City of Yuma launches regional holiday food drive challenge
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) -The city of Yuma is launching a regional holiday food drive challenge to support the Yuma Community Food Bank.The food drive runs…
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Help local kids in need with our Holiday Magic Toy Drive
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Help put a smile on kids’ faces this holiday season with our Holiday Magic Toy Drive! Toy donations are down this year,…
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Ballet Yuma introduces first sensory-friendly Nutcracker Ballet
Ballet Yuma is bringing a brand new addition to this year’s 31st Annual Nutcracker production. For the first time ever, they’re introducing a…
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New Yuma County Administration Services building opens
Locals celebrated the completion of the Yuma County Administration Services building Monday with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The approximately 100,000…
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Locals hold memorial car wash fundraiser for father who died in crash
Friends and family invite the community to the fundraiser Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Realty Agency. The fundraiser donations will go to his family and…
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Beautiful Thanksgiving temperatures across the desert
Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season! Thanksgiving desert skies are partly cloudy in Yuma and will gradually become clear later in the…
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Local chiropractor continues on the family legacy
A local chiropractor is keeping his grandfather’s legacy alive. Dr. Richard Madrid served as a Vietnam Veteran and later became a…
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Are grocery prices gobbling your wallet this Thanksgiving?
While some Thanksgiving side items see a drop in prices like milk and some vegetables, others see a rise like dinner rolls and cranberry sauce. The…
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Local engineer students build car on campus with advanced machines
Northern Arizona University Yuma students have five CNC milling machines on campus. CNC stands for “Computer Numerical Control” and helps cut with…
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announce temple location in Yuma
The Yuma Temple will be located on the corner of E. 36th Street and Avenue 8E. It will be a single-story structure with an additional building.…
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Annual Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival kicks off
The festival is scheduled for November 14-16, 2025, is organized by the Caballeros de Yuma, and features mass ascensions in the early morning and a…
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You’re invited to our annual Share Your Holiday Turkey Drive
The Turkey Drive is a one-day food drive to provide meals for families in need who can’t afford them this holiday…
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Northern lights fill the Desert Southwest skies
The Desert Southwest skies were lit up with the northern lights! Several viewers sent in photos of Tuesday night’s sky of the aurora borealis that…
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Father fights for life in a coma after serious crash in Yuma
25-year-old father Jesse Mata was in Yuma in late October for a family reunion. He was the passenger in a car that crashed into a traffic light pole…
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Locals taken to hospital after weekend crash
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) say a 53-year-old woman was making a left turn in her Scion at 20th Street and Avenue C last Saturday, November 8,…
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Police identify elderly woman who died in Yuma car crash
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) say 71-year-old Lucia Esparza was making a left turn on 16th Street last Saturday…
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Gorditas BMX invites the community to their third anniversary celebration
The fun starts at 11 a.m. at Joe Henry Park with raffles, merch, and bike giveaways. They’ll head out at 2 p.m. for a 28-mile bike ride-along around…
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Father hospitalized with serious injuries after severe car crash
Local 18-year-old father Merardo Cebreros was driving near West County 19th Street and South Avenue H when the crash…
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YFD introduces support vehicle to assist their ladder company
The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) unveiled Ladder Tender 1, which they say is a specialized support vehicle designed to assist their ladder company…
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AC unit catches fire in Yuma on South 11th Avenue
On Monday, November 3, at about 9 a.m., firefighters were called about a mini split AC unit fire in the area of South 11th…
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