Colorado River State Historic Park hosts Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest
Each participant received a free box of chalk and decorated a portion of the park’s sidewalk with a drawing of their choice.
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Arizona Old Time Fiddlers hosts 47th Annual Yuma Silver Spur Rodeo Fiddlers Contest
The contest, which started Saturday at 8:00am at 2577 E. County 14th Street, is for contestants to showcase their talents to compete for cash and prizes in several categories.
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Yuma Region Bike Coalition holds Tour de Fields
According to the Town of Wellton’s website, the ride is to take cyclists through the agricultural fields “that feed America and Canada during the winter months.”
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Art in the Park returns to Yuma for the weekend
The Art in the Park, which started on Friday at Gateway Park, is an alfresco fine arts festival featuring dozens of local and regional artists.
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California Science Center displays important piece to Endeavour display
The shuttle’s giant external fuel tank was moved into a vertical position Friday. The move is part of a plan to position the shuttle as it would look if ready for launch.
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Yuma MatchMasters to host Territorial Prison Breakout
The Yuma MatchMasters is hosting the 2024 Territorial Prison Breakout this weekend.
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Local dog gets featured on 2024 calendar
Enzo, a two-year-old golden retriever from Wellton is quite the star as he’s featured on the 2024 Southern Arizona Golden Retriever Rescue calendar.
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Tennessee residents celebrate Elvis Presley’s 89th birthday
Crowds gathered on the lawn of Graceland Mansion for the official proclamation of Elvis Presley Day in Memphis.
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San Francisco mayor writes letter to Chinese officials to bring pandas to zoo
Right now, the only cute fuzzy pandas you can find at the San Francisco Zoo are on the shelves of the gift shop.
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La Fonda reopens under new ownership months after initially closing
The popular local Mexican restaurant, La Fonda, has reopened after initially closing on September 30, 2023.
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San Luis parents create GoFundMe to help infant son with congenital heart defect
According to the GoFundMe page, at the 20 week mark of the pregnancy, the parents learned that their son has a heart defect called Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF).
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Medjool Date Festival returns to Downtown Yuma
The City of Yuma hosted the annual Medjool Date Festival on Saturday, January 6.
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Ohio authorities capture a pig on the loose
The escapee, whose name is unknown, was on the loose in a McDonald’s parking lot on Friday. In the end, the pig was placed back in his cage and the troopers were able to say their goodbyes.
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One twin born on New Year’s Eve, one twin born on New Year’s Day
Older brother Ezra was born at 11:48pm Eastern Time on New Year’s Eve while slightly younger brother Ezekial was born at 12:28am Eastern Time on New Year’s Day; that means one was born in 2023, the other in 2024.
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Yuma parents welcome first baby for the new year
Baby Paisley May Pelfrey was the first baby born at 12:23am in Yuma. Paisley is the first born for Colt Pelfrey and his wife, Hailey.
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800,000 people attended the Tournament of Roses Parade
One of the floats won this year’s Bob Hope Humor Award for most whimsical and amusing float. It’s called the “Beat of Achievement” float, featuring a 30-foot tall crocodile carrying a microphone from the UPS Store.
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Snoop Dogg to join NBC’s coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympics
Snoop Dogg will join NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The official announcement came during halftime of Sunday Night Football between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.
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LA’s Grand Park held a New Year’s Eve celebration to welcome 2024
The event had two music stages, plenty of food trucks, art installations, and features an all-female group of DJs to entertain the crowd.
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People gather in NYC to see the ball drop to ring in 2024
As the confetti flew in New York, people took pictures, embraced the moment, and shared the special first kiss of the new year.
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Tournament of Roses Parade floats arrived in Pasadena Sunday night
This year’s theme is “Celebrating a World of Music: The Universal Language.” The Rose Parade is airing on NBC and ABC from 9:00am to 11:00am.
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