Arizona Western College announced the historic opportunity to host the Christmas tree that was selected to stand at the U.S. Capital lawn this holiday season. The U.S. Capital Christmas Tree was selected on July 19th by the Superintendent of U.S.

The City of Yuma held its general election Tuesday, Nov. 3, where voters set out to elect a Mayor and three seats on the City Council. Polls closed at 7 p.m. The current count reflects 7,433 ballots cast, including early

Legislation to improve the Udall Foundation and honor one of the great public servants of our time, Stewart L. Udall, was signed into law. Introduced by Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva, H.R. 1035 passed the Senate Oct. 21 and was signed

Secure funding for your nonprofit organization! On Wednesday, November 18th, Arizona Western College, in collaboration with the Yuma Area Nonprofit Institute (YANPI), will present "Finding Dollars in the Desert: Fundraising in a Tough Economy" at the College Community Center (3C)

Toastmasters: More Than A Meeting" San Diego County Speech Contests Scheduled to occur at San Diego County Office of Education District 5's Fall Conference will take place at the San Diego County Office of Education, 6401 Linda Vista Road, San

Spanish conversation classes are held at the Foothills Library, 13226 E. South Frontage Road, every second and fourth Thursday of the month at noon. These classes will help you master the basics of Spanish. Classes are free and open to

With Halloween right around the corner and H1N1 flu widespread across the country, the American Red Cross offers tips to help parents and children celebrate safely this year. "We don't want anyone to go out trick-or-treating and come home sick,"

Arizona Western College announced that for the first time in the program's 22-year history, the AWC Men's Soccer team has won a postseason soccer match. The Matadors advanced in the Region I Men's Soccer Playoffs with a 2-1 victory over

Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva released the following statement today, concerning the Senate version of the health care reform bill: "Today, the Senate Finance Health Care Reform bill was released by Senator Max Baucus. "It is telling that Senator Baucus stood

We're firing up the projector and pulling down the big screen this Thursday in AWC's Eatery all for a few laughs. Join us for the premiere of NBC's new situational comedy, "Community", about a fictional community college and its hilarious

Arizona Western College has been notified by the U.S Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, that they have been awarded a grant for $25,000 (for one year) to support student internships under the direction of the local U.S.G.S. office. The

Arizona Western College's art gallery hosts the work of Yuma Area Art Educators. The pieces will be hanging until October 8th. There will be an Artist Reception open to the public on October 1st from 5-7pm. This year the pieces

Arizona Western College announced that AWC Football player Reggie Bullock has been named as the Western States Football League Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending September 13th. It's the second straight week that Bullock has won the

For the past decade, one major tradition at Arizona Western College is the show by the famous, and in some ways infamous, hypnotist Bruce McDonald. The Bruce McDonald Hypnotist performance takes place on Thursday, September 10th in the 3C Schoening

Last week the Yuma Fire Department responded to a call for a person that drank from a bottle of household product. Many emergency medical responses have involved exposures to household products or chemicals. Common household cleaners like bleach, ammonia, or

Arizona Western College announced that more than 350 volunteers participated in today's 5th Annual AWC Day of Champions across Yuma and Imperial Counties. Arizona Western College and the Matador Athletic Association salute all of the 365 volunteers that gave their

United States Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Station seized more than 147 pounds of marijuana found abandoned near the Colorado River. On August 26, at about 4:30 P.M., a Border Patrol agent assigned to the Yuma Station discovered 10

Arizona Western College announced that they will host the 5th Annual AWC Day of Champions this Saturday, August 29th. Over 300 volunteers will work nearly 40 different community involvement projects throughout the cities of Yuma, Somerton, San Luis and Wellton,

Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva announced that several Tribal Police Departments will receive a grant award from The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) under the Tribal Resources Grant Program (TRGP). "The funding that local law enforcement agencies receive through