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Mexico probe: marines abducted 27 at border, 12 found dead

July 22, 2020 6:13 AM The Associated Press, Dominique Newland

Mexican marines allegedly abducted 27 people in the northern border city of Nuevo Laredo in early 2018, 12 of whom were later found…

Legal challenges to border wall continue – and so does construction

July 22, 2020 6:08 AM Cronkite News

Conservationists expressed anger and frustration over the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision not to hear an appeal to stop the construction of…

City of San Luis has lowest cases of COVID-19 in Yuma County

July 21, 2020 11:15 PM Christian Galeno

SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA/KECY/Telemundo 3) – According to data provided by the Arizona Department of Health Services, Yuma County reported a total of…

Vandalism interrupts 911 system in El Centro

July 21, 2020 9:59 PM KYMA News Team, Christian Galeno

The El Centro Fire Department said it is advising AT&T residential and business accounts in the northwest part of the city of a phone and…

Advocates suspect unreported child abuse cases rising in Yuma County

July 21, 2020 12:08 PM Carmen Valencia

As the pandemic continues to change daily lives across the world and in Yuma County, advocates with Amberly’s Place said that it fears children are…

No outdoor salons or barbers for Imperial County

July 21, 2020 6:56 PM Lisa Sturgis

Imperial County will not be among those California counties allowing businesses like hair and nail salons, and barbershops, to move their operations…

Court rules IID holds water rights

July 21, 2020 12:01 PM Alexandra Rangel

The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) has won the battle over water rights in Imperial County.…

Nearly 300 new cases of coronavirus in Yuma

July 21, 2020 4:00 PM Lisa Sturgis, Jenny Day

New cases of coronavirus in Yuma County spiked again Tuesday in what’s proving to be a trend. …

YUHSD to offer students and parents options for 2020-21 school year

July 21, 2020 1:49 PM Lisa Sturgis

Yuma Union High School District (YUHSD) families have some choices to make before the start of the school year. Students, and their parents, will…

Elderly people in Mexicali transferred to CREA after shelter closes

July 21, 2020 1:48 PM Sumiko Keil, Christian Galeno

A group of older adults in Mexicali are transferred to the Youth Cultural House Center (CREA) after their shelter was closed due to risky…

Trump signs order targeting undocumented immigrants in the U.S. census

July 21, 2020 1:03 PM CNN

President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Tuesday that would exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in congressional…

Biden: Better child, elderly care can create 3 million jobs

July 21, 2020 11:32 AM The Associated Press

Joe Biden wants to spend more than three-quarters of a trillion dollars to dramatically improve care for older…

Scam Alert: Police warn of fake Craigslist property scam

July 21, 2020 11:01 AM Sumiko Keil

The Yuma Police Department (YFD) warns of fake property scams listed on…

Fire damages laundry room at Arizona Inn

July 21, 2020 10:50 AM Sumiko Keil

The laundry room at Arizona Inn sustained damaged after a dryer was on fire, says the Yuma Fire Department…

U.S. accuses Chinese hackers in targeting of COVID-19 research

July 21, 2020 10:38 AM The Associated Press

Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of…

St. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters face charges

July 21, 2020 10:20 AM CNN

The Missouri couple seen in a viral video brandishing guns at protesters outside their mansion has been…

Interstate 8 at Imperial Avenue to close for construction

July 21, 2020 9:06 AM Sumiko Keil

The Interstate 8 and Imperial Avenue alternate all lanes on I-8 from Forrester Road to State Route 86/4th Street starting Thursday, July 23 from 6:30…