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Yuma Blood Drive

January 6, 2021 5:42 PM Mercedes Martinez

January 13 – 14 YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma Civic Center will be holding a Yuma Regional Medical Venter blood drive from Jan. 13 – 14.…

Mountain Dew launches new flavor

January 6, 2021 5:25 PM Mercedes Martinez

New Mountain Dew flavor, “Major Melon” The first new permanent flavor in more than a decade. A “truly transportive taste,” or so the peeps at…

Yuma man facing multiple charges after allegedly setting his family’s home on fire

January 6, 2021 5:11 PM Adonis Albright

61-year-old James Ebsch appeared virtually in Yuma County Superior Court on Wednesday, where he was charged with one count of arson of an occupied…

US Capitol secured, woman dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden’s win

January 6, 2021 4:29 PM CNN

The US Capitol is once again secured but a woman is dead after supporters of President Donald Trump breached one of the most iconic American…

Hill leaders push to restart electoral count Wednesday night after mob stormed Capitol

January 6, 2021 4:42 PM CNN

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that Congress would resume the certification of the Electoral College votes on Wednesday after rioters…

Imperial County to begin next phase of coronavirus vaccinations

January 6, 2021 2:42 PM Lisa Sturgis

The Imperial County Health Public Health Department (ICPHD) announced Wednesday it is moving into the second phase of coronavirus…

Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol as armed standoff takes place outside House chamber

January 6, 2021 1:38 PM CNN

Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol and one woman has been shot as one of the most iconic American buildings is…

Arizona objection stops electoral vote count

January 6, 2021 1:39 PM Arlette Yousif

Rep. Paul Gosar, (R-Ariz.) brought an abrupt halt to the symbolic Congressional electoral vote count Wednesday with an…

U.S. Capitol locked down as Trump supporters clash with police

January 6, 2021 12:47 PM The Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol locked down Wednesday with lawmakers inside as violent clashes broke out between supporters of President Donald Trump and…

Republicans raise first objection in Congress to Biden win

January 6, 2021 11:49 AM The Associated Press

Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona, flanked by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, rose to object to the typically routine acceptance of…

CBP: Two armed smugglers arrested at Highway 111 checkpoint

January 6, 2021 10:36 AM Sumiko Keil

El Centro Border Patrol agents arrested two armed smugglers at the Highway 111…

Gov. Ducey announces expansion of wastewater testing in Yuma County

January 6, 2021 8:52 AM Sumiko Keil

Arizona Governor announces a $500,000 fund to a wastewater testing pilot project to provide early detection of COVID-19 in Yuma…

Three suspects arrested in connection with fatal crash in San Luis Rio Colorado

January 6, 2021 8:34 AM Sumiko Keil

Police in San Luis Rio Colorado (SLRC), Sonora, search for five suspects in a deadly hit-run…

Mega Millions jackpot increases to $490 million

January 6, 2021 5:51 AM Sumiko Keil, Dominique Newland

Mega Millions jackpot increases after there is no winner from Tuesday…

Mexico to vaccinate rural elderly, but still awaits vaccine

January 6, 2021 5:27 AM The Associated Press

Once Mexico has vaccinated its frontline medical workers against COVID-19, the government will turn its attention to the elderly living in its most…

Human remains found by hiker in a north-central Arizona wash

January 6, 2021 5:20 AM The Associated Press

Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials said Tuesday that they are trying to determine if it’s a missing person from…

California hospital, in midst of COVID-19 crisis, maxes out

January 6, 2021 5:23 AM The Associated Press

The virus is raging and California remains at or near the top of the list of states with the most new cases per capita.…

Warnock makes history in winning Georgia runoff, CNN projects, as control of Senate down to Perdue-Ossoff race

January 6, 2021 2:28 AM CNN

Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, was elected on Tuesday to be the first Black senator from Georgia, CNN…

Yuma County’s unemployment rate is down from same time last year, but what does it mean?

January 5, 2021 4:40 PM Adonis Albright

The word unemployment carries with it a particular stigma, but in the age of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s a word all too familiar. For Yuma County…

ICPHD prepares for tier two of vaccine rollout

January 5, 2021 5:39 PM Alexandra Rangel

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), While the vaccine rollout across the U.S. has been slower than anticipated, the Imperial County Public Health…