January 2020

A Telemundo 3 crew ran into this rope ladder, removed from firefighters just minutes after we arrived. Rope ladders like this one have been used by human smugglers to get dozens of people across the new border wall.

Retando al muro Trump

January 30, 2020 3:06 PM Nassieli Pizano

En medio de la urbanización de dos ciudades fronterizas, Mexicali y Calexico, se construye un muro de 28 millas de longitud y 30 pies de altura, en el interior de cada una de estas barras se encuentran rellenas de acero y cemento para que difícilmente pueda ser dañado por los traficantes de personas conocidos como

Don’t look now, but the US deficit is skyrocketing

January 30, 2020 2:55 PM CNN

Amid the intense focus on the Senate impeachment trial and Monday’s Iowa caucuses in the presidential race, you likely missed this announcement from the Congressional Budget Office: The budget deficit is projected to top $1 trillion in 2020 — and to stay at or above that 13-figure mark for the remainder of the decade. Why

Exclusive: Home away from home

January 30, 2020 2:42 PM Carmen Valencia

YUMA, Ariz. ( KYMA, KECY). It’s been 10-years since the devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook the island of Haiti in 2010. The effects were very catastrophic killing over three-hundred-thousand people. The aftermath prompted thousands of Haitians to flee their homes due to the lack of resources like water and food. Later in 2010, thousands

Virtual Reality System Helping North Texas Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress

January 30, 2020 2:22 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, TX (KTVT) — Maybe it was a car bomb on a crowded street. It was dusk. There were flies buzzing around. A jet had just passed overhead. Whatever scenario led to post-traumatic stress for a veteran, a new virtual reality system at the VA North Texas aims

‘Heartland’ values? A Buttigieg tweet prompts fierce debate about what and who are the American heartland

January 30, 2020 2:11 PM CNN

Just days before the Iowa caucuses, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s tweet went viral — but for all the wrong reasons. The message was one very reminiscent of the pitch he had been making to Iowa voters in the closing days before the first votes of the 2020 campaign. “In the face of

13 On Your Side Exclusive: Missing a Memory

January 30, 2020 1:47 PM Arianna Shell

You may all know the feeling of forgetting your keys or phone at home. But what if you began to forget the name of your loved one…or perhaps precious memories?

Mayor Silva delivers state of the city address

January 30, 2020 1:29 PM Alexandra Rangel

Newly appointed mayor Efrain Silva delivered the annual state of the city address Thursday morning.

‘Stranger danger’ warning sent to parents at 2 Vancouver schools

January 30, 2020 12:37 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — Families of two Vancouver schools were warned by administrators Wednesday of a couple of separate, but similar, reports of stranger danger. According to a letter sent home to parents, the most recent scare came around 3:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, while a young female

UPS tests out self-driving cars in Arizona

January 30, 2020 12:36 PM Gabriel Salazar

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Dunkin rolls out new ‘pink velvet macchiato’

January 30, 2020 12:29 PM Gabriel Salazar

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Strange lights seen above San Diego

January 30, 2020 12:17 PM Gabriel Salazar

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McNairy County kid hailed for using Heimlich maneuver on cousin

January 30, 2020 12:15 PM CNN

Click here for updates on this story MCNAIRY COUNTY, TN (WREG ) — When 9-year-old Timothy Prather noticed his little cousin Conner choking on a Lifesavers candy recently, he jumped into action and became a life saver himself. The pair were attending a rodeo with Timothy’s grandparents when Conner started choking. “He was just crying

Calipatria State Prison hosts “Day of Peace and Reconciliation Ceremony”

January 30, 2020 11:36 AM Billy Khang

Frank Beatty is currently serving a 15-year sentence at Calipatria State Prison for assault with a deadly weapon. He like many other inmates hope to find redemption for his crimes.

Mujer alcoholizada termina en hospital de Phoenix al chocar en su moto

January 30, 2020 11:35 AM Sumiko Keil

Una mujer fue trasladada de urgencia al hospital después de estrellarse el miércoles.

Arrestan a 26 depredadores sexuales en Phoenix

January 30, 2020 11:16 AM Sumiko Keil

26 personas han sido arrestadas en una operación reciente dirigida contra crímenes sexuales infantiles en Phoenix el jueves.

South Dakota advances bill prohibiting doctors from assisting in gender reassignment process for transgender youth

January 30, 2020 11:10 AM CNN

The South Dakota House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would criminalize doctors who assist in the gender reassignment process for transgender youth, pushing the state closer to becoming the first to pass such a restriction. The Republican-controlled chamber passed HB 1057, known as the Vulnerable Child Protection Act, by a vote of

Possible drug overdose leaves another student dead on ASU’s Tempe campus

January 30, 2020 10:47 AM CNN

Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, AZ (KTVK) — Another student has died in his dorm on ASU’s Tempe campus after a possible drug overdose. The news comes just a day after an autopsy revealed that student Ivan Aguirre died from an accidental overdose in November. On Sunday, Jan. 26 at around 10