Nonstop flights to Las Vegas from Imperial County
Imperial County airport saw its first-ever round trip to Las Vegas on Wednesday…
The Latest Headlines
California Highway Patrol to focus on seat belt safety during Memorial weekend
California Highway Patrol says it will enact a Maximum Enforcement Period from Friday, May 27 to Monday, May…
Local lawmakers react to Uvalde, Texas school shooting
As the nation continues to process this horrific shooting, local lawmakers are voicing their concerns. Some local leaders say they’re actively trying…
Frank J. Atwood scheduled for execution on June 8, 2022
The Arizona Supreme Court set a Warrant of Execution for Frank J. Atwood and his execution is scheduled for June 8,…
Teachers react day after Texas school shooting
Teachers around the country woke up on a school day the morning after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,…
Consumer Watch: Scam Expert warns job seekers about phishing scams
Tis’ the season for the summer job rush, and…
Ahead of hearing on formula shortage, House committee lays out timeline of supply struggles
Congressional leaders will press baby formula…
Johnny Depp testifies for a second time: ‘No matter what happens, I did get here and I did tell the truth’
Johnny Depp once again took the stand in a…
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Yuma County
Local lawmakers react to Uvalde, Texas school shooting
As the nation continues to process this horrific shooting, local lawmakers are voicing their concerns. Some local leaders say they’re actively trying…
Consumer Watch: Scam Expert warns job seekers about phishing scams
Tis’ the season for the summer job rush, and while average job seekers scour for their next job, they’re joined by a wave of new blood. Recent…
Yuma locals continue to check out border wall
Yuma continues to average around one thousand apprehensions every single…
Yuma, Imperial County law enforcement agencies participate in Law Enforcement Torch Run Relay for Special Olympics of Arizona
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Law Enforcement Torch Run. The U.S. Marshalls and Yuma Police Department (YPD) organized this event to…
SPECIAL REPORT: What the current water shortage means for Yuma’s water
Arizona is currently in its 27th year of a long-term drought so saving any drop of water is becoming even more…
Imperial County
Yuma, Imperial County law enforcement agencies participate in Law Enforcement Torch Run Relay for Special Olympics of Arizona
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Law Enforcement Torch Run. The U.S. Marshalls and Yuma Police Department (YPD) organized this event to…
Southwest High School softball coach leaves behind legacy
After 25 years of blood sweat, and tears, Southwest High school softball coach Stephanie Niebla is ready to hang it…
Suspected arsonist who set multiple fires throughout Imperial County has first appearance in court
On the morning of May 23, a 57-year-old man who set multiple haystacks on fire throughout Imperial County, had his first preliminary court hearing…
Imperial County looks beyond Title 42
Leaders across the Imperial Valley are divided over the status of Title 42 as it was set to expire on May 23, some are ready to move forward, while…
Imperial Valley College opens public survey to choose new school mascot
The public is invited to participate in a survey to help choose Imperial Valley College’s new…
Mexico News
San Diego State University Imperial Valley hosts first ever binational graduation in Mexicali
The Cross-Cultural Center at San Diego State University (SDSU) – Imperial Valley hosted a commencement “Building Bridges Graduation 2022” in Mexicali…
Migrants in Mexicali face an uncertain future
There continues to be mass confusion among Haitian migrants in Mexicali, as many of them are hoping to get into the United…
Migrants in Mexicali await the end of Title 42
There are signs of a possible migrant surge in Mexicali, as migrants who crossed into Yuma Monday were returned to the Mexicali port just 3 hours…
PUBLIC NOTICE: The US Port of Entry reopens all southbound traffic going to Mexico
According to the San Luis Arizona Police Department, all lanes have been reopened heading southbound to…
One year anniversary of subway overpass collapse in Mexico
Tuesday marks one year since the overpass metro collapse in Mexico City, which left 26 people dead and dozens…
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News from along the border
Border Security
SPECIAL REPORT: A day at the border
It’s difficult not to think about border security in Yuma County, as the Yuma Sector is known as one of the nation’s highest apprehension…
Brothers arrested after crossing into United States through Morelos Dam
A post to social media from U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector said two brothers were arrested after illegally entering the United…
Exclusive: Yuma Mayor talks about Title 42
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholl’s talks about border security the day Title 42 was set to be…
Migrants continue to seek asylum at Yuma border
Because of a federal court ruling, Title 42 did not expire on May 23 but that news may not have reached all asylum…
15 migrants arrested in local hotel room
A post to US Border Patrol Yuma Sector showed agents arresting a large group of migrants in a hotel…
Immigration
Exclusive: Yuma Mayor talks about Title 42
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholl’s talks about border security the day Title 42 was set to be…
Agents arrest 41 migrants in desert south of Yuma
A social media post by U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector showed agents arresting a large group of migrants who attempted to cross the border using two…
Imperial County looks beyond Title 42
Leaders across the Imperial Valley are divided over the status of Title 42 as it was set to expire on May 23, some are ready to move forward, while…
Mark Kelly visiting Yuma border Friday, the same day a federal judge is supposed to rule on Title 42
Sen. Mark Kelly will be meeting with officials at the Yuma border Friday.…
Department of Homeland Security asks federal judge for quicker ruling on Title 42
The Department of Homeland Security is asking a federal judge for a ruling on Title 42 by Friday, saying it will help them better prepare for what…
Home Grown: Ag News From Across the Desert Southwest
State Headlines
Arizona News
Local lawmakers react to Uvalde, Texas school shooting
As the nation continues to process this horrific shooting, local lawmakers are voicing their concerns. Some local leaders say they’re actively trying…
Boats resurfacing as Lake Mead water level drops even more
The water level in Lake Mead — the nation’s largest reservoir — dropped below 1,050 feet elevation for the first time last week, revealing more…
Board rejects Arizona death-row prisoner’s clemency bid
Arizona’s Clemency Board has declined to recommend to Governor Doug Ducey that the death sentence of a man convicted in the 1984 kidnapping and…
Arizona court throws out law criminalizing compensation for ballot signatures
The Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled that a 2017 law violates the first…
Republican-backed bill fails at Senate level
Arizona Senators voted Monday against a bill that would have outlawed or restricted ballot drop…
California News
California Highway Patrol to focus on seat belt safety during Memorial weekend
California Highway Patrol says it will enact a Maximum Enforcement Period from Friday, May 27 to Monday, May…
Local lawmakers react to Uvalde, Texas school shooting
As the nation continues to process this horrific shooting, local lawmakers are voicing their concerns. Some local leaders say they’re actively trying…
Brawley police respond to armed robbery near W. Legion Road and Los Olivios Drive
Brawley Police says an armed robbery occurred near West Legion Road and Los Olivios…
Home, 5 cabins burn in California mountain resort community
Southern California fire investigators are seeking the cause of a blaze that destroyed a large home and five rental cabins near Lake Arrowhead in the…
California parents could soon sue for social media addiction
California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children who have become addicted to their technological…
Across the Country & Around the World
National & World
Teachers react day after Texas school shooting
Teachers around the country woke up on a school day the morning after the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,…
Ahead of hearing on formula shortage, House committee lays out timeline of supply struggles
Congressional leaders will press baby formula manufacturers and government regulators at a hearing Wednesday in their efforts to find out what…
Biden says he will travel to Texas to visit families of school shooting victims ‘in the coming days’
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he will travel to Uvalde, Texas, in the near future to meet the families of the 19 children and two…
Beto O’Rourke confronts Texas governor during update on Uvalde elementary school shooting
Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke confronted Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials on Wednesday during a press…
Uvalde school shooter posted AR-15 on Instagram with ‘kids be scared’ in TikTok bio
Photos of two AR-15-style rifles posted to an Instagram account has now been reportedly connected to the shooter at the school.…
Regional
Boats resurfacing as Lake Mead water level drops even more
The water level in Lake Mead — the nation’s largest reservoir — dropped below 1,050 feet elevation for the first time last week, revealing more…
Execution arranged for inmate Clarence Dixon
The Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry will follow through with the execution of inmate Clarence W. Dixon on May…
Ducey declares State of Emergency for Tunnel Fire
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has declared a State of Emergency for areas affected by the Tunnel…
Arizona reducing COVID dashboard data as state of emergency ends
Arizona is scaling back updates of COVID-19 hospitalization data displayed on the state’s coronavirus dashboard in the wake of Gov. Doug Ducey…
L.A. settles lawsuit to provide 14,000 beds to the homeless
The City of Los Angeles has settled a lawsuit agreeing to provide at least 14,000 permanent beds to its homeless…
Miltary News
Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol
Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, after a nearly three-month siege…
Explosions ripple across Ukrainian steel plant housing civilians
Video posted from a Russian-backed account shows Russian air strikes at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, that is housing civilians,…
Locals in Yuma react to the potential of billons in aid to Ukraine
The house passed an aid package that would gives Ukraine more than $40 billion dollars. When we asked locals earlier about sending so much money,…
House votes to deliver aid to Ukraine, still needs to be signed off
The House of Representatives voted to deliver $40 billion in aid to Ukraine, increasing presidential drawdown authority funding from $5 billion to…
Biden signs law aimed at streamlining US military aid to Ukraine
President Joe Biden on Monday signed a bill into law aimed at streamlining the process for getting military assistance to Ukraine as Russia…
From Yuma's Classrooms
Helios Education Foundation, YUHSD announce Class of 2022 RNY scholarship winners
The Helios Education Foundation and Yuma Union High School District (YUHSD) shared the six recipients of the annual Ready Now Yuma…
YUHSD to send 35 students across the nation for career and technical competitions
Over two dozen Yuma Union High School District Career & Technical Education students from different Career & Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs)…
St. Francis hosts annual Walk-A-Thon
For 15-years now St. Francis grade school has hosted its annual…
Kofa High School program to compete in national academic championship
The Kofa High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) will be participating in a championship…
Tricia Severs named Teacher of the Year
Alice Byrne Elementary School teacher, Tricia Severs, was named Teacher of the year on Tuesday, at the 35th annual Teacher of the Year…
From Imperial County's Campuses
San Diego State University Imperial Valley hosts first ever binational graduation in Mexicali
The Cross-Cultural Center at San Diego State University (SDSU) – Imperial Valley hosted a commencement “Building Bridges Graduation 2022” in Mexicali…
San Diego State University students from the Imperial Valley campus celebrate their graduation
Over 300 students graduated tonight from San Diego State University (SDSU) Imperial Valley with 23 graduating with honors cum laude.…
Calexico teachers reach historic agreement with school district
A press release from the Calexico Unified School District said it reached an agreement with the Associated Calexico Teachers for salary…
Imperial Valley residents respond to inflation and President Biden’s approval ratings
Some Valley residents say gas prices and produce being high is not helping their pockets.…
Middle school release ducks at Imperial Wetlands
Sixth graders at Frank Wright Middle School released ducks into local man-made wetlands in Imperial County on…