Marcos Icahuate
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – A strike team from the El Centro Fire Department is deployed to Northern California.
The fire crew is helping to assist with the Orleans Complex.
The team includes a type 6 engine with three personnel and a strike team leader trainee.
The team left on Tuesday with no time table yet as when they are expected to return.
Rebecca Evans
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Kansas City Chiefs will be officially back in St. Joseph, as Missouri Western State University has completed preparations for the team’s 2025 training camp.
This marks the 15th consecutive year Kansas City will host camp on the Missouri Western campus, with Spratt Stadium and the Mosaic Training Fields transformed into the Chiefs’ summer headquarters.
Ryan Menley, the Senior Associate Athletic Director at Missouri Western, has enjoyed the cool opportunities he’s been able to take part in at Chiefs camp. He’s participated in the camp since 2010.
“Many of the Griffs (Griffons) have become Chiefs,” Menley said. “I think that’s a testament to what we do here, the relationship we have with the Chiefs. Missouri Western folks have gone on to be successful in some big time roles for the Kansas City Chiefs.”
Crews have been working to prepare fields, workout tents, and fan viewing areas.
Fans can attend most practices free of charge by securing tickets online. However, a few select days (July 27, August 2, and August 3) require a $6 ticket. Children ages 3 and younger are free.
Season ticket members will receive exclusive access to camp on two dates ( July 22 and August 7), including opening day. Parking is $7 per day.
“What a great atmosphere, great opportunity for folks to come out in droves,” Menley said. We’re just excited to welcome folks to Missouri Western to showcase the best of our campus.”
The team will report to camp on Monday, July 21, with the first open practice scheduled for Tuesday, July 22, at 9:15 a.m. Training camp will run through August 13, wrapping up with Military Appreciation Day and an open practice.
Autograph sessions and special events, such as Family Fun Day, are also planned throughout camp.
The team will report to camp on Monday, July 21, with the first open practice scheduled for Tuesday, July 22, at 9:15 a.m.
The full training schedule is available on the Chiefs website.
Christer Schmidt
NIPOMO, Calif. – Paso Robles Police Department officers arrested two suspects during a traffic stop on narcotics charges.
The traffic stop happened on Friday around 10:00 pm on the 2400 block of Golden Hill Road. The pair was traveling in a 2024 GMC truck and was pulled over for a moving violation.
During the stop, officers say they observed indicators of possible criminal activity. A narcotics K9 unit walked around the vehicle and indicated the presence of drugs inside the truck.
Officers say that a search of the truck uncovered approximately 90 pounds of suspected methamphetamine and 4 pounds of suspected cocaine.
The drugs were valued at around $240,000.
The 42-year-old male driver from Salinas was taken into custody and is facing multiple felony charges, including possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
The 45-year-old male passenger from Salinas was also taken into custody and also faces drug distribution charges. He also was found to have an arrest warrant from Monterey County.
Karina Bazarte
BRAWLEY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – A new and disturbing scam is making the rounds and this time, it’s happening right at your front door.
A local from Brawley says these scammers are knocking on your door asking for personal information such as your ID.
Brawley police say scammers are posing as social or government workers knocking on doors and asking residents for personal information.
“They will have iPads with them and they will try to get your information. They will say, ‘Hey, we are with Department [of] Social Services. We are offering this program where we can get you a free iPad or watch. All we need to do is take a phone of your driver’s license the front and back of it,'” said Cmdr. Juan Morales of the Brawley Police Department (BPD).
That is not the only thing they want to see, these scammers are also asking to see your EBT information and other information tied to social services programs.
That is exactly what happened to a local couple last week.
He says two women showed up at his door claiming he and his wife could get a free iPad if they gave up personal information.
“She had mentioned she didn’t have any of those cards on her and what we caught on is that they said we can verify it online and online website or if you even have medical we can verify it through medical and we have to take a picture of it,” said Ethan Marquez, a Brawley resident.
BPD says social or government workers will never knock on your door and ask for personal information.
Police are urging residents to verify the company these scammers are claiming to represent, write down their license plate numbers, and contact local law enforcement right away.
Eduardo Morales
WELLTON, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – A family in Wellton is dealing with the loss of their home after a fire.
Late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, a house fire completely destroyed a family’s home.
Luckily, the community is here to support them.
“I was scared…I was scared but hopeful,” said Erika Martinez-Wammack.
Martinez-Wammack says her daughter was inside the home staying with her grandparents when the fire started late Saturday night.
She shares what went through her mind when she found out what was happening.
“I didn’t find her for ten minutes and I…Well, I’m just grateful that my daughter is here and alive, and that I get another day with her,” expressed Martinez-Wammack.
She says her six-year-old daughter, Athena, was the one who alerted everyone about the fire, helping them get out safely.
Athena shares why she was so brave.
“Great because I love them so much, pretty great because Spider-Man, I talk to him on face call all the time,” said Athena.
You can support the family through their GoFundMe here.
Madeline Murray
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Early Thursday morning, the Yuma Proving Ground hosted the change in responsibility ceremony, which only happens every two years.
The outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Millare passed on his responsibilities to incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua C. Holthus.
The Command Sergeant Major is the highest-ranking enlisted person on site and serves as a leader, advocating for soldiers, and their families.
“As senior enlisted leaders at Yuma Proving Ground, we do a, we rotate every two years, so it was just my time to go,” says outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Millare.
Millare has been in this position since July 13, 2023, serving as the highest-ranking enlisted person at the proving ground.
He now will be turning over his responsibilities to Command Sgt. Maj. Holthus.
Millare says, “Him and I came from the same brigade and acquisition, and army testing is going to be foreign for him. Even now after two years, I would say that I’m still not like 100% know everything, so I would say keep an open mind and start learning.”
Holthus says he plans to continue leading and advocating for soldiers and their families stepping into this new role.
“I became an acclamation officer well over twenty years ago, and that is the expectation of an acclamation officer is to do those things from the get go,” says Holthus.
The Command Sergeant Major serves under Colonel John Nelson. Col. Nelson shares this thoughts on the change of responsibility.
“I’m feeling bittersweet about today’s ceremony because we’re saying, you know, goodbye to my senior listed advisor that’s been serving in that position for the last two years, but also kind of sweet because were welcoming in another outstanding non-commissioning officer Commander Sergeant Major Holfus,” says Nelson.
Karina Bazarte
BRAWLEY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – The Brawley Police Department (BPD) has recovered about 100 illegal guns from the streets just this year alone. But they say there’s one team member who’s taken that mission even further.
BPD says they are the only local agency that uses a non-human team member to help them remove illegal guns from the streets. It uses a sharp nose and has four paws.
“Jax is a hard worker. He is a team player and he has paws,” said Detective Javier Martinez with BPD.
Jax is a Labrador Retriever and he is the only K9 in the whole entire valley that specializes in detecting illegal guns and much more.
“We have the only narcotic K9 when we do the street interdiction. We go out and find the illegal activity that is going on and we utilize that K9 a lot which a lot of the time detects firearms in the vehicle,” the officer shared.
Brawley police say since last year, they have received about 36 illegal pistols.
“Over 15 illegal long rifles both unserialized, stolen,” Detective Martinez spoke.
BPD say there are numerous cases where they conduct search warrants and find many illegal guns, including the 3D printers that create these ghost guns.
“I think a lot of the times we have a people relocating here to the city we have a prison that is close by a lot of the time families relocate here to the city which is went they get release from the prison they end up being here in the City of Brawley,” Martinez shared.
To reduce the number of illegal guns on the streets, that’s when our four-legged friend Jax comes in.
“Late last year, we called Jax out to the City of Calexico and he was an assistant on a vehicle which had narcotics and we ended up finding a machine gun in the back of the van,” Martinez remarked.
Agent Brian Harsany says Jax works with every law agency in the Valley including Border Patrol.
“As long as he gets to smell and discover something either a handgun, ammunition and even currency, he will get this toy,” Agent Harsany explained.
He says Jax has to train every week for five hours in order to be certified.
“The department picked this dog and then I went down to San Diego everyday Monday through Friday to train with him,” Harsany said.
Jax is a three-year-old dog born in Guadalajara, Mexico and has two years with the BPD
“Jax is a hero. He loves what he does, he is good at what he does, he is a big asset in our department,” Martinez expressed.
Marcos Icahuate
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – KYMA-TV and other television stations across the country have been acquired by another company.
On July 18, Rincon Broadcasting Group announced it has acquired the following stations:
KAYU-TV (Fox) – Spokane, Washington
KFFX-TV (Fox) – Pendleton, Oregon
KCYU-LD (Fox) – Yakima, Washington
KYMA-DT (NBC/CBS) – Yuma, Arizona
KOKI-TV (Fox) – Tulsa, Oklahoma
KMYT-TV (MyNetworkTV) – Tulsa, Oklahoma
WHBQ-TV (Fox) – Memphis, Tennessee
“We’re incredibly excited to expand our regional broadcast footprint into the Pacific Northwest, Southwest, and Mid-South,” said Todd Parkin, President of Rincon Broadcasting Group. “These stations have strong local brands and deep viewer loyalty. We look forward to pursuing innovation in broadcast television, while upholding their vital role in serving communities with trusted information.”
You can read the full press release below.
Eduardo Morales
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) got some new training props to better prepare them for fighting fires.
YFD got a dumpster and other gas props to simulate real life fire responses.
The props are located at the public training facility.
YFD explains how beneficial the new equipment will be.
“This is something that we’ve been lacking for a long time is a simulated gas prop. We do encounter calls, they’re rare, but because they’re rare, we don’t get a tone of practice at them, so when Southwest Gas said, ‘Hey, we can help get some pipe laid, gets some props put up for you guys,’ it was huge,” said Capt. David Padilla of YFD.
Along with Southwest Gas’ donation, the dumpster was donated by Republic Sanitation Services.
A representative from Southwest Gas explains why it’s important to help out the local fire station.
“It helps us work together to keep our community safe, having these props in a controlled environment like this will help get our environment ready for real-life incidents, which will keep our community safe all together,” said Francisco Ortega, the Yuma District Manager of Southwest Gas.
YFD says that working together with local companies and agencies can help them in the future.
“Getting to have these relationships when there isn’t an emergency, sharing knowledge, learning from the experts in the industry them learning what we’re going to do when we show up, it’s critically important to keep a safe community,” says Capt. Padilla.
YFD says they are incredibly thankful to Southwest Gas and the Republic Sanitation Services for their donations.
Madeline Murray
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Congress voted on cutting federal funding for public media by $1.1 billion.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting receives money from the government and distributes these funds to public radio stations everywhere.
This funding helps to ensure the public has access to public media, including local radio station KAWC and Arizona PBS.
According to the KAWC website, they receive over $200,000 from the CPB.
One local, Bob Lutes, says he’s concerned with these cuts.
“Well, I’m against it because I think it’s an asset for the whole country. If you don’t keep informed, what are you going to know? How we going to keep informed,” said Lutes.
The funding cuts could also negatively impact emergency alert capabilities, community outreach intiatives, and other local programming.
We did reach out to KAWC, but the station said it’s not ready to comment at this time.
