Wednesday is National Hamburger Day
The day wraps up National Burger Month and also ushers-in the summer grilling season.
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Pet Talk: Meet Sammi
Meet our Pet of the Week!🐶 Sammi is an adorable pup who is looking for a forever home🏠 Click below to learn more about Sammi.⤵
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Colorado River State Historic Park to unveil new exhibit
Taking place this Thursday, May 29, at 10:00 a.m., the exhibit is called “The Colorado River: Lifeblood of the Yuma Community,” which is installed in the Corral House building, “the original home of the Bureau of Reclamation in Yuma.”
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Marine Veteran in California helps correct headstones of fallen soldiers
Danny Casey and his son went to learn about each of the 40 Medal of Honor recipients. To his surprise, mistakes had been printed on these headstones. Some of them more than a century old.
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Ranch in Arizona opens its stables for animal evacuees
Sunkist Stables welcomed two ponies are their newest residents. They came from Oracle, where the Cody Fire was burning.
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Yuma VFW Post 8242 honors fallen heroes with heartfelt Memorial Day tribute
Community members came together Monday morning to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. For many at the ceremony, the day was about more than just patriotism, it was deeply personal.
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Disabled American Veterans Chapter in Yuma hosts free Memorial Day BBQ
The Chapter Commander, Herminio Rodriguez, says Memorial Day is not so much a celebration, but rather a somber time to reflect on the sacrifices our fallen soldiers have made.
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People enjoy Martinez Lake for Memorial Day weekend
With Memorial Day weekend here many locals and out-of-town visitors are took in the sun Monday and over the weekend at Martinez Lake.
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Mortgage paid for family of fallen Yuma Veteran
A charitable organization pays off the home mortgage for the family of Lt. Col. Leonard Troxel, a Yuma Veteran who passed away last year after a six-year battle with a service-related cancer.
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The City of El Centro celebrates Memorial Day
El Centro Mayor Sonia Carter says this is not just a day on the calendar, but a day to remember love ones and those who are not longer with us.
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American Legion Post 56 hosts Memorial Day Celebration
American Legion Post 56 held a Memorial Day Celebration Monday morning. Post 56 honored and remembered those who have died while serving in the U.S. military.
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‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ break box office records during Memorial Day weekend
A record-breaking weekend at the box office with two huge hits, one from Disney and the other from Paramount.
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People across the country lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
This is the fourth year Arlington National Cemetery has held Flowers of Remembrance. It gives visitors to the cemetery a unique opportunity to honor the fallen for Memorial Day.
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94-year-old Navajo man gets electricity for the first time
Chee Secody has never needed much after serving in the Korean War, but last week in Tonalea, Arizona, which is a small Navajo Nation community, Secody was about to get something most people can’t imagine living without: Electricity.
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Teams across the country participate in 53rd Annual Dennis Donnelly Softball Tournament
36 teams from across the country are in town to battle it out on the diamond. Teams from Chicago, California, Nevada and Arizona are all participating in this year’s tournament.
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Seniors across Yuma County attend “In the Glow” Grad Night
The celebration was created to give graduates a safe and drug-free, as well as alcohol-free, environment to celebrate the huge milestone in their academic careers.
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Congressional lawmakers clean Vietnam War memorial
Margaret Brennan talks about a congressional tradition where lawmakers put aside dissent and embrace the reflective spirit of the Memorial Day holiday.
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TSA says Friday was the third busiest travel day of all time
TSA says it screened more than three million passengers on Friday. The agency expects to screen 18 million passengers at airports nationwide during the extended holiday weekend.
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Yuma police increasing patrols for Memorial Day weekend
Memorial Day weekend is almost here and while many are making plans to relax or hit the road, the Yuma Police Department (YPD) is stepping up patrols.
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Second Goodwill opening in San Luis, Arizona in 2026
The International Council of Shopping Centers announced a Goodwill store opening at a redeveloped Del Sol Building (670 N Main Street).
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