Yuma County’s saliva testing event tests hundreds for COVID
Yuma County held another saliva test Saturday to pinpoint the coronavirus and help minimize the spread. Cars were rolling in, testing those ages 5…
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Public forum for proposed APS rate-hike
Arizona utility company is reuesting a rate…
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Local Girl Scout troop pushes through pandemic challenges
The Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona are facing challenges caused by the Coronavirus pandemic YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Girl Scouts of America…
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More coronavirus vaccine headed for Yuma County
The Yuma County Public Health District (YCPHD) announced Friday more doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine will arrive next…
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Cardwell found guilty
Five years after the death of Celine Matus Carreno, Jared Cardwell has been found guilty of second degree murder on…
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A moment of silence for local COVID victims
The ceremony began with a bell ring at approximately 3:30 pm and continued to ring 633 times for each life lost in the county to a pandemic with no…
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Border Patrol releases Gadsden escapee back into U.S. after claiming credible fear
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) captured an escaped 22-year-old Honduran national who fled from a moving bus on Thursday, by breaking out of…
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Amberly’s Place executive director to retire
The executive director at Amberly’s Place announced her retirement on Friday from the organization after more than 20…
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YPD identify pedestrian killed in crash
YPD says Gerald Tams was walking his dog when he was struck by a Chevy Cobalt driven by a 30-year-old man.…
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Closing arguments begin in Cardwell Trial
The trial began in October 2020, but after months jurors will determine if Cardwell will be found guilty for Celine Carreno’s death in May of 2015.…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Inside the work of respiratory therapists in the age of COVID-19
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) has been at the forefront of the coronavirus pandemic, from its highs to its low. But through it all, a small,…
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Yuma Civic Center site vaccinates hundreds
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) kicked off its first round of vaccinations to the public Thursday morning at the Yuma Civic…
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High-risk sex offender has new address in Yuma
The Yuma Police Department says David Wayne Vanderveer, 61, now lives at the 5000 block of E. 32nd Street in…
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Elderly man killed in traffic accident
A traffic accident left an elderly Yuma man dead Wednesday…
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Yuma wife and mother speaks out after losing her husband to ALS
41-year-old Marcos Torres was a loving husband and father. He was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, about two years ago.…
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Local clinics work to quickly get COVID-19 vaccines to patients
Local clinics have been inundated with calls from patients wanting and needing the COVID-19 vaccine, but right now, health professionals can’t get…
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2021 Silver Spur Rodeo postponed due to coronavirus
This year fans of the 76th Annual Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo will have to wait to pull the gate a little longer.…
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3 taken to hospital after car crash in Somerton
Firefighters say all three individuals suffered non-life threatening…
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Local church combines ‘Girl Power’ with a higher power
Local church hosts women empowerment…
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Frustration surrounds COVID vaccine appointments
Vaccination sites in Yuma County are having a hard time keeping up with the high demand of the community. One local woman says she and her husband…
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