New media room draws interest at Yuma Main Library
The Yuma Main Library now has a media studio room open to the…
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Grant awarded to improve school bus safety
The Arizona Transportation Modernization Grant Program awarded $785,000 to the Yuma Schools Transportation Consortium to improve bus-rider…
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AWC celebrates Black History Month with upcoming events
Arizona Western College (AWC) celebrates Black History Month with upcoming events and activities at the Yuma…
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AWC scholarship cycle gives chances for students to receive scholarships
The Arizona Western College Foundation scholarship cycle is now open and gives students the opportunity to apply for scholarships to have a chance to…
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Camp Inferno puts teen girls in role of firefighter
The Yuma Fire Department is hosting Camp Inferno this week, a three-day program offering teen girls a real-world firefighting…
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AWC, YRMC enter into affiliation agreement to build future of regional healthcare
As hospitals and healthcare providers across the nation struggle to fill vacant positions, local leaders are focused on new innovative solutions…
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Arizona Western College hosts Heart & Healthy relationships fair
Arizona Western college hosted a relationships fair on campus that occurs every…
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Two students in the YUHSD named finalists for 2023 Flinn Scholarship
The Flinn Foundation has selected Cibola High School senior Kaylee Woods and San Luis High School senior Efren Figueroa as finalists for the Flinn…
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NAU expands nursing program with grant
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – As the nursing shortage continues putting a strain on hospitals nationwide, the Arizona Department of Health…
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Sonora students recognized for their drawings in Binational Clean Air Calendar
Sonora students were recognized for their drawings that illustrated the 2023 Binational Clean Air…
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First Lady Jill Biden visits Mesa to discuss education
First Lady Jill Biden visited Mesa Community College, in Arizona, to highlight how affordable community college programs are to…
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AIA Girls soccer playoffs: Gila Ridge vs. Marana
YUMA, Az. (KYMA, KECY) – Gila Ridge girls soccer making the short trip over to AWC for their play-in match against Marana. Early on the Hawks on…
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AWC career expo offers students opportunities
Students and parents learned about the opportunities Arizona Western College (AWC) and other schools offer to continue with their higher…
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AWC hosts open mic and artists’ showcase in Parker
Science Fiction students and the Creative Writing School from Arizona Western College will host their sixth annual Open Mic and Artists’…
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NAU receives $6.4 million grant to expand accelerated nursing programs and scholarships
Northern Arizona University (NAU) received a $6.4 million grant to expand its accelerated nursing programs to 16…
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Arizona State Legislature waives education funding cap
The HCR2001 bill gives Arizona schools the ability to spend just over $1 billion appropriated last…
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Gila Ridge’s Faber signs LOI with Ottawa University
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Brayden Faber, a senior from Gila Ridge, signed his national letter of intent and took the next steps in both his…
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8-year-old wakes up from coma after a trampoline accident
SAN DIEGO, Ca. (CNN/KYMA, KECY) –Â A young boy in California has woken up from a medically-induced coma after sustaining a brain injury on a…
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YRMC and AWC announces a joint venture
The Foundation of Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) has received a $500,500 grant from the Flinn…
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USDA propose reduction of sugar and sodium in school lunches
The Department of Agriculture wants to make school breakfasts and lunches healthier. The agency has unveiled new proposed guidelines to reduce both…
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