January 2020

Fisherman catches ‘a big old fish’ weighing 350 pounds off southwest Florida

January 13, 2020 6:19 AM CNN

A fish weighing 350 pounds was caught off southwest Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said on Facebook.

Nuclear power plant emergency alert sent in error

January 12, 2020 10:06 PM Billy Khang

Residents in Pickering, Ontario received a nuclear power plant emergency alert by mistake.

It’s “National Marzipan Day”

January 12, 2020 9:44 PM Billy Khang

Sunday Januaray 12 is “National Marzipan Day.”

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to host 2021 Golden Globes

January 12, 2020 9:28 PM Billy Khang

Just a week after this year’s Golden Globes, NBC Entertainment officials announced they’re bringing back Tina Fey and Amy Poehler who hosted the award show back in 2013 to 2015.

One person in custody after incident on Madison Avenue

January 12, 2020 9:16 PM Lisa Sturgis

Yuma police took two people into custody after an incident at a home in the area of 27th and Madison Avenues Sunday night.

Police search for suspect in fatal hit-and-run motorcycle crash

January 12, 2020 8:36 PM Lisa Sturgis, Gabriel Salazar, Sumiko Keil

New information from police emerges after last night’s tragic motorcycle.

Suit over Border Patrol detention conditions goes to trial

January 12, 2020 2:49 PM The Associated Press

A years-old lawsuit challenging detention conditions in several of the Border Patrol’s Arizona stations will go to trial Monday as the agency as a whole has come under fire following several migrant deaths.

Rural Metro responds to consecutive Yuma fires

January 12, 2020 2:36 PM Ericka Conant

The Rural Metro Fire department responded to two consecutive fires in Yuma Saturday night.

Monument to honor US-Mexican dual citizens slain in Mexico

January 12, 2020 1:30 PM The Associated Press

LA MORA, Mexico (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Sunday that a monument will be put up to memorialize nine U.S.-Mexican dual citizens ambushed and slain last year by suspected drug gang assassins along a remote road in the northern border region near New Mexico. In remarks to members of the small town

Carrots and potatoes fall from the sky, aiding Australian wildlife

January 12, 2020 12:48 PM Ericka Conant

Thousands of pounds of carrots and sweet potatoes were dropped from the sky, feeding Australia’s wildlife as fires rage across the country.

Car goes up in flames at Yuma Valley Park

January 12, 2020 1:35 AM Christian Galeno

Yuma Police Department (YPD) responded to a suspicious car fire at Yuma Valley Park around 11:30pm Saturday night.

4.0- Magnitude earthquake hits Mexicali

January 11, 2020 10:49 PM Gabriel Salazar

The United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S) is reporting a preliminary 4.0 Magnitude earthquake striking Delta locates in the municipality of Mexicali in Baja California, Mexico which is about 39 miles away from Yuma.

It’s “National Milk Day”

January 11, 2020 7:35 PM Billy Khang

It’s “National Milk Day” on Saturday, January 11.

Eco-friendly glasses made from coffee grounds

January 11, 2020 7:16 PM Billy Khang

UKRAINE (KYMA, KECY)- A Ukrainian business is using coffee grounds to make glasses that are eco-friendly. The material for the coffee sunglasses takes 7 days to prepare and two hours of manual work for the frames which are made from recycled cotton. One pair of glasses average enough coffee grounds from one cup of expresso.

Hundreds of Iranian protesters call-out government

January 11, 2020 5:31 PM Ericka Conant

TEHRAN, Iran (KYMA, KECY) – Hundreds of protesters gathered in Iran’s capital Saturday, accusing their government of deceit. Video of the event shows protesters as they chanted “Resignation,” calling-out their leaders for delaying the truth of the crash. Relatives and friends of those who died set up candle-lit memorials near Amir Kabir University in Tehran.

First responders killed in tragic Texas crash

January 11, 2020 4:32 PM Ericka Conant

A police officer and firefighter were killed Saturday while responding to an accident on a Texas interstate.

Lower suicide rates linked to $1 minimum wage increase

January 11, 2020 2:12 PM Christian Galeno

(KYMA/KECY) – Suicide rates amongst workers with a high school diploma or less can decrease with an increase in the minimum wage. This is especially important during times when unemployment is much higher. A new 25-year observational study published this week in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health found that a $1 increase in the minimum

Officials: 3 dead in Alabama, bringing storm death toll to 7

January 11, 2020 1:46 PM The Associated Press

Authorities say at least seven people have died as severe storms sweep across parts of the U.S. South, bringing high winds and unrelenting rain.

Tarantino says he owes career to ‘The Golden Girls’

January 11, 2020 1:46 PM Christian Galeno

(KYMA/KECY) – Director Quentin Tarantino says he owes his entire career to the sitcom ‘The Golden Girls’. As silly as that sounds, he mentioned that he starred on the show as an Elvis impersonator. The episode did so well that he was paid $3,000 for it. That then helped him fund his first film, Reservoir

Salton Sea, New River aid included in California budget

January 11, 2020 12:22 PM Ericka Conant

Residents and lawmakers in the Imperial Valley are applauding their inclusion in Gov. Newsom’s proposed California budget.

Month: January 2020