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Weather Authority Insider Blog: Air Quality Index

November 7, 2024 3:34 PM Melissa Zaremba

The Air Quality Index (AQI) is used for reporting daily air quality. Read more about the air quality index and what it…

Pet Talk: Meet Murphy

October 15, 2024 10:43 AM Melissa Zaremba

Meet our Pet of the Week!🐶 Murphy is an adorable pup who is looking for a forever home🏠 Click below to learn more about Murphy…

Sheltra Insurance celebrates 20 years in Yuma

October 14, 2024 5:43 PM Manoah Tuiasosopo

A local insurance business is celebrating 20 years in…

An update on the Brownfield Grant application process

October 15, 2024 7:10 AM Eduardo Morales

Yuma County is now set to lead the Brownfield Grant application process rather than the City of…

U.S. Air Force C-32 plane brings in First Lady Jill Biden to Yuma

October 14, 2024 5:01 PM Manoah Tuiasosopo

The United States Air Force C-32 plane brought in the First Lady Jill Biden to…

HSOY seeking justice for dog found with bound legs

October 14, 2024 4:48 PM Marcos Icahuate, Scott Gross

The Humane Society of Yuma (HSOY) is asking the public for help in finding the person who left a dog abandoned n an empty canal with her legs…

California drivers on gas tax proposal passed by state legislators

October 14, 2024 6:40 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

State legislators have passed a bill that could require refineries to maintain a minimum fuel reserve to avoid shortages, but some argue that could…

Suspect in stabbing incident arrested in Maricopa County

October 14, 2024 1:46 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

In a press release, the suspect, a 26-year-old man, is currently in custody in the Maricopa County after he was arrested for an unrelated charge, but…

BREAKING: Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to visit Yuma this weekend

October 14, 2024 1:07 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

In a press release obtained by KYMA, Emhoff is encouraging “supporters to vote early for Vice President Harris and Governor Walz” during his visit to…

Pumpkin in Europe weighs over 2,500 pounds

October 14, 2024 12:03 PM CNN Newsource, Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

A Belgian grower has won the Annual European Pumpkin Weighing Championship. His pumpkin tipped the scales at a massive 2,500 pounds, according to RTL…

YPD recovers body of man who accidentally drowned

October 14, 2024 11:12 AM Dillon Fuhrman, Valeria Rodriguez

According to the Yuma Police Department (YPD), they responded to call at around 12:33pm in response to a body located in a canal in the area of South…

Victim who died after being hit by a train identified

October 14, 2024 10:57 AM Dillon Fuhrman, Valeria Rodriguez

In a press release, YPD identified the victim as 45-year-old Margarita Koolick, and next of kin was…

Composting facility in Arizona allegedly giving off foul odor

October 14, 2024 8:18 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

A scent is hanging over part of the Laveen neighborhood in Phoenix. People living near 35th Avenue and Dobbins Road think the odor is coming from a…

La Gente Boxing Club hosts first amateur fight night boxing event

October 14, 2024 6:19 AM Jalen Fong, Dillon Fuhrman

Boxing clubs from across the Imperial Valley, Yuma, San Luis and Palm Springs came together to show off their best stuff and compete against other…

Issues like abortion and immigration drive voters in Arizona

October 14, 2024 6:00 AM CNN Newsource, Dillon Fuhrman, Samantha Byrd

We are now just weeks away from the 2024 presidential election and polls show hot button issues like immigration and abortion are driving voters in…

Man arrested near former President Trump’s Coachella rally for having illegal weapons

October 13, 2024 3:16 PM CNN Newsource, Dillon Fuhrman, NBC News, Zackary Moran-Norris

Authorities arrested a man on Saturday near former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Coachella, California. The man had some illegal weapons…