Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 23rd of May.
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🏘️ Community
A prayer service was held in Yuma on May 22 at St. Francis Catholic Church to honor baby Sonny—who was found on May 1 in a Best Western garbage can—and community members gathered to celebrate his life.
🚨 Crime
45-year-old Alfredo Enriquez Flores pleaded guilty to manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident that killed 21-year-old Esteyan Madel on New Year's Day—he will learn his sentence next month and faces up to 21 years.
Yuma’s racing suspect Hugo Pinon pled guilty to manslaughter in a domestic violence case after a racing crash ejected 18-year-old Ashley Lopez, who later died after being taken to Onvida Health — he was sentenced Thursday to 60 months of supervised probation.
🎓 Education
Yuma's Arizona Western Entrepreneurial College offers a new 12 week certification program for aspiring EKG Technicians to prepare for the National Healthcareer Association exam.
Classes start June 2 at the AWC Reskilling and Technology Center & labs run on selected Saturdays at the Yuma campus.
🏛️ Government
Congressman Raul Ruiz wrote to Governor Gavin Newsom to protect Calipatria State Prison because closing it would cost hundreds of local jobs and hurt families in the Imperial Valley—further straining an area already impacted by the planned shutdown of the Spreckels Sugar Plant.
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