From the KAWC Newsroom
This episode celebrates the powerful transition from college to the next big step in our lives. We explore the excitement that comes with saying goodbye to AWC while reflecting on the lessons we’ve learned. We discuss how “being the first” means creating a path for those who follow. This is a tribute to all the students graduating in Spring 2026.Voices in this episode: Nick Foley, Ivan Zepeda, Emely Hernandez, Abril Garcia, Ila Peterson, Angela Amezaga
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The Supreme Court weakened minority voting rights and prompted Republicans in four states to move to redistrict as part of Trump's push. A court nullified Democratic redistricting in Virginia. -
Soccer — or football as it's known around the globe — was far from mainstream in the U.S. leading up to the 1994 World Cup. But in the end, the tournament was considered a resounding success. How exactly did that happen? -
Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade, even as a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities. -
Fans who danced to "Paper Planes" might hardly recognize the conspiracy-touting artist before them today — but in a certain way, she's the same button-pusher as ever. -
The national political landscape looks bad for President Trump and Republicans, but recent wins in the redistricting fight could soften the blow they might have suffered without them. -
In a filing, ABC accuses the Trump administration of trying to chill its constitutionally protected free speech. The point of contention: "The View," and whether it's subject to equal time rules. -
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners. -
The Virginia Supreme Court has delivered a striking blow to Democrats in the redistricting battle they're waging against Republicans.
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A young mother felt overwhelmed raising her three kids alone. Unable to face a sink full of dirty dishes, she threw them out. A neighbor returned them, washed and shiny, along with a message of hope.
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Cold War reports of mysterious rotating saucers; recent sightings of metallic elliptical objects floating in mid-air. Those and other reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAPs — the military's term for UFOs — are described in documents released Friday. -
Some schools are warning users not to log back into Canvas yet, after a ransomware group claimed credit for a data breach. Half of North America's higher education institutions use the platform. -
In Colombia, a plan to cull Pablo Escobar's invasive hippos is challenged by an Indian billionaire's offer to relocate dozens of the animals to India's wildlife reserve instead.
Spirited Discussions returns May 12 as Alexandra Rangel interviews Dave Riek about 20 years at KAWC, memorable moments, and the future of public radio in Yuma.
Arizona Edition, KAWC's news and public affairs program, focuses on the issues facing Arizona. Through interviews with local newsmakers, KAWC keeps you informed on issues in the region.
The Hot Spot is the KAWC Student Newsroom's bi-weekly look at news and issues impacting young people in the Yuma community. The project builds on the success of a grant funded partnership between KAWC and the AWC Communications Department that began in 2024 with the creation of The Intern Show, archived below. The project includes current student journalists, past students, working as mentors, professional journalists from the KAWC news team and journalism professors from Arizona Western College.
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