Meet this year’s Yuma Jaycees rodeo queen
The rodeo is back and many are heading out to enjoy the show along with the great food and shopping. While you’re out there you might run into the beautiful rodeo queen.
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The Sikh community is in mourning as 4 members were among the victims of the Indianapolis shooting
This week’s deadly mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis struck deeply into the area’s Sikh community after it suffered the loss of four members in the bloody onslaught. “Our community has a long road of healing physically, mentally and spiritually to recover from this tragedy,” Maninder Singh Walia, a member of the
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This is what we know about the shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility
Authorities were on the scene of yet another mass shooting, this time at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis, where eight people were killed Friday. The shooter is also dead, police said. Deputy Chief Craig McCartt of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said at a news conference Friday the investigation “is still very much in
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La reina Isabel se despidió del príncipe Felipe en un funeral íntimo
(CNN) — El funeral del príncipe Felipe, difunto esposo de la reina Isabel II de Gran Bretaña, fue un evento emotivo pero silencioso que comenzó con un minuto de silencio este sábado y al que asistieron 30 personas, incluidos miembros de la familia real, en la capilla de San Jorge que se encuentra dentro de
Continue Reading Copa del Rey: el FC Barcelona aplasta al Athletic Club de Bilbao por 4-0 y gana el título 31
(CNN Español) — El Fútbol Club Barcelona saboreó luego de una larga sequía las mieles del triunfo, al golear con autoridad al club vasco Athletic Club por 4-0 y llevarse de esta manera la Copa del Rey. Lionel Messi brilló en la gran final de Sevilla con un doblete (68′ y 72′) y una actuación
Continue Reading At least 100 people arrested on tense sixth night of protests as Daunte Wright’s loved ones mourn for his son
As Daunte Wright’s loved ones reflected on a son who will grow up without a father, a peaceful march and protest calling for justice in his death devolved into unrest and, authorities said, at least 100 people were arrested on Friday night. That led the mayor of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, to declare a citywide curfew
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16-year-old female reported missing
On Monday, April 12, 2021, at approximately 10:18 a.m., the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office received a report regarding a missing juvenile from the 3700 Block of W. Linda Lane, Yuma Az.
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Doctors home in on cause of blood clots potentially linked with Covid-19 vaccines
Doctors say they are homing in on the cause of blood clots that may be linked with certain coronavirus vaccines, and add their findings have important implications for how to treat the condition, regardless of whether vaccines cause it. Even though the link is not yet firm, they’re calling the condition vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia
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Alexey Navalny’s press secretary says he’s ‘dying’ as Russian prosecutors target his foundation
The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office filed a lawsuit on Friday with Moscow City Court seeking to label jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny’s anti-corruption foundation known as FBK and his headquarters as “extremist” organizations. Meanwhile, Navalny’s supporters say that his medical condition is rapidly deteriorating. His press secretary said that Navalny was “dying” and his doctors said
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How Hideki Matsuyama became Japan’s new national hero
With one small putt, Hideki Matsuyama ascended from professional golfer to national treasure. Like Naomi Osaka before him, the 29-year-old’s victory at the 2021 Masters propelled him into a Japanese superstar and a potential Olympic poster boy. By claiming a dramatic one-shot victory, Matsuyama became the first Japanese man to win a golf major. One
Continue Reading Joven de 18 años fue arrestado portando un rifle AK-47 en la estación del metro de Times Square, informó la policía
(CNN) — Un joven de 18 años de Ohio enfrenta cargos por porte de armas, después de que agentes que patrullaban una estación del metro de Times Square en Nueva York, lo encontraran con un rifle AK-47 y un cargador lleno, según la policía. Saadiq Teague, del Canal Winchester, cerca de Columbus, fue arrestado el
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Space is the final frontier for archaeologists
The boot prints left by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong are a tangible legacy of one of humanity’s greatest achievements — putting a man on the moon. It’s a technological feat easily on par with Egypt’s pyramids, the Great Wall or Stonehenge — but how should the Apollo 11 mission site and others be preserved
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Actor Felix Silla, famously known for his role as Cousin Itt on ‘The Addams Family,’ dies at 84
Actor Felix Silla, who portrayed Cousin Itt on the 1960s TV series “The Addams Family,” died on Friday. He was 84. Silla passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his manager Timothy Beal told CNN. “He was a great friend, a great client and he will be missed,” Beal said. Fellow actor and Silla’s
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Jaleel White is launching his own cannabis brand
Actor Jaleel White is joining the growing list of celebrities who have launched a cannabis brand. White, known for playing Steve Urkel on the 1990s sitcom “Family Matters,” is partnering with 710 Labs on his new line, itsPurpl. It’s set to launch in California on April 20, or 4/20, and includes variants of the strain
Continue Reading Brasil pide a mujeres posponer embarazos ante el riesgo de variantes de covid-19
(CNN) — Brasil solicita a las mujeres posponer sus embarazos hasta que pase lo peor de la pandemia de covid-19, argumentando que las variantes del coronavirus en el país han sido más agresivas en mujeres embarazadas. “De ser posible, (las mujeres deberían) posponer el embarazo para un mejor momento para que (ellas) puedan tener un
Continue ReadingBiden says administration will raise refugee cap in first comments after Friday’s back and forth
President Joe Biden said Saturday his administration will increase the refugee cap after a back and forth on Friday where the administration first announced it would keep the cap at the historically low level set by former President Donald Trump, before reversing course after facing blowback from refugee advocacy groups and Democrats in Congress. “We’re
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Anti-Drug Coalition gears up for National Prescription Take Back Day
The Yuma County Anti-Drug Coalition (YCADC) has chosen to participate in National Prescription Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24, through eight locations, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Continue Reading Man tops off helicopter proposal with five engagement rings
Picking out the perfect engagement ring can be a lot of pressure for someone preparing to propose. A man in Atlanta seemed to have a solution — just propose with five rings. In a video posted to Instagram, William Hunn gets down on one knee and presents five rings to his girlfriend of about a
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Two more bodies identified as search continues for missing crew of ship that capsized off Louisiana coast
The bodies of two men found inside a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week off the Louisiana coast have been identified. Lafourche Parish Coroner Dr. John King identified the two men as Anthony Hartford, 53, of New Orleans and James Wallingsford, 55, of Gilbert, Louisiana. The bodies of the two men were found inside
Continue Reading Two people injured, one critically, after a shooting at a Nebraska mall
Two people suffered injuries in a Saturday shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. One victim has been taken to the hospital with critical injuries, Omaha police public information officer Joseph Nickerson said in a statement. A second victim suffered a serious but non-life threatening injury to her leg, Lt. Neal
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