October 2019

More women accuse former Arizona trooper of sexual harrassment

October 8, 2019 7:21 PM KYMA News Team

Seven more women come forward to accuse a former Arizona state trooper of sexual misconduct and harassment. Tremaine Jackson was a 13-year veteran of…

Gardea Trial: Forensic testimony reveals abrasions on victim’s body

October 8, 2019 7:04 PM KYMA News Team

The murder trial of the man accused of gunning down a Yuma man he allegedly knew for a few weeks continued Tuesday with forensic testimony. Dr. David…

Border Patrol rescues 3 men lost in Jacumba Mountains

October 8, 2019 5:54 PM KYMA News Team

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents rescued three men lost in the Jacumba Mountain Wilderness area south of Ocotillo. Agents got a call from one of…

Target powering Toys ‘R’ Us relaunch

October 8, 2019 4:21 PM KYMA News Team

Target announced on Tuesday that they are partnering up with Toys R Us brand, TRU Kids, to help relaunch ToysRUs.com NBC News in Los Angeles reports…

Facebook to settle advertiser lawsuit for $40 million

October 8, 2019 3:53 PM KYMA News Team

Facebook has agreed to pay $40 million to advertisers who said it inflated the amount of time its users watched videos. The San Jose Mercury News…

Teenage girl kidnapped during amateur sex sting

October 8, 2019 3:49 PM KYMA News Team

VISTA, Calif. ( KGTV ) – A group of teenage girls attempted to set a trap for a 32-year-old man who tried to meet one of them for sex,…

Chevron donates supplies to local elementary school

October 8, 2019 3:44 PM KYMA News Team

Chevron partnered with Donorschoose.org and donated supplies to Pueblo Elementary School Monday. The event is part of Chevron’s fuel your…

8-year-old denied school photo because of her hair

October 8, 2019 3:40 PM KYMA News Team

JACKSON, Mich. ( WILX /Gray News) – A Jackson County School is defending its decision to block an 8-year-old girl from getting her picture…

Study: 25% of U.S. health care spending is wasteful

October 8, 2019 2:39 PM KYMA News Team

A study published Monday in the medical journal JAMA finds that up to a quarter of all United States health care spending is wasteful. Researchers…

Eagles plan massive ‘Hotel California’ performances on tour

October 8, 2019 2:05 PM KYMA News Team

Eagles are planning massive performances of their album “Hotel California” during their 2020 tour. Performances of the band’s 1976…

A mother witnessed her son’s stabbing death outside of his school in Canada

October 8, 2019 1:46 PM KYMA News Team

A mother saw her 14-year-old son being stabbed to death outside of a school in Ontario, Canada, Monday, police said. The student was fatally stabbed…

Selfie slip leaves four dead at India dam

October 8, 2019 1:25 PM KYMA News Team

Four members of the same family drowned at a dam in India Sunday after slipping into the water while trying to take a selfie. Newlywed bride V…

Man hit by car in Yuma seriously injured

October 8, 2019 1:11 PM KYMA News Team

A vehicle hit a man walking across the intersection of 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue Monday night. The Yuma Police Department (YPD) said the 28-year-old…

Arizona sees decline in foster children

October 8, 2019 5:50 AM KYMA News Team

The state of Arizona now has fewer foster children in its system. There are currently 430,000 children in Arizona’s foster care system. That…

Highway 111 near Niland closed due to geyser

October 8, 2019 5:48 AM KYMA News Team

Caltrans in San Diego and Imperial Counties say the natural occurring geyser located just east of Highway 111, has increased in size in the last…

Yuma mayor meets with El Salvadoran leaders

October 8, 2019 5:30 AM KYMA News Team

At the height of the border crisis, many migrants left El Salvador to apply for asylum in the U.S. Many of those migrants wound up in Yuma. Now Yuman…