Yuma man charged for premeditated murder, held on more than $1M bond
According to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), a suspect, Joshua Dominic Ornelas was arrested by the Yuma Police Department on July 12 and was…
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Hurricane Kay increasing flood threats for the Desert Southwest
Tracking Hurricane Kay and the impacts it can bring to us here in the Desert Southwest.…
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Governor Ducey returns to Yuma, tours border
The visit comes two weeks since the state completed their project of putting shipping containers in Yuma’s wall…
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Yuma County offers sandbags to community on September 9
Yuma County will be giving out filled sandbags to the community starting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, September 9 at the Yuma County Public Works…
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Yuma Fire Department strike team deployed to the Fairview fire near Hemet, California
According to the Yuma Fire Department (YFD), they have received a mutual aid request from California to deploy a strike team to help with the…
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Yumans prepare for flood watch
Many locals came out to the Yuma Civic Center parking lot to prepare for this weekend’s predicted rain…
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Vista H.S. sees major decline in dropout rate
The Yuma Union High School District (YUHSD) is celebrating a big fall in dropout rates at one of our high…
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City of Yuma is making changes to their firework ordinance
The City of Yuma is making changes to its current fireworks law after receiving complaints from the…
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Business owners say dove hunters bring economic boost
Visit Yuma says the night before opening day hotels have 20% or more rooms filled than…
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City of Yuma offering self-serve sandbag filling station to the community from September 8-10
The City of Yuma is offering sand bags to the community and will have a self-serve sandbag filling station at the east parking lot of the Yuma Civic…
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Former Friendship Park site closing in San Luis, Arizona
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) said they will close the former Friendship Park site for the new construction project at the San Luis…
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School crossing guard died due to injuries from accident in Yuma
A 70-year-old woman Maria Cecilia Chavez was working as a school crossing guard and was hit by a car on September 1, she recently died on September 6…
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Panic false alarm from Crane Middle School in Yuma
There was a false panic alarm from Crane Middle School on Tuesday, September 6 around 3:46 p.m. that the Yuma Police Department responded to and were…
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Home Grown: Farmers face challenges as production costs continue to skyrocket
YUMA, Ariz. (KECY, KYMA) – In today’s Home Grown, Yuma County is the Winter Lettuce Capital of North America and produces about 90 percent of…
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Kari Lake gets local endorsements in visit to Yuma
Lake received big endorsements from local lawmakers like Mayor Doug Nicholls, County Supervisor Jonathan Lines, and State Representative Tim…
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Locals fundraise for woman with stage three breast cancer
Julie Spickerman was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer one month ago and had to find another place to…
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Home Grown: The U of A extension hosted a workshop for continuing AG education
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – In today’s Home Grown, the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension hosted the Fall Integrated Pest Management…
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Home Grown: Yuma County Water Users’ Association Drought Update
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – In today’s Home Grown, drought preparations continue throughout the country. And locally in the desert southwest,…
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Home Grown: Local farmers facing water shortage on the Colorado River
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – In today’s Home Grown, Lake Mead and Lake Powell are in danger of reaching critically low levels, causing local…
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Yuma J.C. Penney store fire extinguished by sprinkler system
The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) says a J.C. Penney store caught fire, damaging a storage room but was extinguished by its sprinkler…
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