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Coronavirus: Daily Update

March 6, 2020 11:56 AM Lisa Sturgis

The latest statistics and stories on the coronavirus outbreak for Friday, March 6, 2020…

Man sentenced to life for sexually abusing children

March 6, 2020 4:29 PM Ericka Conant

James Lee Jones Jr. of Tuba City, Ariz. was sentenced to life in prison for multiple counts of child sexual…

Agrobaja kicks of in Mexicali

March 5, 2020 12:51 PM Alexandra Rangel

Agrobaja, the biggest agriculture and fishing expo in Mexico kicked off Thursday…

DPS inspects 1,200+ Arizona school buses

March 6, 2020 3:02 PM Lisa Sturgis

A criminal investigation cast doubts on the safety of nearly 1,300 school buses in Arizona, so the Department of Public Safety re-inspected all of…

Passenger from quarantined cruise ship dies

March 6, 2020 1:09 PM Lisa Sturgis

A passenger from a previous voyage aboard the Grand Princess has died from coronavirus. …

Government to send military police to borders

March 6, 2020 1:27 PM Lisa Sturgis

The U.S. Government says it’s sending 160 military police and engineers to two border crossings to deal with asylum seekers in case a federal appeals…

10-year-old prompts SWAT standoff in San Diego

March 6, 2020 1:05 PM Gabriel Salazar

San Diego Police Officers arrested a 10-year-old boy after he allegedly opened fire on police Thursday, then hid in a shed, prompting a SWAT standoff…

Arizona prepares for coronavirus to hit the courts

March 6, 2020 12:56 PM Lisa Sturgis

Arizona’s state court system is preparing for possible hearings and other proceedings related to the coronavirus…

Smugglers continue damaging old border wall in Mexicali

March 6, 2020 12:45 PM KYMA News Team

In the middle of the vehicle border crossings on the U.S. – Mexico border in Mexicali, smugglers continue damaging the border wall in hopes of…

Arizona health officials confirm third case of coronavirus

March 6, 2020 12:33 PM Lisa Sturgis

Arizona health officials confirm, the state has its third diagnosed case of the…

What a new study is saying about eating eggs every day

March 6, 2020 12:16 PM Jenny Day

There are so many conflicting studies; here’s the latest.…

Turn off your phone! Friday is national day of unplugging

March 6, 2020 12:14 PM Jenny Day

Could you do…

Keeping your cell phone clean

March 6, 2020 12:09 PM Jenny Day

Tips on how to avoid cell phone…

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…

Trump signs $8.3 billion funding package to fight coronavirus

March 6, 2020 8:34 AM Sumiko Keil

President Donald Trump signed a $8.3 billion emergency spending package to combat the virus…

SLRC shooting: 2 dead, 3 injured after gunfight

March 6, 2020 8:12 AM Sumiko Keil

Two men killed and three others are seriously injured in a gunfight in San Luis Rio Colorado,…

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…