SAN LUIS, Ariz. (T3) - El Comité de Bienestar está construyendo nuevas viviendas asequibles en San Luis, Arizona. Los condominios están ubicados en la esquina sureste de la calle County 24 y la Avenida F. Son 31 nuevas casas que construirán. La zona abarca aproximadamente 3.5 acres de terreno. Estas casas estarán disponibles para compradores de bajos ingresos, brindando oportunidades de vivienda asequible a la gente de la comunidad. El director ejecutivo del Comité de Bienestar explica porque esto es necesario, “En la cuidad de San Luis Arizona, hay muy pocas alternativas para accesar vi ..read more

Yuma baseball beats Shadow Mountain in a must win. YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Kevin Garcia gave up one earned run in seven innings pitched to lead the Yuma Criminals to a 9-2 victory over the Shadow Mountain Matadors. This was Yuma's 12th straight win, as the Criminals move to 13-4 on the season. Yuma has punched their ticket to the 4A playoff play-in as the 24th seed. The will face the 9-seed Bradshaw Mountain on the road. The post Yuma baseball wins 12th straight to qualify for postseason appeared first on KYMA ..read more

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - A mistrial has been declared in the case of a Somerton man who shot a man leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. The ruling by the judge came down shortly before 4 p.m. on Tuesday. After the jury could not come to a decision on whether the suspect, 50-year-old Sidney Lee should be found guilty of aggravated assault in this case.  The trial lasted for about a week.  Deliberations started on Tuesday, April 16, and closing arguments happened on Friday, April 19, with the jury starting deliberations that same day. They were back in court Tuesday deliberati ..read more

Significant cooling trend as well as breezy to windy conditions YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - A couple of weather systems will move through the region from Wednesday through Saturday. This will lead to a significant cooling trend as well as breezy to windy conditions. Desert highs drop to the lower 80s on Friday and Saturday. Moisture with these systems will be quite limited and thus precipitation chances will be confined primarily to the northern half of Arizona. An exception will be slight chances of showers for east-central Arizona and far northern Maricopa County on Friday night and Saturday ..read more

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Local agencies teamed up Tuesday to bring help to homeless people in need in Yuma. More than 30 organizations gathered at the Heritage Library to provide health, housing, and legal resources to people without a home or at risk of being evicted from their homes. The goal was to bring awareness about homelessness and bring assistance to more than 100 people. "People need to be aware of what their rights are as a tenant and also what resources are available for them when they're facing homelessness or at risk of homelessness within the community. So they need to be awa ..read more

SOMERTON, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Somerton Domestic Violence Task Force is asking the community to come together to fight against sexual abuse. They are hosting Denim Day on Wednesday, April 24, at 5 p.m. If you participate, you're asked to wear jeans and walk to show your support against sexual violence. It's taking place at Bushmasters Memorial Park located at 950 E. Main Street in Somerton.  The post Walk to fight against sexual violence appeared first on KYMA ..read more

YUMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Each day technology is advancing more and more. And some local police departments are finding ways to use it to their advantage to reduce the amount of crime happening in our community. At the Yuma Police Department (YPD), they have a range of tools from drones to license plate readers all made possible from the various amount of grants. “Keep our community safe that is our ultimate goal, you know we want to keep our community safe. Our officers live in this community too. We have families here too," said Sgt. Lori Franklin, Yuma Police Department Public Affa ..read more

* WHAT…West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts of 50 to 55 mph expected. * WHERE…Southwest corner of Imperial County. * WHEN…From 5 PM Wednesday to midnight PDT Friday night. * IMPACTS…Difficult driving conditions along Interstate 8 near the San Diego County border, especially for larger vehicles traveling along road segments with crosswinds. A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind gusts of between 40 and 58 mph. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In addition, strong winds over desert areas cou ..read more

* WHAT…West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph expected. * WHERE…Western portion of Joshua Tree National Park, Salton Sea, Southeastern Imperial County, Western Imperial County and Imperial Valley. * WHEN…From 5 PM Wednesday to 3 AM PDT Thursday. * IMPACTS…Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. Minor tree damage possible. Areas of blowing dust will also make driving more hazardous. A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speeds of between 30 and 40 mph are expected, or wind ..read more

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma Police Department (YPD) is hosting the 2024 Teen Police Academy, and is now accepting applications. In a press release, the academy, starting from June 24 to June 27 and from July 8 to July 11, is to educate Yuma teens about the daily operations of YPD. In addition, YPD says they will give those who participate in the academy some "hands on" instructions on various topics related to police work. YPD also shared the following classes participants will take during the four days: Daily police procedures Building searches Decision making scenarios K9 demonstra ..read more