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KAWC's The Hot Spot from the KAWC Student Newsroom
KAWC's The Hot Spot
Bi-weekly
Hosted by KAWC Student Newsroom

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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  • KAWC's The Hot Spot from the KAWC Student Newsroom
    Local music scene creates art and cultivates community
    This week, we hear from artists and promoters within Yuma's music scene who share the impact of local music.
  • KAWC's The Hot Spot from the KAWC Student Newsroom
    Black History Month and building community
    For Black History Month, the KAWC Student Newsroom spoke with members of the Black community in Yuma. They share its turbulent past and the welcoming present.
  • KAWC's The Hot Spot from the KAWC Student Newsroom
    Love: the good, the bad, and the anti
    In honor of Valentine's Day, the Student Newsroom explores love in Yuma: the good, the bad, the ugly, and the anti.
  • KAWC's The Hot Spot from the KAWC Student Newsroom
    ICE in Yuma
    Bringing the heat to Yuma and La Paz counties, it’s The Hot Spot!
  • KAWC's The Hot Spot from the KAWC Student Newsroom
    Gen Z on using their phones
    This week, We spoke to young people about their phone use, and they said it’s easy for them to put their phones down and that they don’t worry about being judged.
  • KAWC's The Hot Spot from the KAWC Student Newsroom
    Yuma hosts No Kings protest
    The KAWC Student Newsroom and student hosts of Siendo Primero, Saghey Barcenas and Evelyn Garcia, were assigned to cover the No Kings protest in Yuma n October.
  • KAWC's The Hot Spot from the KAWC Student Newsroom
    Arizona Western College hosts town hall with legislators
    On the day for the special election, Arizona Western College’s president Dr. Daniel Corr hosted a town hall with Yuma county’s elected officials from district 23 and district 25.The KAWC student newsroom partnered with Siendo Primero hosts and producers, Saghey Barcenas and Evelyn Garcia for the event to interview our state representatives.
  • KAWC's The Hot Spot from the KAWC Student Newsroom
    Summer internship reflections
    This week, as the KAWC’s Student Newsroom summer Training wraps up, we reflected on our students journey in the program.
  • KAWC's The Hot Spot from the KAWC Student Newsroom
    Miss Ocean to Ocean Teen on mental health and an inside look at a local egg producer
    This week, we talked to Miss Ocean to Ocean Teen to learn how pageantry improved her mental health, and we also spoke with a local egg producer about how she's navigated fluctuating egg prices and high demand.
  • KAWC's The Hot Spot from the KAWC Student Newsroom
    Water Safety and a Doctor’s Journey to Calling Yuma Home
    This week, we talk about water safety in pools and how Yuma turned out to be more than just a training stop for one doctor.