Family of young hit and run victim continues search for justice
A local mother is still mourning the loss of her son, Alan Cunningham, killed in May in a hit and…
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Standoff at Walmart Neighborhood Market
Heavy police activity was spotted at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on 8th street, while three or four people barricaded themselves in a…
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YPD searches for bank robbery suspect
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) is on the hunt for the man who held up the Washington Federal bank on 32nd Street Wednesday…
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WATCH NOW: Yuma County Sheriff honors former Marine
The former Marine who stopped an armed robbery at a Foothills Chevron station has received a high honor for his…
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Chula Vista couple sentenced for scheme involving pregnant women
On October 26, Melissa Alvarez Torres and Jose Luis Olmos Hernandez were sentenced to 33 months and 40 months in prison respectively, for…
Continue ReadingPew survey finds 911 call centers lack proper training to deal with behavioral health crises
By Eric Levenson, CNN A Pew survey of 911 call centers around the US released Tuesday found few have staff with behavioral health crisis training,…
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Wrong-way driver arrested on freeway in Phoenix
Authorities say a driver has been arrested after going the wrong way on Interstate 10 in Phoenix.…
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Yuma County Sheriff to present valor award to former Marine
The former U.S. Marine who foiled a robbery at a Foothills Chevron station will be officially recognized for his…
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Lyft releases startling numbers from sexual assault data
Rideshare company, Lyft, has released some startling numbers in a 16-page document in its first ever safety…
Continue Reading WEB EXTRA: Full interview with former U.S. Marine who thwarted armed robbery plot
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – More on the heroic act all caught on camera. Surveillance video captures the very moment when armed robbery suspects dash…
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Marine talks about foiling Foothills robbery
While many mornings for former marine James Kilcer involve a routine trip to a Chevron gas station in the Foothills before heading to his job at Yuma…
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Gunman in Arizona train shooting faced prior charges in California
The man who died in an gunfight in Tucson with law enforcement officers this month after fatally shooting a federal agent inside an Amtrak train…
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Tucson train shooting suspect faced criminal charges in California
A suspect killed earlier this month in a shootout aboard an Amtrak train in Tucson faced criminal charges in northern California at the time of his…
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Circle K suspected robber on the run
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) responded to a robbery Wednesday morning at Circle K, 1798 S. 4th Ave., just after 5 a.m.…
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Death penalty still on the table for suspect in double murder case
The man charged with murdering a 25-year-old woman along with her two-year-old son was back in court today. The prosecution reminded the court that…
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Suspect in liquor store incident back in court
The suspect involved in the incident outside of a Fourth Avenue liquor store, who was under a felony warrant, appeared before a judge for the second…
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Suspect on the run after armed robbery near 4th Avenue
The Yuma Police Department responded to an armed robbery at South 4th Avenue at about 12:47 p.m. on October…
Continue ReadingMan arrested for raping a woman on a SEPTA train while other riders failed to intervene, authorities say
A man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on a SEPTA train in Philadelphia last week, even as a number of witnesses failed to stop…
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Armed robbery takes place at Loan Max on 4th Ave. in Yuma
An armed robbery took place today at Loan Max on 4th Ave. Yuma Police Department says that the robbery happened at 11:53 a.m. Saturday…
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Yuma Police: Arson suspect at large, cash reward for information
The Yuma Police Department responded to a construction fire in the 8100 block of E. 32nd Street Saturday, October 16, just after 1…
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