January 2020

Confessed Parkland school shooter, seen beating guard

January 31, 2020 5:45 PM Jenny Day

ECRMC hosts “10th Annual Baby Expo” Saturday

January 31, 2020 5:27 PM Billy Khang

The El Centro Regional Medical Center continues to help parents in the Imperial Valley with their 10th annual “Baby Expo”.

Human smuggler sentenced for firing at Border Patrol during chase

January 31, 2020 5:25 PM Ericka Conant

Roberto Ramirez, 23, of Tucson was sentenced to 17 years in prison Wednesday.

Surveillance captures escape from Mexico City prison

January 31, 2020 4:41 PM Ericka Conant

Three prisoners wanted by the United States managed a brazen escape from a Mexico City prison.

Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown

January 31, 2020 4:09 PM The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. With little fuss and not much fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to the bloc. The U.K.s departure became official at 11 p.m. (2300GMT), midnight in Brussels, where the

Seventh coronavirus case in US confirmed

January 31, 2020 4:01 PM Ericka Conant

Seventh case amid public health emergency declaration SANTA CLARA, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – It is confirmed a resident of Santa Clara County has tested positive for the new coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed with the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department the patient is an adult male resident. This

Changes to petitioning for relatives abroad

January 31, 2020 3:26 PM Ericka Conant

USCIS updates process for accepting petitions for relatives abroad WASHINGTON D.C. (KYMA, KECY) – Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced changes to its ‘Petition for Alien Relative’ form. Starting February 1, 2020, the form commonly known as I-130 can only be processed domestically by USCIS. In certain circumstances, forms may also be processed

New program will help undocumented students at IVC

January 31, 2020 2:50 PM Alexandra Rangel

IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Imperial Valley College is rolling out a new program this year with funds from Assembly Bill 1809. The bill has allocated $10 million dollars for immigration services on community colleges and IVC is one of the few colleges to be approved for the program. The program will offer free immigration services

Border Patrol stops large meth smuggling attempt

January 31, 2020 2:48 PM Ericka Conant

SALTON CITY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – Border Patrol agents at the Highway 86 checkpoint intercepted a large meth shipment from making its way further into the U.S. It happened Thursday night at 9:20 p.m when a woman driving a black Nissan sedan attempted to pass through the checkpoint. Agents sent her vehicle for further inspection.

US declares public health emergency from new virus, Trump to bar entry of foreign nationals who pose transmission risk

January 31, 2020 1:53 PM The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — US declares public health emergency from new virus, Trump to bar entry of foreign nationals who pose transmission risk.

Decomisan autos irregulares en Mexicali

January 31, 2020 1:45 PM Nassieli Pizano

Mexicali, B.C. (T3)-Más de 90 vehículos circulan de manera ilegal en Baja California de los cuales 20 mil se encuentran en Mexicali. Estos vehículos llamados “autos chocolate” son unidades de Estados Unidos que ingresaron al país sin haber sido importados. Los vehículos mencionados forman parte de una lista de afiliados del grupo ANAPROMEX, organismo que

New masterpiece unveiled at Center of the World

January 31, 2020 1:36 PM Jenny Day

A Telemundo 3 crew ran into this rope ladder, removed from firefighters just minutes after we arrived. Rope ladders like this one have been used by human smugglers to get dozens of people across the new border wall.

In Mexicali, coyotes defy the new border wall by smuggling dozens at a time into the U.S.

January 31, 2020 12:16 PM KYMA News Team, Ernesto Romero, Nassieli Pizano

The new border wall being built along the U.S. Mexico border is not stopping coyotes or other criminals from smuggling illegal immigrants into the U.S.

Medidas de precaución para prevenir el coronavirus

January 31, 2020 12:04 PM Jackie Lopez

Después de que se registraran varios casos del coronavirus en EE. UU. uno de ellos en Arizona la población en general de esta siendo más precavida para evitar el contagio.