Month: February 2019

Tuition will be waived for the first five classes of students at the new Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine in Southern California. Kaiser Permanente announced Tuesday that the school being built in Pasadena has received preliminary accreditation and it will begin accepting applications in June for the first class in summer 2020. Students in the

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whose insurgent 2016 presidential campaign reshaped Democratic politics, announced Tuesday that he is running for president in 2020. “Our campaign is not only about defeating Donald Trump,” the 77-year-old self-described democratic socialist said in an email to supporters. “Our campaign is about transforming our country and creating a government based on

Mexico will close its infamous Isla Marias prison, the last island penal colony in a hemisphere once dotted with remote island jails like the one depicted in the movie “Papillon.” President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that Mexico will relocate about two-thirds of the 659 remaining inmates and free about 200 others from the

Yuma, Ariz. and Salinas, Calif. are two cities in the western United States that share a bond of producing lettuce for the entire country. Twice a year, day laborers transition between the cities to help harvest food for the country. In most cases, their families also migrate with them. According to the Arizona Department of

Authorities say a Southern California man has been arrested following the death of his 6-month-old daughter. The Sun reports Alfonso Ornelas was arrested on suspicion of murder and assault on a child causing death after the baby died at a hospital Saturday. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says deputies were called to a home

Scientists are finding even more truth to the saying “you are what you eat” with new research into how bacteria in your gut could be linked to Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Roskamp Institute researcher Gania Ait-Ghezala says this is still relatively new. “In the last couple of years, we’ve seen that what’s happening in your gut

California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released a statement Monday saying the suit alleges the Trump administration’s action violates the Constitution. “President Trump treats the rule of law with utter contempt,” Becerra said.

Locals who live by the border have opposing views on the national emergency President Trump announced he would declare on Friday. Some locals claim there is no need for a national emergency or a wall, but others said the wall is needed. One point President Trump spoke about was the drugs entering our country. In

De acuerdo con la cámara de comercio hispano de los estados unidos los empresarios latinos contribuyen con más de $700 billones a la economía de este país anualmente. La Michoacana Plus, a nevería que recientemente abrió en Yuma es un concepto bastante nuevo en Arizona, sin embargo sus propietarios quienes son latinos, ya sueñan con

Authorities have rescued a hiker who got stranded in a creek during winter weather at Zion National Park in Utah after his leg got stuck in quicksand. Zion National Park says the 34-year-old man from Arizona and his companion were unable to free him after his leg got buried knee-deep in quicksand on Saturday afternoon.

Rob Ingold, the former President of the Yuma County Airport Authority, has died. Rob passed away last week. According to Ingold’s LinkedIn page, he had been on the airport’s board of directors since 2016. Ingold owned the Real Estate Development Company and served as managing partner of Ingold Family Investgments, LLC. Ingold was also the

Sunset Community Health Center in collaboration with the 4th Avenue Jr. High School are celebrating the 3rd Annual Family Resource Health Fair. The event will take place February 23 at the 4th Avenue Jr. High, located at 450 South 4th Avenue from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. This event is meant to continue raising awareness

According to the Yuma Police Department an arrest was made during a standard welfare check on 26th Place and west Arizona Avenue in Yuma on Monday around 11 a.m. During the welfare check, police identified a stolen vehicle and arrested the person they believe is involved with this situation. We are currently investigating this and

(Editor’s Note: The attached news report shows Stout as Smith’s wife. That is incorrect, Stout is Smith’s girlfriend. Stout told News 11 they became engaged on her birthday in December.) A local man who was found stuck in a palm tree in Yuma nearly two weeks ago has died, according to those by his side.