Award-winning novelist and screenwriter Larry McMurtry has died of heart failure, according to his publicist, Amanda Lundberg. McMurtry, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for “Lonesome Dove,” died on Thursday. “Larry McMurtry passed away last night, on March 25 of heart failure at 84 years old surrounded by his loved ones who he lived
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Precaution, testing and vaccination are encouraged SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Mayor Gerardo Sanchez announced Friday that the University of Arizona COVID-19 Early Warning Sewage Testing Project has been detecting a steady increase of SARS-CoV-2 in multiple testing sites throughout Yuma County. “Let us not give in to the COVID-19 fatigue,” stated Mayor Sanchez.
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A Kansas man was arrested and charged with murder in the 1979 death of a woman in Colorado after a DNA profile linked him to the crime, officials said. James Herman Dye, 64, faces first-degree murder charges in the death of Evelyn Kay Day, who was sexually assaulted and strangled in November 1979, according to
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“The Talk” and Sharon Osbourne have parted ways, CBS announced Friday. The news comes two weeks after controversy over an on-air confrontation between Osbourne and one of her co-hosts, as well as allegations that she had made racist and homophobic remarks about her colleagues in the past. “The events of the March 10 broadcast were
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(KYMA/KECY) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said its report on the origin of the Coronavirus has been finalized. WHO’s lead official for this investigation says it was a “painful process” to edit and translate the 400-page report, set to be released to the public in a few days. The origins of COVID-19
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PHOENIX (KYMA/KECY) – The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) reported the first cases of the South African COVID-19 variant in two test samples that originated in Arizona. ADHS made the announcement on Friday evening along with with the Maricopa County Department of Health, and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). No exact location of
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(CNN) — Un comprador de Instacart que entró al baño de un supermercado en Atlanta esta semana le dijo a la policía que vio un rifle tipo AR-15 y escuchó lo que creyó que era el sonido de una persona cargando armas en uno de los cubículos. El testigo salió corriendo del baño y notificó
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The City of Yuma is now accepting applications to the Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA) for locals genuinely interested in civic operations.
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A rod in Martha Juarez’s left arm, the silence in her home and a missing wedding ring are daily reminders of the mass shooting that changed her life. Martha and Luis Juarez had been married for 70 years when a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, while they were shopping.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Desde que se completó en 1869, el canal de Suez ha sido uno de las vías de agua más importantes del mundo; un portal entre Oriente y Occidente que ha sido controlado por varios países, cuyo uso amenazó con iniciar una guerra y que se convirtió en la base de la economía global.
Continue Reading Three Oregon college students are claiming in two class-action lawsuits that they should be reimbursed tuition and other fees since the University of Oregon and Oregon State University transitioned to mostly remote instruction during the coronavirus pandemic. Undergraduate student Danielle Pranger and graduate student Garrett Harris filed a lawsuit against Oregon State University on March
Continue Reading (CNN) — Hasta 20.000 metros cúbicos (706.000 pies cúbicos) de arena deberán ser removidos en el canal de Suez para liberar el gigantesco buque portacontenedores que ha estado atascado allí desde el martes, según las autoridades del canal. El Ever Given, un buque portacontenedores casi tan largo como la altura del edificio Empire State en
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After a three-year investigation, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that her office was “forced to close” its inquiry into Michigan State University’s handling of former school doctor Larry Nassar after the school declined to waive attorney-client privilege for approximately 6,000 documents. The investigation was set to look into how Nassar, a disgraced former USA
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A handful of the US Capitol riot defendants whom prosecutors have grouped among the most extreme were told on Friday they could potentially be released from jail as they await trial, because — under the law — they aren’t considered that dangerous at this time. The developments came in rapid fire from the Washington federal
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Children’s book author Beverly Cleary died on Thursday in Carmel, California, at 104 years old, her publishing company, HarperCollins Publishers, announced on Friday. Cleary published her first book, “Henry Huggins,” in 1950, and more than 40 other books in years following, according to HarperCollins. Cleary’s books have sold more than 85 million copies and were
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Disney Plus goes up an extra dollar.
Continue Reading (CNN) — Al menos 32 personas murieron y 108 resultaron heridas luego de que dos trenes chocaran en Egipto el viernes, según las declaraciones del Gobierno. Se enviaron 72 ambulancias al lugar donde sucedió el accidente en el distrito de Tahta de la gobernación de Sohag, en el Alto Egipto, además de equipos médicos de
Continue ReadingAlmost almost a week of below average temps, the current weather system in the Desert Southwest will make its way east, leaving behind much warmer temperatures into the weekend with 90 degree temps coming into the area early next week
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Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls is speaking out after getting rid of the municipal mask mandate that required everyone to wear a mask.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El presidente de El Salvador Nayib Bukele anunció este viernes que vetará el decreto aprobado el jueves por los diputados para crear la Ley Especial contra el Tráfico Ilegal de Personas. Esa propuesta de ley criminaliza a todos sin distinción. Hay verdaderos criminales que sí hay que perseguir, pero generalizar es peligroso
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