Yuma County Archives

Local woman wins ‘Military Spouse of the Year’ for MCAS Yuma

March 9, 2020 8:43 AM Sumiko Keil

Hana Romer has been named the 2020 Armed Forces Insurance Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (MCAS Yuma) Spouse of the…

Home Grown: The life of a farmer’s wife

March 9, 2020 10:14 AM Arianna Shell

From field to storefront, women in agriculture are helping to pave the way for a better…

Yuma County Library events: week of March 9

March 9, 2020 8:46 PM Arianna Shell

Yuma County Library events: week of March…

Man accused of sexually assaulting two young girls charged by State prosecutors

March 9, 2020 3:39 PM Ciara Encinas

The San Luis man accused of sexually assaulting two young girls under the age of 10 while his wife was babysitting them was formally charged by The…

State of Arizona honors ‘The Island’ with proclamation

March 9, 2020 6:00 PM Aziza Shuler

Monday at Arizona State Capitol, the pioneering families of the Gila Valley were presented with a legislative proclamation for the 100-year…

Don’t press your luck on St. Patrick’s Day, DUI Enforcement Detail

March 9, 2020 9:55 AM Sumiko Keil, Brandon Mejia

The Yuma Police Department is conducting a DUI detail Monday, March 16 to Tuesday, March…

SCFD: Morning accident results in injury

March 9, 2020 2:53 PM Ericka Conant

SOMERTON, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Somerton/Cocopah Fire Department (SCFD) responded to a crash Monday morning. It happened just before 8:00 a.m. at…

Teacher of the Year semi-finalists named

March 9, 2020 11:58 AM Sumiko Keil

Two semi-finalists for the annual Yuma County Teacher of the Year have been…

Multiple car crash in front of Fry’s

March 9, 2020 11:51 AM Sumiko Keil

Multiple car crash this morning on Fourth Avenue and 24th Street, use caution and avoid the…

Support your Food Bank, Yuma in need of donations

March 9, 2020 6:09 AM Crystal Jimenez

The Yuma Community Food Bank is requesting donated food items, as they begin to see a shortage in supplies as summer approaches.…

Art Trails: A tour of Foothills artists

March 8, 2020 2:25 PM Ericka Conant

Sunday is the last day of the Art Trails studio tour in the Foothills.…

YPG successfully tests artillery that will lead to a new battalion

March 6, 2020 6:27 PM Ciara Encinas

The first test for a future new Army battalion happening in our own…

New border wall going up in San Luis

March 6, 2020 12:40 PM Carmen Valencia

A new section of border wall in going up on San Luis, Arizona. The area of new infrastructure is located just west of the port of…

YPG testing shuts down part of US-95

March 6, 2020 9:55 AM Christian Galeno

YUMA, Ariz. (KECY/KYMA) – Arizona Department of Transportation is alerting drivers of temporary closures north of Yuma on US Highway 95 this morning…

Planting trees for the future

March 6, 2020 7:14 AM Crystal Jimenez

Trying to make a difference by planting one tree at a time. The City of Yuma and Arizona Public Service (APS) came together to grow the tree count in…

Yuma’s Most Wanted 3-9-2020

March 6, 2020 7:10 AM Sumiko Keil

The Yuma Police Department advises the community to call your local law enforcement agency if you have any information that will lead to the arrest…

Roads: Heftier slurry seal to be added

March 5, 2020 10:27 PM Ciara Encinas

We drive on them every day and many complain that they could use some…

Nisili’s Fight: Local conversation addressing deadly opioid crisis

March 5, 2020 4:42 PM Aziza Shuler

On January 14, 2020, sadly 18-year old Nisili Tuiasosopo became another young victim to the fatal opioid…

Babysitter’s husband accused of sexually assaulting two children

March 5, 2020 4:34 PM Ciara Encinas, Jenny Day

A San Luis man was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly sexually assaulting two young girls.…

AZ Department of Education confirms academic fraud in local school

March 5, 2020 5:48 PM Carmen Valencia

After an in-depth investigation that took place for several months the Arizona Department of Education (ADE), found security violations at Rio…