Month: June 2025

Andrea Turisk

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY)- A new binational security campaign is hitting the streets designed to get public help to identify and capture dangerous people.

The Se Busca Información initiative is a joint effort focused on getting wanted individuals off the streets on both sides of the border. Authorities say public tips play a big part of making this work.

U.S. Border Patrol and Mexican officials are sharing one message: Someone is wanted and the public can help find them.

The goal is to disrupt dangerous individuals by working together and inviting the public to participate. 

Chief Justin De La Torre with the Yuma Sector Border Patrol says, “Every member of our shared community here in Southern Arizona, Sonora, Baja, and California are critical partners in our mission to eliminate cartels.””

Chief De La Torre says the initiative features suspects tied to criminal activities including drug trafficking and human smuggling. 

“They’re all involved in cartel operations. They’re either members or associates of cross border crime. Organized crime to bring humans illegally in the us, to bring drugs in the us, to carry out homicides, murders, things like that on behalf of criminal organizations which really wreaks havoc on all of our communities,” he said.

Which is why Sonora, Mexico Attorney General Gustavo Rómulo Salas Chavez says its critical to receive public help to get these individuals off the streets. 

“These people cannot and should not walk freely in the streets when they face serious criminal charges and arrest warrants,” said Chavez.

Chief De La Torre says this initiative is just another way they’re trying to keep the community safe as a whole: “We’re doing everything we can to identify people and bring them to justice, but we also need the public’s help. We need the communities support.”

If you’d like to submit an anonymous tip, you can call or text (928) 699-5919.

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Adrik Vargas

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – June is Men’s Health Month, and doctors with the Imperial Valley Healthcare District are using it to call attention to something they say often gets put off: Regular checkups.

At Pioneers Healthcare Center in Brawley, part of the district, they’re reminding men and their families that prevention and early detection matter.

“I do encourage the families to join forces and rally around the men in their families, to be serious about their health,” said Dr. George Fareed, Medical Director of the center.

The district says simple screenings like checking blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar can help catch things early, from heart disease to diabetes and prostate issues.

For younger men, awareness about testicular cancer is also key. Radiologist Dr. George Rapp, who works at Pioneers and is a cancer survivor himself, says men shouldn’t wait to speak up.

“I’m a survivor of testicular cancer, so it’s very important for men to be upfront with their physicians…routine self-examinations, actually feeling and making sure you’re not feeling any masses or lumps or anything abnormal, or if you’re having pain, it’s not something you should delay,” said Rapp.

He added, “It can sometimes carry a little bit of shyness with it that men don’t want to share with their physician, but I do encourage men to be upfront with their doctors about it.”

The district offers services across the Valley, including clinics in Brawley and Calexico.

“They can certainly come here to the Pioneers Healthcare Clinic here and in Calexico, and they can come to the other centers where general medical services are provided, there’s no shortage for the availability of that,” Dr. Fareed said.

The Imperial Valley Healthcare District says Men’s Health Month is a great reminder to start small, schedule a checkup, and take steps that can protect your health in the long run.

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Samuel Kirk

(KYMA, KECY) – Residents in Yuma and El Centro residents attended two Juneteenth events Saturday.

The Imperial Valley Social Justice Committee (IVSJC) celebrated Freedom Day at the Martin Luther King Jr. Pavilion in El Centro from noon until 5:00 p.m.

There were several vendors, giveaways, soul food, fashion shows, and special cultural performances.

The local Yuma NAACP chapter is holding a free Juneteenth celebration in Yuma at Carver Park from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Families can enjoy everything from face painting, bike giveaways, a petting zoo, vendors, and more.

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Dillon Fuhrman

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Residents across Yuma County participated in the “No Kings” protest Saturday.

The protest happened early in the morning on the corners of Fourth Avenue and 16th Street, near Sprouts and Del Sol Market.

This is part of a nationwide protest where people across the county took to the streets to oppose President Donald Trump’s policies.

Two people KYMA spoke to shared their reasons for speaking out.

“I’m doing it for my children and grandchildren, you know, and I don’t see a future for them that looks good at all if things continue the way they are,” said Sharon Block, organizer of the protest.

“This is the biggest turnout. I’ve been here every single protest in Yuma, and this is by far the biggest turnout that I’ve seen, and that makes me so happy,” said Remi Smit-Weber, a protester.

The protests also coincided with President Trump’s military parade, taking place in Washington D.C., to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday.

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