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Shots on demand now available at Yuma Civic Center

April 27, 2021 3:00 PM Lisa Sturgis

Getting a coronavirus vaccine in Yuma County just got as simple as showing up to get your…

Biden picks Texas sheriff who criticized Trump-era policies for ICE director

April 27, 2021 1:18 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden will nominate Harris County, Texas, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, a critic of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, to…

CDC issues new guidance on outdoor masks

April 27, 2021 11:01 AM Lisa Sturgis

Up until now the recommendation from the CDC has been to wear a mask outdoors, regardless of your vaccine status. New guidance released to eases…

Biden administration announces new operation to crack down on human smuggling

April 27, 2021 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

The Biden administration announced Tuesday an operation focused on disrupting transnational criminal organizations, including human smugglers who…

Recall against Newsom to move forward

April 27, 2021 9:04 AM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia

It’s official. California Governor Gavin Newsom will face a recall…

Calls grow louder for police to release bodycam video six days after the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.

April 27, 2021 8:22 AM CNN

Six days after Andrew Brown Jr. was fatally shot by police, protesters gathered again Monday to call for the release of the police body camera…

City anticipates five months to open marijuana dispensary

April 26, 2021 6:13 PM April Hettinger

It’s been one week since a San Luis dispensary was granted a recreational marijuana license by the Arizona Department of Health Services (AZDHS), but…

Rescues rise along Imperial County’s southern border

April 26, 2021 12:11 PM Wiley Jawhary

More and more migrants are making distress calls from the remote desert areas surrounding Imperial County.…

Somerton man dies from injuries suffered in crash

April 26, 2021 1:36 PM Lisa Sturgis, Mercedes Martinez

An elderly Somerton man has died from the injuries he suffered during a traffic accident last week.…

San Luis Police Chief becomes first Governor-appointed commission member in south county

April 26, 2021 4:28 PM Adonis Albright

San Luis Polce Chief Richard Jessup made history as the department’s first chief to be appointed by Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to the Commission to…

Yuma unemployment rate still among highest in the nation

April 26, 2021 12:59 PM Arlette Yousif, Brandon Mejia

Yuma’s unemployment rate improves slightly from 11.8 percent to 11.3 percent. Still, it is higher than the national average of six percent, according…

Garland announces Justice Department investigation into the Louisville Police Department

April 26, 2021 11:10 AM CNN

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday announced a Justice Department investigation into the practices of the Louisville Police…

UPDATE: Quechan Fire grows to more than 180 acres

April 25, 2021 10:34 PM Caleb J. Fernández, Cody Lee, Crystal Jimenez

The Arizona State Forestry is reporting the Quechan Fire to be 149 acres. There are currently no structures at risk, but fire crews are expected to…

Children lowered over wall, border tensions, missing persons update

April 25, 2021 2:55 PM Caleb J. Fernández, KYMA News Team

Governor Doug Ducey visited Yuma this week following a tour of the U.S./Mexico border. His visit comes one day after he issued a Declaration of…

At least 82 killed in massive Baghdad hospital fire

April 25, 2021 2:41 PM CNN, April Hettinger, Caleb J. Fernández

At least 82 people died in a huge hospital fire Saturday night in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said…

CBP seizes over 370K pounds of narcotics nationwide

April 25, 2021 2:31 PM Caleb J. Fernández

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated their confiscated drug statistics for fiscal year 2021…

YCSO collects nearly 270 pounds of Rx meds

April 25, 2021 1:22 PM Caleb J. Fernández

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) announced Saturday evening that their Foothills Substation collected approximately 268 pounds of prescription…