February 2024

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake shakes El Centro and Yuma

February 12, 2024 11:47 AM Melissa Zaremba

A series of earthquakes strike near El Centro rattling Yuma County.…

Oscar nominees attend annual luncheon ahead of 96th Academy Awards

February 12, 2024 11:32 AM Dillon Fuhrman, NBC News

According to sources, the actors and filmmakers nominated in their respective categories will have a chance to mingle with one another, celebrate…

Arson suspect formally indicted by grand jury

February 12, 2024 11:25 AM Jalen Fong

The Yuma man accused of arson after allegedly setting his apartment on fire appeared in court and was formally indicted by a grand…

Minor damage to El Centro building after earthquake activity

February 12, 2024 10:29 AM Faith Rodriquez

According to USGS, multiple earthquakes hit the El Centro and Imperial area with the highest magnitude of…

City of San Luis offices to close on President’s Day

February 12, 2024 9:08 AM Dillon Fuhrman

In a press release, the offices wil be closed on Monday, February 19, and will be open on Tuesday, February 20. However, emergency services will…

Chiefs fans celebrate team’s Super Bowl win

February 12, 2024 6:22 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

Chiefs fans packed bars and city streets and celebrated a thrilling come-from-behind win over the San Francisco 49ers in overtime 25 to…

Three people in Alabama found dead in overturned car

February 12, 2024 6:14 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

According to authorities, deputies were told that a vehicle had been spotted upside down in Turkey Creek. Police said it appeared that the car struck…

U.S. federal judge orders Elon Musk to testify over Twitter acquistion

February 12, 2024 6:01 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

The commission is seeking his testimony on whether he followed the law when filling out the required paperwork about Twitter stock purchases as well…

Driverless car in California vandalized over the weekend

February 12, 2024 5:53 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

The Waymo autonomous vehicle was not transporting any passengers at the time of the…

Father in gender-reveal that sparked fatal 2020 California wildfire has pleaded guilty

February 12, 2024 5:40 AM AP News

The El Dorado Fire erupted on Sept. 5, 2020, when Refugio Jimenez Jr. and Angelina Jimenez and their young children staged a photo shoot for their…

Nigeria mourns as authorities investigate helicopter crash that killed a major bank CEO

February 12, 2024 5:35 AM AP News

Investigators on Sunday began mapping the area with drones and documenting the wreckage. They are also gathering pilot and maintenance…

‘Lisa Frankenstein’ fails to revive North American box office on a very slow Super Bowl weekend

February 12, 2024 5:30 AM AP News

Focus Features released “Lisa Frankenstein” in 3,144 locations. A 1980s-set teenage riff on Mary Shelly’s classic tale, “Lisa Frankenstein”…

Disney to invest 60 billion dollars in its theme parks

February 11, 2024 5:14 PM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman, Karina Bazarte

This comes after the company’s top executives told investors that fewer people have been coming to Disney World this year when compared to the same…

7th Round to the Super Bowl

February 11, 2024 4:58 PM Chas Messman

Brock Purdy and Isiah Pacheco had both been passed on numerous times before finding their homes in the seventh round. Both have seized their…

Normal temperatures and dry conditions for the week

February 11, 2024 4:50 PM Karina Bazarte

Further amplification of the upper level ridge will result in high temperatures rising above normal into the low to mid 70s across the lower deserts…

Secretary Lloyd Austin hospitalized due to bladder issue

February 11, 2024 4:08 PM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

Austin is planned to continue carrying out his duties. However, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks is prepared to assume his duties if…

Locals gather at bars to watch the Super Bowl

February 11, 2024 4:01 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Jalen Fong, Zackary Moran-Norris

Fans of both the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs were at Hooters to watch the big game, and there was an electric atmosphere all of Sunday…