Remembering the life of Chris Pelfrey
Family and friends gathered to celebrate the life of Chris Pelfrey. He tragically lost his life in a head-on collision on State Route 238 near Gila Bend and Maricopa a couple of weeks ago.
Continue ReadingMonth: March 2021
2M+ Arizonans have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose
Nearly 3.2 million doses have been administered since the vaccination program launched in December. As of Saturday, 1.2 million Arizonans have been fully vaccinated.
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Brawley Chamber of Commerce Interim CEO addresses community
Ramiro Urias, Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Brawley, addressed the town on a number of matters Wednesday evening.
Continue ReadingFormer Trump chief of staff calls ex-President’s Capitol riot claims ‘manifestly false’
The former chief of staff to ex-President Donald Trump on Saturday pushed back against his former boss’ recent attempt to whitewash the history of the January 6 Capitol riot. Mick Mulvaney, who stepped down as Trump’s special envoy to Northern Ireland after the insurrection, called Trump’s comments that his supporters were “hugging and kissing” police
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A North Carolina woman won the lottery on her 20th wedding anniversary
A North Carolina woman got a shock when she realized she won the lottery on her 20th wedding anniversary. Sadhana Patel of New Bern won $373,741 in the jackpot, according to a news release from the North Carolina (NC) Education Lottery. She purchased her ticket for $5 on January 16 and claimed the prize on
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Sube a 43 el número de personas afectada por atentado en Corinto, Cauca
(CNN Español) — Ya son 43 las personas afectadas tras el atentado en Corinto, Cauca, informó este sábado el ministro de Defensa de Colombia, Diego Molano. Detalló además que 11 de ellas son funcionarios públicos y hay 8 casas afectadas. Autoridades de salud reportaron 17 personas con aturdimiento, 20 con lesiones leves y 6 heridas
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Imperial Police Department unveils new e-Reporting software
The City of Imperial’s Police Department (IPD) has expanded their services to include Online Crime Reporting, “e-Reporting” for certain crimes.
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A stray dog kept stealing a stuffed unicorn from a Dollar General, so animal control bought it for him
The cutest thief was rewarded after he continued to steal a purple unicorn from a Dollar General. The business in Kenansville, North Carolina, called animal control on Sisu, a large male stray dog, because of his repeated thievery. He had come to the store five times to steal the same stuffed unicorn. However, instead of
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Board of Supervisors approve fellowship program for college students
Imperial County Board of Supervisors established the 2021 Fellowship Program on Tuesday, March 23.
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Two people were killed and at least eight injured in Virginia Beach shootings
A shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday night appears to have resulted from a fight among a group of people, police said in a press release Saturday afternoon. Another incident in which a woman died is still being investigated, but police say they do not believe it is related to the first shooting —
Continue Reading Baltimore will no longer prosecute drug possession, prostitution and other low-level offenses
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby says the city will no longer prosecute for prostitution, drug possession and other low-level offenses. Mosby made the announcement on Friday following her office’s one-year experiment in not prosecuting minor offenses to decrease the spread of Covid-19 behind bars. “Today, America’s war on drug users is over in the
Continue ReadingMaine GOP rejects censure of Sen. Susan Collins after her vote to convict Trump
The Maine Republican Party’s state committee on Saturday rejected a censure measure against Sen. Susan Collins, following her vote earlier this year to convict former President Donald Trump in his Senate impeachment trial. Collins, who won a competitive reelection last fall in a state that President Joe Biden carried, escapes censure as some of her
Continue Reading San Francisco is guaranteeing monthly income for artists impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
San Francisco is launching a pilot program that will guarantee monthly income for artists affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor London Breed announced the program on Thursday in a news release. It would guarantee monthly payments of $1,000 for around 130 San Francisco artists for six months beginning in May. The city partnered with the
Continue ReadingHow the Supreme Court laid the path for Georgia’s new election law
Georgia’s voter restrictions were dashed into law Thursday by Republicans shaken over recent election losses and lies about fraud from former President Donald Trump, yet the measures also developed against a backdrop of US Supreme Court decisions hollowing out federal voting rights protection. In another world, before the 2013 Shelby County v. Holder decision written
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Ryan Kelley elected vice-chair of Blue-Ribbon Commission on Lithium Extraction
County of Imperial elected Ryan Kelley for vice-chair of California’s Blue-Ribbon Commission on Lithium Extraction, also known as the Lithium Valley Commission, Friday, during their regularly scheduled business meeting.
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Remembering beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary
Before the 1950s and the invention of a creature called the teenager, being a kid could be a drag. Rules were strict, dress codes severe, parents loving but still bound to the convention that children should be seen and not heard. That began to change when Benjamin Spock’s book “Baby and Child Care” came along.
Continue Reading México supera los 200.000 muertos por coronavirus; así se compara con Brasil y EE.UU., los únicos países que han superado esta cifra
(CNN Español) — México superó las 200.000 muertes por coronavirus este jueves, un año después de que la pandemia de coronavirus empezara. El 18 de marzo de 2020 México reportó su primera muerte por coronavirus. Para ese entonces el país sumaba 118 casos de covid-19. Hasta el momento México es el tercero con más decesos
Continue Reading Más de 90 muertos en Myanmar en uno de los días más sangrientos de protestas
(CNN) — Las fuerzas de seguridad mataron a más de 90 personas en todo Myanmar el sábado en uno de los días más sangrientos de protestas desde el golpe militar del mes pasado, según informes de prensa y testigos. La letal represión se produjo en el Día de las Fuerzas Armadas. El general mayor Min
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Birx shares her chilling conclusion as America arrives at a moment of introspection on the coronavirus
The US may finally be getting a handle on the coronavirus pandemic, but for so many Americans, it’s too late, and that disconnect is raising fresh questions about why the US couldn’t have done more earlier. Dr. Deborah Birx, who served as the White House coronavirus response coordinator under the Trump administration, reveals her chilling
Continue Reading Legendary football coach Howard Schnellenberger dies at 87
Howard Schnellenberger, the legendary football coach who led the University of Miami Hurricanes to national prominence after winning the school’s first national title, has died. Schnellenberger passed away on Saturday at age 87, his family announced through Florida Atlantic University. “Howard always allowed me to be a part of his football life,” Beverlee Schnellenberger, who
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