Month: January 2026

Karina Bazarte

(KYMA) – A federal court ruling could lead to changes in gun laws across much of California.

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state’s ban on openly carrying firearms in large counties violates the Second Amendment.

The decision applies only to counties with populations of more than 200,000 people, which covers the majority of the state.

Imperial County, however, falls below that population threshold and is not affected by the ruling.

Despite that, some local residents believe the law should apply equally across California. A local business owner says population size should not determine whether someone has the right to carry a firearm.

“I think the population comes into the individual right to protect oneself, their family, their assets,” the business owner said. “That should be the motivating factor. Everyone should have the same right. Population doesn’t mean people won’t oppose it, and that’s understandable. They can choose not to arm themselves and choose not to go to places where firearms are allowed,” said Jimmy Barker, CEO of Triad Security.

The ruling does not immediately change the law. A grace period is in place before the decision takes effect, meaning California’s open-carry ban remains enforced for now.

According to the California Department of Justice, the state had the seventh-lowest gun death rate in the United States in 2022.

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Karina Bazarte

IMPERIAL VALLEY, Calif. (KYMA) – An Imperial County man was seriously injured after he was hit by a vehicle.

The 65-year-old man suffered multiple life-threatening injuries all over his body last Saturday.

California Highway Patrol (CHP) believes the man was walking on Evan Hewes Highway near Forrester Road.

CHP says the driver did not know she had hit a pedestrian, so she left the scene, called someone to check and then, the man was found.

The driver quickly went back to the scene and called 911.

“There’s a lot of incidents where a party gets involved in a crash and it’s not even their fault and leaving the scene as a crime so he had to stay behind. Whether it’s your fault, it’s not your fault, you have to stay behind. Saying that ‘I was afraid I, didn’t know what to do,’ that’s not an excuse. That’s not reasonable, especially if someone’s injured. You have to stop and call the cops,” said Capt. Ernesto Euedas of CHP.

CHP says the man may have been experiencing mental health issues.

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Eduardo Morales

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Representatives from the University of Arizona were in Yuma Tuesday to tour their local “U of A Cooperative Extension” office.

This was an opportunity for the local extension and for the AG experiment station to highlight all that they do in the local area.

This is a part of the U of A’s statewide tour where they travel to rural extensions throughout Arizona.

While in Yuma they discussed current funding, potential future funding, and the operations they run.

These extensions are a part of the University Land Grant, and they explain why their work is so important.

“A lot of the research done here…you can’t do that type of research in farmers’ fields because we’re using experimental chemicals or experimental methods that we don’t know if they’re going to pan out, if they’re going to be economically viable,” says Ed Martin, the local extension’s director.

Arizona State Sen. Tim Dunn (R-District 25) was in attendance, and he says we haven’t even reached the extension’s full potential.

“We can bring interns down from the main campus, we can actually have different upper division classes, we can actually have different degrees available here in Yuma that we haven’t had in the past,” Sen. Dunn says.

The event hosted university deans and state officials to tour the local extension.

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Andrea Turisk

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Come out and support the Annual Desert Lily Quilt Show.

The show is on Friday, January 9 and Saturday, January 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Tickets are $8 and can be brought at the Yuma Civic and Convention Center.

To learn more about the event, as well as the club, click here.

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Adrik Vargas

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – A semi-truck filled with over 40,000 pounds of food arrived in Yuma, delivering much-needed supplies to the Yuma Community Food Bank.

The donation comes from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is part of a nationwide service effort in collaboration America250, the nonpartisan initiative marking the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence through service.

Church leaders say much of the food is made possible through tithes and donations from members, which are then used to purchase food and give back to local communities.

Over the past five years, the Yuma Community Food Bank has received more than 16 similar truckloads of food from the church, including during critical moments such as the COVID-19 pandemic and recent government shutdowns.

Organizers say the goal is to support families facing food insecurity while recognizing the country’s founding ideals through acts of service.

This delivery is the first of several planned for Arizona, with additional trucks expected to arrive across the state by the end of the week.

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