The Amazing Race Yuma County gears up for a local edition
Join the Chamber of Commerce Friday, June 18, at 1 p.m. for a race around Yuma County completing fun challenges and ending with a networking…
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Weekly Rewind: BP agents rescue 5-year-old, Jessica Slaughter makes history, Emma Coronel pleads guilty
We start off this week with the discovery of a five-year-old girl whom was discovered wandering around along the border wall, move into a historic…
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CBP supervisor provides medical aid to unresponsive motorist
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employee at the Calexico Port of Entry rendered medical assistance to an unresponsive female motorist…
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Steph and Ayesha Curry help remodel an Oakland elementary school playground
By Amanda Jackson, CNN OAKLAND, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – Students at an Oakland elementary school will be playing on a new playground when they return…
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Gov. Ducey calls for special session as wildfires and drought pose threats to state
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R-AZ) says he will call a special legislative session next week to figure out how to handle the devastating wildfires and…
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Yuma County extends deadline to join Redistricting Advisory Commission
Yuma County will soon be utilizing the 2020 Census data to redraw boundary lines for the supervisorial and justice of the peace districts.…
Continue ReadingAirplane discovered at bottom of lake could be from 1965 crash
Technicians in California believe they have found wreckage from a plane missing for five decades at the bottom of a…
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Delta passengers and crew subdue off-duty flight attendant on Atlanta-bound flight
By Alta Spells, Elizabeth Joseph and Ray Sanchez, CNN An off-duty Delta Air Lines flight attendant apparently commandeered the intercom on an…
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Delta flight from LAX diverted after off-duty employee allegedly makes ‘terroristic threats’
An unruly passenger is in custody after another violent disruption onboard a Delta flight, this time involving an off-duty airline employee who made…
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Fire restrictions are tightened on federally controlled land
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN PHOENIX, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Campfires and other activities were banned Friday on Arizona federal land as crews…
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Right Turn for Yuma Veterans get some TLC from Fort Yuma Rotary Club
The Fort Yuma Rotary Club typically does a service project every year. This year, the organization decided to give some TLC to the Right Turn for…
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MCAS Yuma prepares for extreme heat
As temperatures rise in the desert southwest, MCAS Yuma begins its “101 Critical Days of Summer” training. During this course, marines learn not…
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Rep. Grijalva calls out Gov. Ducey for political theatre
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey released a letter coauthored by Texas Governor Greg Abbot on Thursday, in which they beg fellow states to “send all…
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Nearly 2 million Northern Californians are under a water shortage emergency as state grapples with severe drought
By Aya Elamroussi, Sarah Moon and Brisa Colon, CNN Northern California residents, from those living by the Bay to those living on lake houseboats,…
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Bill aims to empower states to investigate police violence
In the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement and a call by many nationwide for police reform, there is a bill heading to the California assembly…
Continue ReadingSuicide attempts rose among adolescent girls during pandemic, ER data suggests
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States saw a significant rise in suspected suicide attempts among teen girls during the pandemic, a new study…
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Gov. Newsom comments on vaccination rates, celebrates lottery winner
Governor Gavin Newsom came to San Diego County Friday for the second drawing in California’s first-of-a-kind “Vax for the Win” incentive…
Continue ReadingJohnson & Johnson COVID vaccines to be released, but many will be tossed
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday more than 10 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine would be…
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Two dogs rescued in Mexico from sinkhole larger than a football field
A giant sinkhole in Mexico has grown larger than a football field, began swallowing a house, and trapped two…
Continue ReadingCDC says fully vaccinated people don’t have to wear masks in open-air areas of public transit or at outdoor sections of hubs
Fully vaccinated people who travel by public transportation no longer need to wear masks in places like outdoor waiting areas or open-air seating,…
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