Yuma County Fair announces fall fest
After being canceled and postponed for the first time in more than three decades the fair is a go. YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The Yuma County Fair will…
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Ma’Khia Bryant may have argued about housekeeping before fatal police shooting, foster parent says
Ma’Khia Bryant and two other young women may have argued over a messy house and unmade bed before a fight that ended with the fatal police…
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Crash brings highway traffic to a crawl
Police investigate accident on Highway 95…
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Hygiene theater, mask theater, climate theater
Americans have spent more than a year without live access to the performing arts, so maybe we can all be forgiven for engaging in a bit of theater.…
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Three-alarm fire brings down day care
Imperial County Sheriff’s Office received notification of a fire in the 600 block of Worthington Road, just outside the City of Imperial, Thursday…
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McDonald’s brings more than ‘Happy Meals’ to the Valley
McDonald’s of the Imperial Valley has planned a Hiring Day on Wednesday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with expectations to hire 100 new…
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Daunte Wright’s mother says she ‘never imagined’ she’d be standing there at his funeral
The families of George Floyd and Philando Castile joined mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday to bid farewell to Daunte Wright, a Black man whose…
Continue ReadingOscar nominee Glenn Close is on a mission to end the stigma surrounding mental illness
Glenn Close is up for an Oscar this Sunday for her role in the film “Hillbilly Elegy.” But in real life, the Academy Award nominee and…
Continue ReadingLeBron James deleted a tweet about Ma’Khia Bryant’s killing but repeats call for accountability
LeBron James tweeted, then deleted, a post about the killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant at the hands of Columbus police. The Ohio teen was…
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Long Island authorities are looking for a man who threw acid in a college student’s face
A New York woman who was attacked in her driveway is hoping for answers, as police try to hunt down the man who threw a cup of acid in her face.…
Continue ReadingWitnesses describe chaotic scene in deputy-involved shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
Neighbors on Thursday described a chaotic scene of North Carolina deputies trying to serve a warrant, a car pulling away and shots fired —…
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Daunte Wright remembered as the ‘Prince of Brooklyn Center’ by Rev. Al Sharpton
The families of George Floyd and Philando Castile joined mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday to bid farewell to Daunte Wright, a Black man whose…
Continue ReadingDo we still need to wear a mask outdoors?
“I’m vaccinated and I’m outside. Do I really still need to wear a mask?” “If I’m on a run and not near a lot of…
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Court hears officer’s testimony against German Juarez
A Yuma man facing six felony charges stood in front of a jury Wednesday in the fourth day of his preliminary…
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Alternate juror in Derek Chauvin trial says medical expert convinced her of ex-officer’s guilt
An alternate juror in Derek Chauvin’s trial told reporters Thursday that Dr. Martin Tobin, the soft-spoken doctor who explained how George…
Continue ReadingThe man suspected of killing 10 people at a Boulder grocery store now faces 43 new charges
The suspect in the Colorado supermarket shooting that claimed 10 lives now faces a total of 54 charges, the Boulder County district attorney said…
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Law enforcement agencies in Yuma County collecting unused prescriptions
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) and the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) are participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) drug…
Continue ReadingWhy Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder when so many other officers are not
When police officers kill a person, they are rarely charged with a crime. It’s even more rare for a jury to convict an officer for murder or…
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Mother of Black teen fatally shot by police wants ‘world to know Ma’Khia was beautiful’
Ma’Khia Bryant’s cousins remembered the Black teenager fatally shot by police in Ohio as “a good student, a good person”…
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K9 sniffs out meth, leads to gun discovery
A Yuma Sector canine alert led to the discovery of meth and a loaded handgun early this morning at the immigration checkpoint on California Highway…
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