Yuma County Archives

Local vets take to the skies for ‘Dream Flights’

April 17, 2023 12:58 PM Adam Klepp

Dream Flights pilot Carl Geisert was their guide to the skies Monday, flying the vets in a restored 1944…

USPA hosts Drug Tested Powerlifting Classic Yuma

April 16, 2023 1:53 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

According to the USPA, their goal is to ensure lifters that they are “provided an opportunity and location of showcasing the results of their efforts…

Fort Yuma Rotary hosts Pars Under The Stars

April 16, 2023 1:34 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

The tournament took place at Desert Hills Par 3 Golf Course from 5:00pm till midnight, featuring glow-in-the-dark golf…

Addie Packs hosts 2nd Annual Walk for Addie

April 15, 2023 1:01 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

The event was to honor Addison Tams, Addie for short, who was born with a congenital heart defect (CHD) in 2008, but died in…

Special Olympics Arizona hosts Track and Field meet in Yuma

April 15, 2023 12:34 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

The Yuma Delegation of the Special Olympics Arizona held a Track and Field meet Saturday. The meet took place at Cibola High School’s track at 9:00am…

Powerlifting with the Special Olympics

April 14, 2023 7:53 PM Vanessa Gongora

While lifting weights is a great way to stay in shape, for some it’s more than a competition. Athlete Isabel Camacho says the Special Olympics always…

Marine Corps training for natural disaster

April 14, 2023 5:45 PM Abraham Retana

If you saw helicopters landing at the Kiwanis Park of Yuma Friday afternoon, don’t worry it’s all part of a…

Local school district increases employees’ salaries

April 14, 2023 1:53 PM Faith Rodriquez

Crane Elementary School District employees will receive a 7% salary increase beginning July…

YRMC announces permanent memorial honoring lives lost to COVID-19

April 14, 2023 11:38 AM Samantha Byrd

It’s been about three years since COVID-19 impacted our community and this week marked the three-year anniversary of Yuma Regional Medical…

‘Go Orange for Animals’ campaign raises animal cruelty awareness

April 14, 2023 12:53 PM Faith Rodriquez

April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals month and the Humane Society of Yuma announced the launch of the “Go Orange for Animals”…

EXPLAINER: What might Colorado River cuts mean for states?

April 14, 2023 9:35 AM The Associated Press

The Biden administration floated two ideas this week to reduce water usage from the dwindling Colorado River, which supplies 40 million…

Congressman Ruben Gallego holds ag roundtable in Yuma

April 13, 2023 5:53 PM Adam Klepp

Local ag leaders shared their hopes for what will be in the 2023 Farm Bill, which Congress tries to pass every five years to address any agriculture…

‘Get Axed’ is bringing more fun to the Yuma community

April 13, 2023 5:11 PM Vanessa Gongora

Grab your friends and family to “Get Axed.” The grand opening is on Saturday, April…

Four apartments damaged by fire

April 13, 2023 4:32 PM Abraham Retana

What was thought to be a normal day took a turn Thursday afternoon on Yuma’s west side after a fire damaged four…

Former MCAS daycare worker requests plea change

April 13, 2023 2:15 PM Jalen Fong

The second former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma daycare worker accused of abusing up to 13 children requested a change of plea on…

Former YRMC nurse sentenced in sexual abuse case

April 13, 2023 2:20 PM Jalen Fong

The former Yuma Regional Medical Center Emergency Room nurse accused of sexually abusing three victims was sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison…