Five locals hand-selected to represent Yuma County in a rural leadership program
13 On Your Side’s Vanessa Gongola asked two of the attendees to share why this is important to them. Yuma, Arizona (KYMA, KECY) – Arizona Rural Leadership Center has competitively selected 16 participants from across the state to be part of its flagship program, Project CENTRL Class 32. The purpose is to empower and empower […]
‘Dead Without Water’: Massive Desert Solar Projects Are Sucking Up Groundwater, Angering Locals
Large-scale solar power development projects in Southern California are straining local water availability, threatening desert ecosystems and being impacted by tight water supplies, according to a report by Inside Climate News. causing anger among residents. Small communities around Desert Center, California rely on naturally occurring groundwater reservoirs known as groundwater aquifers, but water-intensive development processes […]
6 Best Things To Do In Lake Havasu City According To Locals
With its rich but short history, Lake Havasu City was only founded in the mid-20th century, as evidenced by landmarks such as London Bridge and McCorow Boulevard. But what it lacks in all these years, it makes up for in activities that fill an entire weekend getaway. Like most places, Lake Havasu City has its […]
Locals in and around Sedona deal with flooding aftermath
Terry Tan – The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Residents and tourists in northern Arizona attempted to return to business as usual after evacuation orders caused by rain and flooding were lifted on Thursday morning. But for someone like Tatum Loll, 17, of Cottonwood, that wasn’t possible. The teenager, who is on spring break this […]
SPECIAL REPORT: How Heart Disease affects locals in Yuma County
Doctors and patients alike are coping with the many problems that heart disease poses YUMA, Arizona (KYMA, KECY) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. For those in Yuma who suffer from heart disease, the effects of the disease […]
‘Where do we go?’ Winter parking restrictions near public land confound Flagstaff locals
After a heavy snowfall last weekend, Flagstaff local Alexa Morgan headed out with her friend Meredith Smith for an afternoon of cross-country skiing. We pulled over to access a popular public lot just down the road. It was an area they knew well. They were careful to leave space at the gate, “anticipate the crowd,” […]
Illegal Aliens Overwhelming Arizona Border City: Locals
The Biden administration’s lax border policies are pushing the border city of Yuma, Arizona, to the brink of collapse as it deals with a surge in illegal immigration and threatens the region’s vital food production, locals say. officials said. Yuma County Superintendent Jonathan Lines said, “When we see unprecedented amounts of people coming across the […]
Some locals say Biden is doing enough at the border, others disagree
Nogales, Arizona (KGUN) — Luis Aguirre Jr. is a Rio Rico resident who lives about 20 minutes from the US-Mexico border. He used to live in Nogales, and while some of President Joe Biden’s plans worked, others failed, he said. The Biden administration sued former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey after filling a gap in the […]
