Yuma County Archives

Officers find burned body in car fire

January 13, 2020 5:42 PM Ciara Encinas, Jenny Day

Officers revealed they found a burned body in the jeep that caught fire Friday…

Local Puerto Ricans afraid for family on the island as hundreds of aftershocks continue

January 13, 2020 5:51 PM Aziza Shuler

The Puerto Rican government estimates the quakes have caused $110-million in damages and have destroyed over 500 structures, killing at least one…

Abuse statistics for 2018-2019

January 13, 2020 11:46 AM Teagan Rasche

Have domestic violence cases in Yuma increased or decreased between 2018 and…

State pumps the breaks on Somerton High

January 13, 2020 5:37 PM Ciara Encinas

SOMERTON, Ariz. (KYMA, FOX 9) – A state board decision is pumping the breaks on new construction at Somerton High School. The City of Somerton is…

Kofa Dance presents: Unity

January 13, 2020 5:10 PM Ericka Conant

Kofa High School’s award-winning dance program is excited to present its first performance of the…

Fight breaks out at Yuma prison

January 13, 2020 4:40 PM Ciara Encinas

A fight broke out on a recreation field at the Arizona State Prison Complex Yuma Saturday.…

Crane Schools awarded $399,600 grant

January 13, 2020 3:51 PM Ericka Conant

A highly-competitive grant was just awarded to Crane Elementary Schools in…

Police search for suspect in fatal hit-and-run motorcycle crash

January 12, 2020 8:36 PM Lisa Sturgis, Gabriel Salazar, Sumiko Keil

New information from police emerges after last night’s tragic…

Yuma County wants to hear your voice

January 13, 2020 2:54 PM Ericka Conant

Yuma County is looking for public opinion on its 5-Year Economic Development…

Yuma County Health offers diabetes education and prevention classes

January 13, 2020 6:43 AM Crystal Jimenez

Yuma Health officials said the incidence rate for diabetes in Yuma County alone is higher than in the state of…

One person in custody after incident on Madison Avenue

January 12, 2020 9:16 PM Lisa Sturgis

Yuma police took two people into custody after an incident at a home in the area of 27th and Madison Avenues Sunday…

Rural Metro responds to consecutive Yuma fires

January 12, 2020 2:36 PM Ericka Conant

The Rural Metro Fire department responded to two consecutive fires in Yuma Saturday…

4.0- Magnitude earthquake hits Mexicali

January 11, 2020 10:49 PM Gabriel Salazar

The United States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S) is reporting a preliminary 4.0 Magnitude earthquake striking Delta locates in the municipality of…

Car goes up in flames at Yuma Valley Park

January 12, 2020 1:35 AM Christian Galeno

Yuma Police Department (YPD) responded to a suspicious car fire at Yuma Valley Park around 11:30pm Saturday…

Department of Homeland Security: Acting Secretary Chad Wolf visits new border wall

January 10, 2020 10:31 AM Carmen Valencia, Teagan Rasche

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf will be in Yuma Friday to provide updates on the border wall construction and the progress with the…

HLS Elementary School Spelling Bee!

January 10, 2020 6:49 PM Jenny Day

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Court documents reveal what happened before-and-after murder of local taxi cab driver

January 10, 2020 2:08 PM Gabriel Salazar

Three local teenagers tied to the robbing and killing of a San Luis taxi driver learned how many years they face in…

KYMA judges HLS Spelling Bee!

January 10, 2020 6:35 PM Jenny Day

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Local Iranian-Armenian woman opens up about U.S.-Iran conflict

January 10, 2020 6:33 PM Aziza Shuler

With the back and forth conflict between Iran and America, many people are living in fear of what will happen…

San Luis Port of Entry reopened after temporary morning closure

January 10, 2020 10:20 AM Sumiko Keil

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the San Luis Port of Entry is closed for now due to a special…