Yuma County Archives

Local mom & sheriff react to new House Bill helping prevent fentanyl death

April 24, 2025 3:59 PM Danyelle Burke North

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) says in 2022, there was over 73,000 fentanyl deaths in the U.S. This averages to about 200 deaths per day.…

One man dead in head-on car crash in Wellton

April 24, 2025 2:36 PM Marcos Icahuate, Eduardo Morales

A man died in Wellton after a car crash, leaving another person with serious injuries, according to Yuma County Sheriff’s Office…

Yuma City Council discusses preliminary budget for upcoming Fiscal Year 2026

April 23, 2025 3:28 PM Eduardo Morales

The Yuma City Council discussed the preliminary budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2026 Wednesday…

YumaCats to award over $40,000 in scholarships at free community event

April 23, 2025 12:02 PM Miriam Ordonez

The YumaCats will host their annual scholarship awards ceremony on Tuesday, April 29 at 6 p.m. at Gowan Company in downtown Yuma, and the public is…

AWC students showcase their creativity during two annual events

April 23, 2025 11:06 AM Dillon Fuhrman, Andrea Turisk

The events took place on April 16, where students on the Yuma and San Luis campuses not only celebrated their creativity and hard work, but were also…

Yuma man suffers life-threatening injuries following ATV crash

April 23, 2025 9:26 AM Dillon Fuhrman, Danyelle Burke North

The Yuma Police Department (YPD) is investigating a crash which left a man injured. The crash happened before 7:00 p.m. Tuesday in the area of E.…

San Luis celebrates Earth Day with community tree planting

April 22, 2025 6:12 PM Adrik Vargas

In honor of Earth Day, the City of San Luis hosted a community tree planting event Tuesday morning at Los Olivos…

DMF Living Soils produces healthy soil using earthworm farm

April 22, 2025 5:48 PM Eduardo Morales

On Tuesday’s Home Grown report, we featured DMF Living Soils that farms earthworms in order to produce healthier…

Storage manager wins Arizona Self-storage Association’s Manager of the Year award

April 22, 2025 5:46 PM Eduardo Morales

“When I won, Yuma also won, and that’s what makes me feel so proud for the work that we do,” said Peter Torres, winner of Arizona Self-Storage…

Local non-profit in Yuma continues to help children and families transporting for medical care

April 22, 2025 5:14 PM Manoah Tuiasosopo

Addie Packs are filled with supplies like teddy bears, blankets, and Walmart gift cards and are designed to help ill children and their families get…

10th Annual Suicide Awareness and Prevention Event happening this weekend

April 22, 2025 5:27 PM Miriam Ordonez

The 10th Annual 428X Suicide Awareness and Prevention Event is set for this Saturday, and organizers say it will be the biggest one…

Level 3 sex offender notification: Armando Corona

April 22, 2025 4:58 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Jailene Aguilera

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) has issued a notification regarding a Level 3 sex offender in the Somerton…

New Senate bill helping local college campuses

April 22, 2025 4:45 PM Danyelle Burke North

Senator Tim Dunn has been a champion for local Career and Technical Education Districts (CTED), community colleges, and…

More local reaction to Pope Francis’ passing and the future of the Catholic Church

April 22, 2025 1:11 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Andrea Turisk

Locals across Yuma County are sharing more of their reaction to the passing of Pope…

Military Matters: Honoring the life of fallen Yuma trooper

April 21, 2025 6:06 PM Danyelle Burke North

In Monday’s Military Matters, we honor the life and legacy of a Yuma Veteran who passed away while serving our…

Decades of love & saving lives: Local couple survives heart attack and stroke saving each other’s lives

April 21, 2025 6:00 PM Danyelle Burke North

Dirk and Sharon Anderson have been happily married for 45 years. But their love story isn’t just about romance. It’s about saving each other’s lives.…

Wellton police secure $2 million in grants, still seek funding for new station

April 21, 2025 4:32 PM Andrea Turisk

The Wellton Police Department (WPD) says most of their equipment funding comes from grants and in a couple years alone that funding has really helped…