Rental assistance ready available for Imperial County residents
While we’re hoping to see the light at the end of tunnel making our way back to normalcy, certain effects of the pandemic look to linger on for a…
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Police: Woman kills her 2 kids with meat cleaver in Arizona
Police said a woman threatened to stab her husband over an argument about money to move to Japan before she allegedly killed their two children with…
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CBP: 23 people pulled from panga near Point Loma
The U.S. Coast Guard pulled 23 people from a panga early Monday off the coast of Point Loma in San Diego after the boat got itself stuck in the surf…
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Fallen officers remembered during annual ceremony
The 44th annual fallen officer memorial service took place over the weekend honoring the ones who paid the ultimate sacrifice to protect their…
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You can now wear a vaccine passport on your wrist
Goodbye vaccine selfie, and hello COVID verified bracelet! You can now wear a silicone bracelet to show everyone around you you’ve been…
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Monthly child tax credit payments to start hitting bank accounts July 15
Qualifying families will get monthly payments of up to $300 a month for each child under 6 and up to $250 a month for each child 6 to 18 years…
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Water crisis ‘couldn’t be worse’ on Oregon-California border
The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water to…
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No bail for former federal agent arrested in Arizona rapes
A retired Border Patrol agent arrested in connection with rapes two decades ago in at least four Arizona communities has been denied…
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$220M for Salton Sea, Abatti v. IID, spike in child abuse cases, COVID-19 updates
No need to worry if you missed out on any of KYMA’s headlines this week. Play catch up with the Weekly…
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Dove-hunting series provides training to inexperienced women
In collaboration with Yuma Valley Rod & Gun Club, Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) and Sprague’s Sports, the Yuma Trap & Skeet Club…
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Wildcats win Pac-12 Conference Titles in track and field
Arizona Track and Field competed in day two of the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday with Jordan Geist, Samantha Noennig and Justice Summerset winning…
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AZ’s largest blues festival tones it down this year
Flagstaff Blues and Brews, the largest blues festival in Arizona, announced Saturday they were cancelling their annual two day festival for a second…
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Roller coaster stalls out mid-ride, stranding passengers 20 feet in the air
A spinning, flipping roller coaster at an amusement park became stuck mid-ride on Saturday night, stranding nearly two dozen passengers 20 feet in…
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Recreational marijuana sales tax generates grant for YCSO
The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awarded the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office a grant totaling…
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Gov. Newsom budget to assist with multiple challenges the state is facing
This week Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) released his new plan to get California back on the right track following the pandemic. It’s called the…
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Police detain mother after two children found dead
‘What the children experienced is just horrific’ TEMPE, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Per CNN, the mother of two children who were found dead in a Tempe,…
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Democratic party members comment on Gov. Newsom’s proposed budget
Statewide Officers from the California Democratic Party (CADEM) issued the following statements on Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed $267.8 billion…
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Department of Corrections administers over 44,000 vaccines
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry (ADCRR) continues to offer COVID-19 vaccines to inmates at state and private prison…
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Yuma mayor encourages locals to seek employment following pandemic
On Thursday, Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) announced a new push to get Arizonans back to work, it includes up to a two-thousand dollar bonus and other…
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Border Patrol intercept smuggling attempt
Yuma Sector Border Patrol assigned to the Wellton station intercepted a smuggling attempt along Interstate 8…
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