Keller Williams Realty Yuma to host Dolly Day

KYMA on September 23, 2026

Dillon Fuhrman

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Keller Williams Realty Yuma is hosting a happy hour event inspired by the late Dolly Parton.

The happy hour event, dubbed “Dolly Day,” is taking place Friday, September 25, at Sage and Sand, located at 2852 E. 16th Street, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

During the event, Keller Williams said there will be “Dolly Parton music, karaoke, raffles, a signature Dolly-inspired drink, a photo area,” and more.

“We work hard, but we also believe in creating opportunities to have fun, connect with our community and give back in meaningful ways,” said Connie Sims, Operating Principal of Keller Williams Realty Yuma. “When we realized September 25 gave us the perfect ‘9 to 5’ connection, Dolly Day just seemed like too much fun to pass up. We wanted to create a fun evening for the Yuma community to come together and enjoy themselves, while also using the opportunity to support women and children in our community.”

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In addition, Keller Williams said those who attend the event are encouraged to bring “new, unopened makeup and hair products, as well as new children’s books, which will be donated to Crossroads Mission” to help women and children in the community.

“For us, service doesn’t always have to look the same,” Sims added. “Sometimes it can be as simple as bringing people together, having a great time and using that opportunity to support people in our community. We’d love to see Yuma show up, have some fun with us and, if they’re able, bring something to donate.”

To learn more about the upcoming event, read the press release below.

Dolly Day Press ReleaseDownload

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Snake River Animal Shelter to host free pet vaccine clinic Saturday

KIFI on September 23, 2026

Curtis Jackson

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — Pet owners in eastern Idaho will have the opportunity to get free vaccinations and microchips for their dogs and cats this weekend through a community clinic hosted by the Snake River Animal Shelter.

The shelter will provide free pet vaccines on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. inside the Idaho K9 Academy building next to the Snake River Animal Shelter. The clinic is part of Petco Love’s “Vaccinated and Loved” initiative, a nationwide effort to prevent deadly but avoidable diseases in pets.

According to Snake River Animal Shelter, the free vaccines are made possible through Petco Love, a national nonprofit that has distributed more than 4 million free pet vaccines to animal welfare organizations across the country.

The clinic will offer DAPPv canine vaccines for dogs and HCP feline vaccines for cats on a first-come, first-served basis. Shelter officials said they hope to vaccinate about 200 pets during the event.

In addition to vaccines, free microchips will be available for dogs and cats. The shelter said pets that do not already have a microchip will be required to receive one before being vaccinated.

Low-cost vaccinations will also be offered, including $20 rabies vaccines for dogs and cats and $15 Bordetella vaccines for dogs. Organizers said only cash or Venmo payments will be accepted for those services.

Snake River Animal Shelter Executive Director Michelle Ziel-Dingman said the partnership helps remove barriers that can prevent pet owners from accessing preventive care.

“Petco Love’s partnership allows us to bring lifesaving vaccines directly to pet parents at no cost,” Ziel-Dingman said in a statement. “Access to preventive care is critical. When we remove access barriers, more pets stay protected, and that benefits our entire community.”

According to Petco Love, diseases such as parvovirus and distemper in dogs and panleukopenia in cats are among the most common deadly illnesses affecting pets and can be prevented through vaccination.

The organization said survey data from attendees at previous free vaccine clinics found that only 38% of pet owners reported their pets had previously received similar vaccines, underscoring the need for free vaccination programs.

Petco Love President Chelsea Staley said the clinics often serve as an entry point for families who have not yet established routine veterinary care.

“For nearly half of the pet parents we surveyed at free clinics powered by Petco Love, these events are how they make sure their pets get vaccinated,” Staley said. “It’s more than just a single shot. It’s about preventing disease in the long term, protecting communities, and opening the door for families and pets to a lifetime of care.”

Pet owners planning to attend are asked to bring dogs on leashes and cats in carriers. The shelter said it cannot vaccinate pets that are sick, injured, unowned, or known to have adverse reactions to vaccines or people.

For more information, contact the Snake River Animal Shelter at 208-523-4219.

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Optimist Skate Park in Pocatello temporarily closed for repairs

KIFI on September 23, 2026

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POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Optimist Skate Park, located across from City Hall in Pocatello, is closed this week for routine maintenance. Beginning on Wednesday, September 23, crews from Artisan Skateparks will complete the work.

The scheduled repairs are under the warranty portion of Artisan Skateparks’ contract with the City of Pocatello, according to the Pocatello Parks and Recreation Department. The repairs include addressing minor chips and cracks as well as wear and tear from weather exposure to the skate ramps.

The Parks and Rec Department said the work is expected to take five to seven days and the skate park will remain closed throughout the maintenance. It will reopen when the area is fully safe for public use.

The City is also asking the public to avoid the area of Optimist Park during the closure to help ensure work can be completed safely and efficiently by repair crews.

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Rexburg man charged with aggravated battery after Saturday night stabbing

KIFI on September 23, 2026

Seth Ratliff

REXBURG, Idaho (KIFI) — A local man is facing felony charges after allegedly stabbing someone Saturday night, leaving the victim with significant injuries, according to Rexburg Police.

Officers with the Rexburg Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at a residence on South 2nd East around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 19. Upon arrival, officers found the victim suffering from significant lacerations. The victim received emergency medical treatment and was stable.

Following an investigation, officers identified Gerardo Mendoza as the suspect and obtained both search and arrest warrants for his residence.

Due to the nature of the incident, the Upper Valley Special Response Team (SRT), a specialized unit comprised of authorities from area law enforcement, was deployed to execute the warrants

SRT members took Mendoza into custody without further incident. He was booked into the Madison County Jail on charges of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon.

“We want to thank our partners from these agencies for their assistance in completing this investigation,” the Rexburg Police Department said in a statement.

Mendoza made his initial court appearance on September 21 before Judge David Hunt. Bond was set at $150,000, and he was appointed a public defender. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 30 at 1:30 p.m. If convicted, Mendoza faces up to 15 years in state prison.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Charges represent a formal accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Monsoon rains damage Northeast El Paso apartments

KVIA on September 23, 2026

Max Zepeda

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Less than a year after the North View Apartments opened, El Paso’s monsoon season brought more than a foot of floodwater to some first-floor residents.

The property’s general manager said the area’s landscape directed Tuesday and Wednesday’s rain into the apartment complex in Northeast El Paso.

“We do have our arroyo here that was made for ponding,” said Mike Baca, general manager of M7elp Property Management, told ABC-7. “Evidently the rain overtook that, and we’re dealing with the aftermath.”

According to Baca, only the first-floor residents in the building closest to the arroyo saw flood damage. He said four units have complained about the 1.5-foot-deep water.

He said tenants have to provide their own renters insurance.

“Whether or not they decide to not stay tonight would be up to them,” said Baca. “Renters insurance typically kicks in at that point, and hopefully it covers to where they’re allowed to stay a night or two in a hotel.”

Baca said trucks have been extracting water at the complex.

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Judge denies further delays in Brawley murder case

KYMA on September 23, 2026

Lynette Niebla

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) – Two suspects charged in connection with a fatal shooting in Brawley returned to the Imperial County Superior Court Wednesday for a pre-trial hearing.

Genaro Lemus, 23, and Matthew Nathan Garnica, 25, face murder charges in the February shooting death of 43-year-old Steven Angulo.

Wednesday’s hearing marked the second time the co-defendants have appeared in court together.

Presiding Judge Marco D. Nunez expressed intense frustration over the pace of the proceedings, noting that the case has stalled significantly while waiting for critical evidence.

“There’s no more continuances that need to go,” Judge Nunez said during the hearing. “This case is 260 days old and they have a right to have a prelim within ten court days after the case is filed, and here we are 260 days later…no prelim.”

Defense attorneys stated they are still reviewing discovery files and are waiting on an official autopsy report.

However, Judge Nunez insisted that the preliminary hearing must move forward regardless of state administrative delays.

“It occurs to me…that at some point this case needs to go to prelim because sometimes these autopsy reports are not generated for months and months, if not years, so you know, we’ll need to set it up for prelim,” Nunez added.

Both Lemus and Garnica have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.

The suspects are scheduled to return to court in October, where the preliminary hearing is expected to officially be set.

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Columbia Downtown CID says officials should not single out bar amid crime concerns

KMIZ on September 23, 2026

Melissa Houston

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia’s Downtown Community Improvement District issued a statement Wednesday criticizing officials who have labeled a downtown bar a “public nuisance.”

The statement was issued in response to a letter from Attorney General Catherine Hanaway sent to Reign Bar between Walnut and Ninth Street, addressing the “nuisance conditions.”

Downtown CID Director Nickie Davis said in a statement that the District takes “public safety seriously,” but does not support placing the blame on one bar.

“The District does not support singling out or assigning responsibility to an individual business without clear evidence demonstrating that the business itself is responsible for the activity in question,” Davis said in the email.

Davis said Reign Bar has continued to be in communication with The District, law enforcement, and community members about the safety concerns for Ninth and Walnut Street.

Greg Wolff, a part-owner of the Reign Bar building for the past 10 years, said he has seen violence in downtown Columbia long before Reign Bar opened their doors.

“I could say with some factual data that, yeah, this did not just start with Reign Bar; this has been going on for- I’m just going to throw out a ballpark of at least three years,” said Wolff.

Wolff said he spoke with Reign Bar owners before he signed with them and emphasizes running their establishment in a safe manner to the community, and so far he has not seen them stray from that.

“We felt like ,this , the things they were saying they were going to do with their security and their business plan, we felt comfortable with, and we haven’t seen much deviation from what they told us they were going to do,” said Wolff. “We have not had anybody call it missing from the police departments, our community leaders saying, ‘ What the heck’s going on here? ‘We need to deal with this.'”

The safety concerns tend to happen outside of businesses in public spaces like the sidewalks or streets, according to Davis. And Davis wrote that business owners have limited authority to control the actions that happen outside of their businesses.

Downtown businesses are responsible for operating their businesses in a safe manner, according to Davis. And she wrote that individuals who participate in violent behavior downtown should be held accountable for their actions.

“Violence anywhere in Downtown Columbia is unacceptable,” wrote Davis. “At the same time, we must be careful not to confuse proximity for causation when determining responsibility.”

Wolff said he is grateful that state leaders are taking notice to the issues of Downtown Safety, but the blame is misdirected.

“I’ll be really excited to have a safer downtown where we don’t have this type of stuff happening at all. I just think the fingers being pointed in the wrong direction, as far as the root cause,” said Wolf.

The District will continue to support Reign Bar and continue to look at “verified information” that leads to contributions to the public safety concerns of downtown.

Davis invited Hanaway, Gov. Mike Kehoe, and other state leaders to come to downtown Columbia to meet with business owners, community members, and law enforcement to discuss public safety concerns.

A press release attributed to Councilwomen Valerie Carroll (Ward 1), Jacque Sample (Ward 3) and Sharon Jones (Ward 4) asks the AG’s office to meet with city officials.

“We believe this work should include sharing information on local investigations and resources. To that end, we are asking the Attorney General’s Office to meet with City leaders to coordinate efforts regarding public safety in the Walnut/9th Street area,” the joint press release says.

Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe posted a statement on social media saying she agreed with her colleagues in City Council and the District. She stated that she is concerned about the demands from Attorney General Hanaway regarding Reign Bar without notifying or collaborating with the City first.

University of Missouri President Mun Choi warned students at the start of the semester to stay away from the part of downtown where Reign is located, citing a street brawl that resulted in seven arrests and other incidents.

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Local freelance journalist convicted of felony domestic battery

KIFI on September 23, 2026

Seth Ratliff

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — A local freelance journalist has been found guilty of felony domestic violence following a two-day jury trial in Bonneville County.

A jury found David Helaman George, 36, of Idaho Falls, guilty of one count of felony domestic battery inflicting traumatic injury on Sept. 15, according to a Tuesday release from the Bonneville County Prosecutor’s Office. George was acquitted on a second count.

The conviction stems from an investigation conducted by the Idaho Falls Police Department. George was charged in February 2025 and pleaded not guilty the following April.

George previously worked as a freelance reporter for East Idaho News. In a statement, Managing Editor Nate Sunderland confirmed the outlet was aware of the verdict.

“As a result, he will no longer be freelancing for our publication,” Sunderland said. “We don’t generally write about domestic incidents, and when we do, we wait until after sentencing, which has not yet happened in this case.”

George is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 16, 2026 before Judge Joel Tingey. He faces up to 10 years in state prison and a maximum fine of $10,000.

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Jefferson City gets $10 million from DNR for wastewater collection system improvements

KMIZ on September 23, 2026

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Jefferson City will get $10 million in financial assistance from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for upgrades to its wastewater collection system, a Wednesday press release from the DNR says.

The release says the city expects the funding to cover the entire project.

“The completed project is expected to reduce sanitary sewer overflows by increasing capacity to handle peak flow events,” the release says. “The improvements will extend the wastewater system’s life and efficiency so it can continue serving the city well into the future.”

Funding comes from a $10 million loan through the DNR’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund. The DNR expects it to save the city $4.2 million in low-interest over 20 years.

The project is expected to be completed by August 2027.

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Heavy rain causes leaks at El Paso airport, sinkhole in Central

KVIA on September 23, 2026

Gabrielle Lopez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After heavy rain and flooding, the El Paso Fire Department received 57 storm-related incident calls, the city said. Storms caused leaks at the El Paso airport.

Calls included stranded vehicles, home flooding, damaged roads, downed trees and utility lines, traffic light malfunctions and crashes.

The City of El Paso said the West Side experienced most of the incidents — 24 of the 57 reported calls.

At one location, floodwater stranded seven vehicles, the city said.

On the roads, crews worked to clear water, mud, rocks and trees. EPFD reported a sinkhole in Central El Paso.

Travelers at the El Paso International Airport saw parts of the building leaking. The city said the terminal is still open and operational. It encouraged travelers to go to the airport early and check with their airline for the latest flight information. Leaks have been cleaned and cleared.

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