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Victim claims she was held at gunpoint at her Foothills home in armed robbery

June 22, 2021 4:43 PM Adonis Albright

On Monday, The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) announced that deputies are looking into a home invasion robbery in the Foothills that happened in…

5 taken to hospital after car crash in Somerton

June 22, 2021 8:14 AM Sumiko Keil, Mercedes Martinez

Bystanders tell firefighters a third vehicle that left the scene caused the…

Democrats leave Arizona budget up in the air

June 22, 2021 4:42 PM Cody Lee

Arizona Democrats say they were shut out of negotiations involving the state’s $12.8 billion budget and, they say, they were never briefed on the…

Fire risks rise with temperatures

June 22, 2021 2:37 PM Wiley Jawhary

As temperatures rise so does the risk of fire.…

Hackers create fake Facebook profile for Yuma County Sheriff

June 22, 2021 1:02 PM Sumiko Keil, Brandon Mejia

YCSO urges public vigilance in the wake of the incident YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) warns the public to be…

Border Patrol: Human smuggler arrested in Dateland

June 22, 2021 5:23 AM Sumiko Keil, Cole Johnson

Deputies arrested a 24-year-old man after being accused of attempting to smuggle six migrants in a vehicle that only fit four…

2021 Child Tax Credit: Here’s who will get up to $1,800 per child in cash — and who will need to opt-out

June 22, 2021 5:06 AM CBS News

About 36 million American families on July 15 will start receiving monthly checks from the IRS, as part of the expanded Child Tax Credit. Eligible…

Mexico president to investigate border shooting of innocents

June 22, 2021 4:58 AM The Associated Press

Mexico’s president vowed to investigate the border shootings that left 19 people dead over the weekend, even as the latest homicide figures showed…

Arizona feeling brunt of wildfire activity across U.S. West

June 22, 2021 4:55 AM The Associated Press

Dozens of wildfires were burning in hot, dry conditions across the U.S. West, including a blaze touched off by lightning that was moving toward…

City of Yuma discusses new 10-year General Plan

June 21, 2021 9:42 PM April Hettinger

The City of Yuma’s General Plan hasn’t been updated since 2012. This new plan is now in voters’ hands and will lay out the future for the next 10…

Yuma Police Department asking for public’s help after arson downtown

June 21, 2021 4:19 PM Adonis Albright

The Yuma Police Department (YPD) is asking for the public for any information after Friday night’s arson on the 200 block of S 2nd Avenue, which…

YCSO investigates home invasion robbery in Foothills

June 21, 2021 5:47 PM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) is investigating a home invasion robbery n the…

Concern over lack of animal control in Imperial Valley

June 21, 2021 5:39 PM Wiley Jawhary

A shortage of animal control officers in the city of El Centro has the police taking on dog catching…

Agents rescue 14 migrants lost in mountains

June 21, 2021 1:25 PM Sumiko Keil, Mercedes Martinez

Border Patrol agents rescue 14 migrants after getting lost in the mountains. U.S. Border Patrol said the incidents happened within four days in seven…

Murder victim’s friend speaks out for the first time

June 21, 2021 12:54 PM Vince Ybarra

A friend of Poe Black, the trans man who’s body was found in the Coachella Canal, near Slab City, speaks out for the first time. …

VA to offer gender confirmation surgery to vets

June 21, 2021 7:30 AM Sumiko Keil, CBS News

The Department of Veterans Affairs will now offer transgender veterans gender confirmation…

FDA adviser who stepped down over Alzheimer’s drug approval says there’s no “good evidence that it works”

June 21, 2021 5:08 AM CBS News

A member of the FDA advisory committee who stepped down after the regulating body’s approval of Aduhelm, a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug, claims…