Fire breaks out in Fallas Paredes, first responders on scene
The Calexico Police and Fire Department, as well as the Imperial County Fire Department, are responding to a fire that broke out at Fallas…
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Crane Elementary School District to expand Pueblo Elementary by adding 7th and 8th grade
Pueblo Elementary School will be getting just a bit bigger by adding seventh and eighth grade, allowing students to stay there instead of going to a different and traditional middle…
Denver students gather at state capitol one day after shooting
On Thursday afternoon, students staged a sit-in at the state capitol to once again ask for tougher gun control measures at the state…
Small aircraft crashes onto Arizona golf course
A small aircraft landed on a golf course in Scottsdale Thursday afternoon. Crews are investigating after the plane reportedly made an emergency…
Fire departments train with real ammonia for emergency preparedness
Fire crews trained with real ammonia gas near the Gila Ridge Transfer…
Former YRMC nurse takes plea deal
YUMA, Az. (KYMA, KECY) – After more than…
Former horse instructor plea deal
YUMA, Az. (KYMA, KECY) – The local former…
First Transit stoppage looms as employees mull last, best offer
Company has provided a last, best and final…
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Yuma County
Crane Elementary School District to expand Pueblo Elementary by adding 7th and 8th grade
Pueblo Elementary School will be getting just a bit bigger by adding seventh and eighth grade, allowing students to stay there instead of going to a…
Fire departments train with real ammonia for emergency preparedness
Fire crews trained with real ammonia gas near the Gila Ridge Transfer…
Colorectal cancer survivor in San Luis shares his story and is spreading awareness
Matias Rosales, San Luis city council member is 10 years cancer free and still gets tested every…
Kofa High alum opens 3rd Annual Grant A Gown
Kofa High School alum Isaac Navarrate opened his 3rd Annual Grant A Gown fundraiser. This is in support of high school seniors who cannot afford…
Yuma Sector Patrol agents shuts down human smuggling attempt
The United States Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector had shut down an attempted human smuggling…
Imperial County
Fire breaks out in Fallas Paredes, first responders on scene
The Calexico Police and Fire Department, as well as the Imperial County Fire Department, are responding to a fire that broke out at Fallas…
First Transit stoppage looms as employees mull last, best offer
Company has provided a last, best and final offer, which is expected to not be recommended by employees EL CENTRO, Calif. ( KYMA, KECY-TV ) – A work…
Imperial County authorities arrest Calexico man and seized weapons
The Imperial County Border Crime Suppression Team, along with federal and local authorities, arrested a Calexico man and seized his…
Caltrans to begin “Community Days” effort
This is part of the administration’s $1.2 billion Clean California Initiative to beautify public spaces, engage communities, remove trash, and create…
Heber students win academic competitions
Heber Elementary School District students received recognition for winning two countywide competitions hosted by the Imperial County Office of…
Mexico News
Sinema meets with Mexican President, urging border security
During the meetings, Sinema urged border security cooperation, according to a press release. She underscored the current security and humanitarian…
SPECIAL REPORT: Migrants struggle to use government asylum app
To avoid a massive surge of crossings after May 11, the government is making migrants use an app to seek protection in the…
Migrant mother and son rescued
Mexicali Police rescued a Guatemalan mother and her seven-year-old child after they say human traffickers attacked them and abandoned them at the…
Five people die in fatal fire in San Luis
Four children and a mother lost their lives in a fire in San Luis,…
Five people detained in case of deadly kidnappings
Tamaulipas state’s attorney general said Friday that five people have been detained in the case of the deadly kidnapping of four…
News from along the border
Border Security
Sinema meets with Mexican President, urging border security
During the meetings, Sinema urged border security cooperation, according to a press release. She underscored the current security and humanitarian…
Yuma Sector Patrol agents shuts down human smuggling attempt
The United States Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector had shut down an attempted human smuggling…
SPECIAL REPORT: Migrants struggle to use government asylum app
To avoid a massive surge of crossings after May 11, the government is making migrants use an app to seek protection in the…
Texas, Florida push border laws as governors eye presidency
Led by tough-talking Republican governors weighing presidential runs, Texas and Florida are debating especially strict legislation on border security…
Sinema raises concern on preparation of land ports of entry when Title 42 ends
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Arizona) expressed her concerns to the General Services Administration about the lack of proper preparation of the…
Immigration
Sinema meets with Mexican President, urging border security
During the meetings, Sinema urged border security cooperation, according to a press release. She underscored the current security and humanitarian…
Yuma Sector Patrol agents shuts down human smuggling attempt
The United States Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector had shut down an attempted human smuggling…
SPECIAL REPORT: Migrants struggle to use government asylum app
To avoid a massive surge of crossings after May 11, the government is making migrants use an app to seek protection in the…
MS-13 gang member arrested for attempting to enter the U.S. illegally
El Centro Border Patrol agents arrested a documented “Mara Salvatrucha” gang…
Texas, Florida push border laws as governors eye presidency
Led by tough-talking Republican governors weighing presidential runs, Texas and Florida are debating especially strict legislation on border security…
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Arizona News
Crane Elementary School District to expand Pueblo Elementary by adding 7th and 8th grade
Pueblo Elementary School will be getting just a bit bigger by adding seventh and eighth grade, allowing students to stay there instead of going to a…
Small aircraft crashes onto Arizona golf course
A small aircraft landed on a golf course in Scottsdale Thursday afternoon. Crews are investigating after the plane reportedly made an emergency…
Fire departments train with real ammonia for emergency preparedness
Fire crews trained with real ammonia gas near the Gila Ridge Transfer…
Arizona’s homeless population growing by 34%
Arizona’s homelessness is growing at an alarming rate. According to a report from MyEListing.com, Arizona’s homeless population increased by…
Court: Arizona governor not required to carry out execution
The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that state law doesn’t require Gov. Katie Hobbs to carry out the April 6 execution of a prisoner who was…
California News
Fire breaks out in Fallas Paredes, first responders on scene
The Calexico Police and Fire Department, as well as the Imperial County Fire Department, are responding to a fire that broke out at Fallas…
First Transit stoppage looms as employees mull last, best offer
Company has provided a last, best and final offer, which is expected to not be recommended by employees EL CENTRO, Calif. ( KYMA, KECY-TV ) – A work…
California school district’s critical race theory meeting halted due to angry scenes
There were angry scenes at a school district meeting for Temecula Valley on March 22, after a man said someone told him to “get out of the…
California school workers begin third and final day of striking
Picket lines formed early this morning in Los Angeles as school workers began the third and final day of their strike against the Los Angeles Unified…
Imperial County authorities arrest Calexico man and seized weapons
The Imperial County Border Crime Suppression Team, along with federal and local authorities, arrested a Calexico man and seized his…
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National & World
Denver students gather at state capitol one day after shooting
On Thursday afternoon, students staged a sit-in at the state capitol to once again ask for tougher gun control measures at the state…
Sinema meets with Mexican President, urging border security
During the meetings, Sinema urged border security cooperation, according to a press release. She underscored the current security and humanitarian…
Cow loose in Brooklyn Tuesday, dodging cars and people
On Tuesday, a calf bolted from a slaughterhouse, and after dodging cars and people chasing the animal, it was eventually rounded-up. Now, neighbors…
Trump indictment would be unprecedented in US history
The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies…
Yellen says bank situation stabilizing, different from 2008
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected calm on Tuesday after recent regional bank collapses but told a gathering of bankers that additional…
Regional
Fire breaks out in Fallas Paredes, first responders on scene
The Calexico Police and Fire Department, as well as the Imperial County Fire Department, are responding to a fire that broke out at Fallas…
Crane Elementary School District to expand Pueblo Elementary by adding 7th and 8th grade
Pueblo Elementary School will be getting just a bit bigger by adding seventh and eighth grade, allowing students to stay there instead of going to a…
Small aircraft crashes onto Arizona golf course
A small aircraft landed on a golf course in Scottsdale Thursday afternoon. Crews are investigating after the plane reportedly made an emergency…
Fire departments train with real ammonia for emergency preparedness
Fire crews trained with real ammonia gas near the Gila Ridge Transfer…
Former YRMC nurse takes plea deal
YUMA, Az. (KYMA, KECY) – After more than two years, the former Yuma Regional Medical Center emergency room nurse accused of sexually abusing…
Miltary News
Yuma Marine Corps recognized by Museum of History of Humanity in Granite
The recognition comes as part of the 25th anniversary of the Korean War Monument and for their remarkable service to our…
MCAS Yuma Airshow returns after three-year hiatus
The airshow took place on their base where they dazzled Yuma residents with their array of fighter jets and other military…
Ready for takeoff! Blue Angels start new season at NAF
52nd annual Air Show in El Centro takes flight this Saturday…
MCAS Yuma Air Show is back!
The 2023 Yuma Air Show will be happening tomorrow Saturday, March…
F-35 to perform at Yuma Air Show
The Yuma Air Show is coming to town this weekend. One of the attractions is the F-35 Lightning, set to take to the…
From Yuma's Classrooms
Crane Elementary School District to expand Pueblo Elementary by adding 7th and 8th grade
Pueblo Elementary School will be getting just a bit bigger by adding seventh and eighth grade, allowing students to stay there instead of going to a…
Kofa High alum opens 3rd Annual Grant A Gown
Kofa High School alum Isaac Navarrate opened his 3rd Annual Grant A Gown fundraiser. This is in support of high school seniors who cannot afford…
Artist to hold free clinic and performance at AWC
Allison Adams Tucker will be holding a free clinic and performance open to the public at the Arizona Western College (AWC) Yuma…
AWC to host Open Mic Night for students and community
The campus is inviting writers, musicians, dancers, comics, and spoken-word artists to deliver a four-to-six minute presentation of their…
Yuma teachers gets salary increase for upcoming school year
Yuma School District One employees will be getting a bump up in salary for the new school…
From Imperial County's Campuses
Heber students win academic competitions
Heber Elementary School District students received recognition for winning two countywide competitions hosted by the Imperial County Office of…
BH Renewables contribute to local schools
A lithium company in Imperial County presented a check to a local school for over $30,000…
School bus flashing lights to save children’s lives
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) El Centro Area Office is bringing awareness to ensure students…
Holtville Fire Department’s 14th Annual ‘Jonny B the EMT Guardian Angel’ event blessed 35 kids
Holtville firefighters have been spreading Christmas cheer to kids in the community for 14 years with the Guardian Angel…
MESRP helps to educate migrant parents
An elementary school in the Imperial Valley helps migrant parents with a literacy…