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PHOTO GALLERY: December Full Cold Moon

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December 4, 2025 7:24 PM Melissa Zaremba

December’s full moon appeared in our skies, shining big and bright across the Desert Southwest. Take a look at some of the photos sent in from our…

Naval Air Facility El Centro hosting poster design contest

December 4, 2025 3:06 PM Marcos Icahuate, Andrea Turisk

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) – Naval Air Facility El Centro is holding a design contest for the 2026 NAF El Centro air show poster. All participants must…

Senator Padilla calls for public input on Imperial County data center

December 4, 2025 2:30 PM Marcos Icahuate

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – California Senator Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) sent a letter requesting for further information on the data center…

Murder of woman in Arizona linked back to Imperial Valley

December 4, 2025 2:20 PM Adrik Vargas

PINETOP, Ariz. (KYMA) – A homicide investigation that took place in Pinetop, Arizona last month has been linked to a well-known Imperial Valley…

Brawley police chief announces retirement

December 3, 2025 7:16 PM Karina Bazarte

BRAWLEY, Calif. (KYMA) – After 29 years of serving in the law enforcement industry the Brawley police chief is taking off his badge. “29…

Christmas tree safety tips

December 3, 2025 1:03 AM Karina Bazarte

The Imperial County Fire Department (ICFD) is reminding the community to decorate safely this holiday season especially when it comes to Christmas…

Two men hit by truck in Calexico expected to survive

December 2, 2025 5:20 PM Karina Bazarte, Jailene Aguilera

The Calexico Police Department (CPD) says the crash happened on Imperial Avenue and Sixth Street last Friday. Police say two men were crossing the…

Locals speak out on data central approval for Imperial County

December 1, 2025 4:50 PM Karina Bazarte

Last week, the City of Imperial shared information about a large-scale date center complex that could be built in the area of Aten Boulevard and…

City of El Centro to host Christmas Tree Lighting and Street Fair

December 1, 2025 11:55 AM Dillon Fuhrman, Andrea Turisk

According to a press release, the event is taking place Friday, December 5, at Fire Station No. 3, located at 1910 Waterman Avenue, from 5:00 p.m. to…

El Centro Spartans 10U football team heads to Florida

November 30, 2025 12:06 AM Karina Bazarte

The Spartans kept rolling in Solano County, beating the 10U Oakland Dynamites 7-0 for the Northern California regional…

Shoppers cross the border for Black Friday deals in Calexico

November 28, 2025 4:05 PM Adrik Vargas

Black Friday brought plenty of excitement to the Gran Plaza Outlets in Calexico, where shoppers from Mexicali crossed the border looking to stretch…

Calexico gives meals to the homeless and elderly for Thanksgiving Day

November 27, 2025 3:36 PM Abraham Retana

For more than 30 years, Calexico Neighborhood House has celebrated the holidays with the traditional meal including turkey, mashed potato and…

Imperial Valley woman found dead in Pinetop, Arizona

November 27, 2025 12:39 PM Marcos Icahuate, Danyelle Burke North

A woman was found shot in Pinetop, according to the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was identified as 59-year-old Kerri Ann…

Holiday enforcement period begins

November 26, 2025 5:26 PM Karina Bazarte

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) El Centro Sector says their main focus this holiday season is occupant…

Five semi-trucks caught on fire at gas station in Imperial County

November 26, 2025 8:25 AM Karina Bazarte, Dillon Fuhrman, Jailene Aguilera

The Imperial County Fire Department (ICFD) says they received a call about a semi-truck on fire at a Speedway gas station located at the intersection…

Drug paraphernalia found in vacant home in Calexico

November 26, 2025 8:13 AM Karina Bazarte, Dillon Fuhrman, Skylar Heisey

CPD says the home was being inspected earlier this week when they found several squatters inside, along with drug paraphernalia and signs of narcotic…