New Jersey business employs people with autism
Products with a purpose. Beloved Bath’s candles, lotions, and soaps are manufactured, labeled, packaged, and shipped by people with…
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Crossroads Mission is stocking up for summer
The Crossroads Mission is collecting bottled water donations in preparation for the intense summer…
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Colorado golf course make changes to protect bald eagles
A Colorado golf course has made changes to protect a pair of bald eagles nesting along the…
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Locals hunt for Easter eggs, benefitting child burn survivors
Child burn survivors aged 1-8 participated in the hunt at Yuma Catholic High School starting at 10:30…
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Community donates to the Humane Society of Yuma
A group from Country Roads RV Resort donated $2,305 to the Humane Society of…
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Have an egg-cellent Easter by egg hunting for a good cause
100% of proceeds will go to the Yuma Child Burn Survivors Foundation that helps children attend burn camp.…
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Dodger fans meet Mookie Betts at Raising Cane’s
Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts got behind the counter at Raising Canes Wednesday morning. He also took a moment to answer a question about team…
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Bashas’ and FirstFruit donate 35K pounds of apples to Arizona food banks
Bashas, Food City, and FirstFruit have teamed up to donate over 35,000 pounds of apples to four Feeding America food banks across Arizona, including…
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Local BBQ restaurants host Friendly Competition BBQ Fundraiser
The fundraiser started at 1:00pm Sunday and took place at Dirty South BBQ House, located at 5158 US-95. The fundraiser lasted until…
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YRMC unveils new COVID memorial, Yuma nurse shares his battle against virus
Alfredo Gonzalez contracted COVID in the summer of 2021 and became a patient in the same ICU that he worked in as a…
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LAPD officer helps kid finish Los Angeles Marathon
LAPD Sgt. Jay Balgemino was working near the finish line sunday, and he watched Leobardo Dorado make it 26 miles into the 26.2 mile marathon, and…
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28th Annual Relay for Life taking place this weekend
The event started at 11:00am, with the gates opening and registration occurring at 10:00am, as the event honors survivors and remembering those whose…
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Keith and Mary Hudson, parents of American pop singer Katy Perry, spoke at a local school
Students at Harvest Preparatory Academy received an encouraging message from a couple of special guests…
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Imperial County Firefighters Association hosting Flag Football Tournament to benefit IHS football program
The Imperial County Firefighters Association (ICFA) is hosting its 1st Public Safety Flag Football Tournament Saturday Mar. 16 starting at 9 a.m. all…
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Pennies for Peggy fundraiser
Locals are coming together to give back to a special Yuma community…
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Washington, D.C. holds colorectal awareness rally
March is “National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month” as cancer survivors and advocates gathered to line up 27,000 blue flags along the National Mall…
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Vida Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education held a restaurant takeover at Carnitas El Taste
A local non-profit and a Yuma restaurant teamed up Monday to help save local…
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Yuma woman launches GoFundMe for kidney transplant
According to the page, Luz Pulido De La Hoya has been battling a kidney disease for 4.5 years, “which resulted in stage 5 kidney…
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Red Cross volunteers provide El Centro residents with free smoke alarms
188 El Centro residents were able to receive free smoke alarms during the American Red Cross’ Sound the Alarm home fire safety…
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Westwind RV Park and Golf Resort donates $3K to the local Shriners Chapter
The Westwind RV Park and Golf Resort donated $3,701 to the local Shriners…
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