Chris McDaniel
Arizona Edition host/reporterChris McDaniel is a Yuma native and fourth generation graduate of Yuma High School. He began his print journalism career at the Yuma Sun as a reporter in 2009. He later worked in the Pacific Northwest as an editor for Peninsula Daily News, as arts editor for The Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader, and as publisher for a small weekly newspaper in the badlands of Montana. He is a graduate of Peninsula College, where he earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Management degree. He has served as host for KAWC's Morning Edition and All Things Considered and spends much of his time gathering reports from the field in Yuma and La Paz Counties.
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PHOENIX – Citing the need for teachers to be able to fully manage their classroom with minimal distractions, emphasize academic performance and create a safer campus environment, state schools’ chief Tom Horne says he will push legislation for a statewide school cell phone ban. -
Somerton High School received the top “safety committee” award of $10,000 on Wednesday, Aug. 14, during Yuma Union High School District’s monthly Governing Board meeting. -
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Technical Director Larry Bracamonte passed away on Saturday, August 17 after a battle with cancer. Serving as YPG’s highest ranking civilian since 2018, he had worked at the proving ground since 1987. -
YUMA — Yuma County, on Wednesday, will conduct a Recount Logic and Accuracy Test (L&A) in preparation for a recount of two hotly contested local races. -
The likely winners of the primary elections for federal office held statewide July 30th will now advance to the general election in November, facing off against candidates from opposing parties. -
YUMA — For the first time in about two decades, a sitting Arizona Governor has visited Yuma Proving Ground, Army officials say. -
With 1,307 traffic fatalities, 2023 saw the second highest record ever for people killed on Arizona highways and streets. -
YUMA — A delegation from the Arizona Secretary of State's Office — led by Lisa Marra, state elections director — was in Yuma County last week to test voting machines in advance of upcoming elections.
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The recently unveiled Family Room inside the Yuma Regional Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (YRMC-NICU) will serve as a private area where parents can receive personalized instruction on how to care for their baby at home. -
Eddie Piceno and Alberto Beltran, Yuma natives serving in the U.S. Navy, currently are seeing to their duties in the Atlantic and Pacfic Oceans.
