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Pilot program to combat drug smuggling in local schools

January 20, 2020 11:42 AM Gabriel Salazar

YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KYMA,…

MLK Day 2020: What’s open and what’s closed?

January 19, 2020 5:48 PM Ericka Conant, Gabriel Salazar

Martin Luther King Jr. day is Monday, honoring an icon of the Civil Rights…

Temperatures expected to rise this week

January 20, 2020 10:11 AM Gabriel Salazar

Temperatures are expected to increase in the lower deserts this week and into the weekend.…

Surrogate mother dies while giving birth

January 20, 2020 9:22 AM Sumiko Keil

A San Diego surrogate mother dies while giving…

Missing California couple found dead; son-in-law arrested

January 20, 2020 6:37 AM Sumiko Keil

A Garden Grove couple who was reported missing in Tijuana last week has been found…

llegal crossings plunge as US extends policy across border

January 20, 2020 5:59 AM The Associated Press

Adolfo Cardenas smiles faintly at the memory of traveling with his 14-year-old son from Honduras to the U.S.-Mexico border in only nine days, riding…

Love Brigade of Yuma spreading message of positivity

January 19, 2020 10:19 PM Billy Khang

If you were driving down 4th Avenue Sunday, you might notice something…

Mahomes’ feet, arms, lift Chiefs to Super Bowl over Titans

January 19, 2020 4:37 PM The Associated Press

Patrick Mahomes tip-toed down the sideline for a game-turning touchdown, added three TD passes, and the Kansas City Chiefs made their first Super…

Tests find some early Arizona hemp crops have too much THC

January 19, 2020 1:26 PM The Associated Press

Arizona’s budding hemp-growing industry is suffering growing pains as levels of THC that are too high force some farmers to destroy crops instead…

Couple together for nearly 65 years die on the same day

January 19, 2020 1:16 PM The Associated Press

ARNOLD, Mo. (AP) — A couple who had been together for nearly 65 years have died on the same day at a St. Louis-area nursing home. Jack and Harriet…

Tensions rise as migrant caravan reaches Mexican border

January 19, 2020 12:16 PM Ericka Conant

A tense situation developed Saturday as migrants clashed with Mexico’s National…

Over 2,000 Central American migrants try to enter Mexico

January 18, 2020 12:35 PM The Associated Press

TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (AP) — More than 2,000 Central American migrants on Saturday surged onto a bridge spanning the Suchiate River between…

“Yuma German Fest” lets local resident celebrate family traditions

January 18, 2020 5:28 PM Billy Khang

Michael Van Bibber and his family moved to the desert southwest last spring. Van Bibber never misses an opportunity to celebrate his…

House outlines impeachment case, Trump team has fiery answer

January 18, 2020 4:25 PM The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s legal team issued a fiery response ahead of opening arguments in his impeachment trial Saturday while…

Man in jail to await sentencing in Arizona campus shooting

January 18, 2020 1:49 PM The Associated Press

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A former Northern Arizona University student has been booked into jail in advance of his upcoming sentencing in a 2015…

Gov. Doug Ducey to deliver state address at AWC

January 18, 2020 1:15 PM Ericka Conant

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey will deliver his 2020 State of the State Address in…

Suspect arrested in connection to home invasion

January 18, 2020 12:17 AM Ciara Encinas

Another one of the suspects that survived being shot after breaking into a Yuma home is behind bars.…

Sheriff’s deputies rescue missing Yuma man from Kofa Wildlife Refuge

January 17, 2020 5:40 PM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia

A Yuma man is safe and sound after spending two days stranded in his vehicle in the Kofa Wildlife…

Business is booming for veterans in Arizona

January 17, 2020 10:01 PM Ciara Encinas

Business is booming in Arizona, especially for its…

U.S. Army using video games for recruitment

January 17, 2020 9:57 PM Aziza Shuler

The U.S. Army is using e-sports to find the next generation of…