Victor Calderon

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News Producer and Host at KAWC-FM (Yuma, AZ)

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Yuma County AHCCCS patients ask Arizona Gov Hobbs to fight for program

5 days ago | kawc.org | Victor Calderon

Yuma residents who are on Arizona's Medicaid program told Gov. Katie Hobbs why they depend on the program for their medical needs when she visited a Sunset Health clinic in Yuma last week. Gov. Hobbs' visit on Friday afternoon came a day after she met with officials from hospital systems from throughout the state in Phoenix.
En imágenes: así se vivió la fiesta del Barco del Dragón, en China

5 days ago | elespectador.com | Victor Calderon

China concluyó este lunes el período festivo de tres días por la Fiesta del Barco del Dragón con una intensa movilidad nacional, estimada en unos 657 millones de desplazamientos. La Fiesta del Barco del Dragón se celebra en toda la comunidad china mundial el quinto día del quinto mes del calendario lunar.
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Maria Elena Cruz returns to Yuma

1 week ago | kawc.org | Victor Calderon

The first Latina and Black justice on the Arizona Supreme Court is from Yuma County. Justice Maria Elena Cruz returned this week as the court held oral arguments on two cases in Yuma Thursday. Cruz also held her investiture ceremony on Friday, with her fellow justices, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, local elected officials and members of the legal community in Yuma County and Arizona in attendance. Cruz was appointed by Gov.
Arizona Supreme Court to hold oral arguments in Yuma

1 week ago | kawc.org | Victor Calderon

If you've ever wondered what it's like to observe oral arguments before the Arizona Supreme Court, today is your chance in Yuma. The court will hear oral arguments at 1:30 p.m. at the Pivot Point Conference Center in Yuma. You are asked to allow 30 minutes for security screening. The visit is part of the Arizona Supreme Court's ongoing efforts to allow residents outside of the Phoenix area to observe real court proceedings.
Northwest Florida State wins 2025 NJCAA Softball World Series National Championship in Yuma

2 weeks ago | kawc.org | Victor Calderon

A team from Florida has won the softball national championship for two-year colleges in Yuma for the third time in the last five years. The Northwest Florida State Raiders from Niceville, Fla. defeated Florida SouthWestern 4-1 for the NJCAA Softball World Series National Championship today at the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex. The FSW Buccaneers won the tournament in Yuma in 2021 and 2022. This year's NJCAA tournament had 20 teams, including host Arizona Western College.
Republican state attorneys general in Yuma for border visit: 'every state is a border state'

2 weeks ago | kawc.org | Victor Calderon

Eleven state attorneys general were the latest Republican group to visit a popular section of border fence in Yuma County to thank Trump and blame former President Joe Biden for the need to continue securing the southern border. On a warm Wednesday morning, the attorneys general from Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah met with local law enforcement and elected officials before meeting with reporters.
Arizona Attorney General Mayes hears from Yuma residents at town hall

2 weeks ago | kawc.org | Victor Calderon

Arizona’s Attorney General was in Yuma last week for a town hall. Mayes spoke with voters about the multiple lawsuits she has filed against the Trump administration. Attorney General Mayes said her Yuma visit was the 11th town hall she’s held throughout Arizona. including events in Flagstaff, Douglas and Scottsdale. Mayes shared details on 18 lawsuits against Trump that she has joined as part of a coalition of Democratic attorneys general.
AWC Softball hosting 2025 NJCAA World Series, playing in it too

2 weeks ago | kawc.org | Victor Calderon

Arizona Western College is hosting the NJCAA Softball World Series for the third time since 2021 this week in Yuma. But unlike the tournaments in 2021 and 2022, this year the Lady Matadors are in the field. Twenty teams are competing in the double-elimination tournament at the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex. The last two times here in Yuma, it was only 16 teams. AWC is in what amounts to a play in game today at 1:15 against Southern Union State of Alabama.
Arizona Attorney General to hold town hall today in Yuma

3 weeks ago | kawc.org | Victor Calderon

Are you a Yuma County resident upset with the recent wave of federal firings and DOGE funding cuts? Then Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes wants to hear from you. Attorney General Mayes will host a town hall this evening at the Yuma Arts Center. It's one of several town halls Mayes has held throughout Arizona since last month, with stops in Flagstaff, Douglas and Scottsdale.
Why Daniel Hernandez says he's the best candidate for Congress in AZ-07

4 weeks ago | kawc.org | Victor Calderon

Daniel Hernandez is a former Arizona state representative who is running for the seat in Congress last held by the late Congressman Raul Grijalva. Hernandez is one of 11 candidates and one of five Democrats running in Congressional District 7. The district covers southern Arizona, from Tucson west to the cities of Somerton and San Luis in south Yuma County. Hernandez was in Yuma last weekend and stopped by the KAWC studios.