seemed to be a pattern in the Arizona Western athletic rosters last season.Three of the eight programs carried one player from Yuma County on the roster - another program carried only two. Meanwhile, one sport used a third of its roster on Yuma County athletes, and...

Julie Engel, head of the Greater Yuma Economic Development Corporation, has been recognized for her leadership in economic development statewide and her efforts to bring jobs to the Yuma area.Engel was named the Economic Developer of the Year, Large Community, by the Arizona...

New cutting-edge technology in Yuma can help a wide spectrum of patients, from low-functioning individuals to highly performing athletes.Dynavision is now available at HealthSouth Yuma Rehabilitation Hospital, 901 W. 24th St.Originally developed 25...