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Danyelle Burke North
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The Desert Southwest skies were lit up with the northern lights! Several viewers sent in photos of Tuesday night’s sky of the aurora borealis that could be seen in Arizona and California, including Yuma and Imperial County.
The glowing colors happen when charged particles from the sun collide with the Earth’s atmosphere. One Yuma local works with the National Weather Service and shared several images with us. She says it’s the first time she has ever seen these lights in our Yuma area.
“But other than that, I’ve never seen them. This was you know one of the very first times ever, and it still shocks me to be able to see it this far south because I’ve always wanted to see them,” said local Terri Clark.
Locals might get lucky again! The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts it could return to the skies Wednesday night.
Andrea Turisk
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The government shutdown has ended after 46 days affecting millions of Americans across the country.
The Yuma Community Food Bank says they’ve seen an 80% increase in people looking for help.
Although the government shutdown is officially over, it’s still gonna take some time for everyone to recover.
“It’s gonna take a long time for this to actually catch up. There’s a lot of funds. A lot of people never got pay checks. They don’t know when they’ll get the funds released,” says Andy Robinson, President and CEO of the Yuma Community Food Bank.
The U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground shared a statement with us saying, “Our team resumed full operations with focus and professionalism, and we continue to stand at the forefront of Army transformation.”
Local Cassandra Quintero says the reopening comes at a great time before the holidays saying, “Thanksgiving is around the corner and it’s just in time to be grateful for a nation that is now united.”
Robinson adds the end of the shutdown is positive but recognizes there is still work to be done, and help they still need.
“We have to order product which we have been ordering, but it doesn’t mean its being delivered so it all has to be processed. It all takes time so it can be weeks. Maybe even months before we see us kinda back to normal,” says Robinson.
The food bank is asking for donations and volunteers. You can head to the food bank for more information.
Danyelle Burke North
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Friday is the kick off of the annual Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival!
We went live from the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex with all the fun in store this weekend.
The Annual Hot Air Balloon event in Yuma is the Colorado River Crossing Balloon Festival, which takes place in November.
The festival is scheduled for November 14-16, 2025, is organized by the Caballeros de Yuma, and features mass ascensions in the early morning and a “balloon glow” on Saturday night, with opportunities for tethered rides.
Sunrise balloon launches on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from West Wetlands Park. A Saturday evening event at Yuma’s Desert Sun Baseball Stadium where balloons glow.
Tethered rides are offered on Saturday and Sunday. These are on a first-come, first-served basis and are weather permitting
For more information, visit the Caballeros de Yuma website HERE.
Joaquin Hight
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The Yuma Art Center hosted the 25th annual Tribute of the Muses Awards ceremony on Friday, November 14.
The awards are important for recognizing artists of Yuma and giving them a space to be appreciated for their hard work.
In addition, the ceremony presented four awards: The Helios Award, the Odyssey Award, the Apollo Award, and the Tribute of the Muses Award.
The event opened with a red carpet at 6:30, followed by the award ceremony at 7:00, and concluded with a black-tie reception at 8:00.
Joaquin Hight
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The mural, located along the canal path between 16th and 24th Street, is a mural you can interact with directly from your phone.
Scan the code, point your phone towards the mural, and see screens and demos as if they were right in front of you.
This is only Phase 2 of Onvida Health’s East Main Canal Beautification Project, which began with planting about 100 trees along that same canal path.
The project is in collaboration with Onvida Health, the City of Yuma, the Clean and Beautiful Commission, and NextGen.
Eduardo Morales
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – The innovation continued Friday for day two of the Desert Difference AG Tech Conference.
The second day is a time for multiple people, from growers to up-and-coming entrepreneurs, to tell their story and talk about their businesses.
The goal is to make Yuma a proving ground for agriculture technology.
At the two-day conference, people were able to display AG-related cutting-edge technology.
Xiong Chang, the CEO and co-founder for Tensorfield AG, was able to bring one of their machines.
Change says the event provides plenty of opportunities to learn and grow.
“Just really engaged with understanding exactly what we’re trying to build, getting guidance from growers who have been very open with us about their challenges, and there’s nothing more fun for a group of engineers to have a clear direction set by customers,” says Chang.
Raul Heredia, the CTO for Motive Companies, says younger entreprenuers should check out the conference in Yuma.
He says it provides some insight into the landscape of up to date agircultural technologies, and that Yuma is a good starting point.
“In understanding the importance of connecting with the community and providing products that will deliver technology that is going to make a difference in the future,” Heredia said.
As they say at the conference, it is more than a trend, it’s a movement that looks to reshape the agriculture industry.
Joaquin Hight
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The event began at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, Nov 13. It featured booths and demos of new Ag equipment.
It was a way for local growers to connect and share the latest tools, helping desert farmers adapt and thrive.
Yuma is described as the perfect proving ground for agricultural equipment due to its harsh sunlight and wide variety of weather conditions that allow technology to be tested.
As a result, International companies attend events like these to test their equipment and showcase it to local growers.
The event will continue on Friday, November 14, with much more to showcase.
Danyelle Burke North
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – There’s less than 24 hours left until our annual Share Your Holiday Turkey Drive happening Friday!
The Turkey Drive is a one-day food drive to provide meals for families in need who can’t afford them this holiday season.
All of the proceeds go to the Crossroads Mission for their Three Days of Thanksgiving event. The mission shares what their turkey goals is and what items they need.
“1,000 turkeys and nonperishable food items…also eggs, milk, butter,” said Crossroads Public Relations Director Sassa Culver.
The month of November is also Mission Month.
“Mission month we have a goal of raising 100,000 pounds of food and $100,000,” said Culver.
The mission says thank you to the Yuma community for what they do to help Crossroads all year long.
“We can’t do it without the community, and every year the community pulls through for us,” said Crossroads CEO Myra Garlit.
They say it’s such a special feeling when they get to help out.
“When we are feeding the community over the three days of Thanksgiving, just the gratefulness and the warmth that we feel from the people that we’re serving it’s amazing! It’s so rewarding,” said Culver.
We will be collecting all these items at all Walmart locations in Yuma and the Foothills this Friday, November 14, from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m. We hope to see you there!
Eduardo Morales
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs was in Yuma Wednesday to announce some new updates regarding the agricultural broadband towers.
Gov. Hobbs signed two bills supporting the project.
Senate Bill 1320 enables the legal operation of autonomous farm equipment on public highways and roadways.
While Senate Bill 1661 establishes a government framework to ensure the long-term sustainability of A-specific broadband networks.
“I was really proud to sign these bills that will enable Yuma Farmers to take advantage of the new system,” Gov. Hobbs says.
The goal is to elevate Arizona agricultural technology.
“This is like a real-life example of like of how those high-tech things make a difference, and it’s not only putting that high-tech to work to make farming better, but it’s like setting an example,” said the governor.
Arizona Senator Tim Dunn shares how even other countries are looking at Yuma’s agricultural development.
“This broadband authority and this broadband situation has worldwide attention, what people are going to come and do innovation here, what are they going to do, because we are already pillars, we’re already the ones that are the envy of the world as far as we can do,” says Sen. Dunn.
Gov. Hobbs shares how she’s always looking towards the future.
“We’re focused on how we can continue to bring economic development and support projects like this that improve not just the lives of people here but across the state and across the country,” says Gov. Hobbs.
They are expecting to complete the project in August of next year
