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Local carpenter tasked with once in a lifetime job

October 22, 2019 1:17 AM KYMA News Team

Big things are in the works at KYMA . Next week, News 11 is expecting to debut a brand-new studio set. Here’s a glimpse inside the wood-shop…

Home Grown: Meet the students of 4H

October 22, 2019 12:41 AM KYMA News Team

Last week we talked about the positive impact the 4H program has on students in the Yuma community. In this week’s Home Grown, we get to meet…

Military Matters: Honoring Capt. Dakota Brandenburg

October 22, 2019 12:39 AM KYMA News Team

For today’s Military Matters, we honor Captain (Capt.) Dakota Brandenburg. Capt. Brandenburg enlisted in the Marine Corps six years ago. He is…

Bust at Andrade Port of Entry nets 100+ pounds of methamphetamine

October 22, 2019 12:33 AM KYMA News Team

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made a big methamphetamine bust at the Andrade Port of Entry this weekend. Officers say they discovered…

BREAKING NEWS: Somerton man sentenced to life for murder

October 22, 2019 12:20 AM KYMA News Team

BREAKING NEWS: A Yuma Superior Court judge just sentenced Oscar Quintero to life in prison for the murder of Clarissa Medina. Medina was the mother…

Humane Society of Yuma: starved dog too sick to save

October 21, 2019 11:49 PM KYMA News Team

A tragic ending to the Humane Society of Yuma’s fight to save a young dog’s life. The dog dubbed ” Zero ” was found in the…

Border Patrol stops sex offenders from re-entering country

October 21, 2019 11:32 PM KYMA News Team

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents prevented two convicted sex offenders from re-entering the country this weekend. Agents made their first arrest…

Free parenting classes at Crane Schools

October 21, 2019 11:10 PM KYMA News Team

Crane schools is offering a free parenting workshop for parents and caregivers of children from birth to age five. This partnership with…

SDSU Imperial Valley now offering admission workshops

October 21, 2019 10:30 PM KYMA News Team

In what is sure to be a valuable resource for local students, San Diego State University ( SDSU ) is holding a series of admission workshops at the…

Yuma woman sentenced to 120 days for shooting

October 21, 2019 9:52 PM KYMA News Team

120 days is the time Traci Lynn Vanaken will spend behind bars as she was sentenced in a Yuma courtroom Monday. Police say Vanaken opened fire on her…

Arizona suspends Medicaid work requirement

October 21, 2019 9:32 PM KYMA News Team

Arizona quietly suspended plans to require about 120,000 people to work, volunteer or go to school to receive Medicaid benefits, as courts have taken…

Crews battle 3-alarm fire in Holtville

October 21, 2019 8:49 PM KYMA News Team

The Imperial County Fire Department is responding to a 3-alarm fire on Interstate 8 and Anderholt Road. Crews said the fire has been controlled. ICFD…

Bomberos luchan contra fuerte incendio

October 21, 2019 8:34 PM KYMA News Team

El Departamento de Bomberos del Condado Imperial está respondiendo a una alarma de incendio nivel 3 en la carretera de Interstate 8 y…

Realizan primera caminata espacial exclusivamente de mujeres

October 21, 2019 6:19 PM KYMA News Team

El primer equipo de astronautas integrado exclusivamente por mujeres salió de la Estación Espacial Internacional el viernes para…

Hombre baleado en intento de homicidio

October 21, 2019 6:19 PM KYMA News Team

El Departamento de Policía de Yuma (YPD) está investigando un intento de homicidio que envió a un hombre al hospital el viernes.…

The Orionid Meter Shower 2019 Peaks tonight

October 21, 2019 4:38 PM KYMA News Team

The annual Orionid meteor shower peaks overnight on Monday, October 21 into Tuesday morning, but the moon could make it hard to see. According to the…