Local organizations help homeless with heat relief
With the excessive heat, it can be hard for homeless individuals to find shelter from the heat and stay hydrated throughout the day.
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Evento para Mujeres este Sábado 8 de Junio 9am a 12pm
Evento para Mujeres este Sábado 8 de Junio 9am a 12pm
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GYWSA provides tips to prevent drowning
Two of the five layers of protections explained YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Barriers, alarms and supervision are the first steps to prevent drowning, writes the Greater Yuma Water Safety Alliance (GYWSA) Barriers include: Fences Gates Doors Pool covers Active alarms include: Alarms when a door or gate to the pool area has been opened
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Temps still rising with hopeful cooldown for the weekend
While still in the triple-digit range, lower temps are expected by the end of the week for the area.
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Bay Area residents protest Biden administration’s campaign events
Protesters in San Francisco and Oakland, California are calling for a permanent ceasefire and end to aid for Israel.
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U.S. Senate blocks Right to Contraception Act
The U.S. Senate blocked the Right to Contraception Act on Wednesday in a 51 to 39 vote.
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Mexicali and Imperial Valley activist reacts to Biden’s executive order on border crossings
Local migrants say they are concerned with their future moving forward after President Biden signed the executive order that went into effect Wednesday morning.
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FIRST ALERT ACTION DAY: Tracking excessive heat for the Desert Southwest
Our first round of heat for 2024 has arrived. A First Alert Action Day is in effect through Friday for the Desert Southwest due to excessive heat.
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El gobierno de Mexicali se encuentra en alerta ante la orden ejecutiva del Presidente Joe Biden que limita el numero de solicitudes de asilo político para los migrantes que cruzan la frontera de manera irregular.
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Department of Justice announces takedown of Imperial Valley Drug Trafficking Network
The Office of the United States Attorney Southern District of California to hold a news conference to announce law enforcement action in Imperial Valley.
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Local Arizona House of Representatives share their thoughts of Biden’s Executive Order
Arizona House of Representatives who represent Yuma County, Rep. Mariana Sandoval for District 23 and Rep. Tim Dunn for District 25, share their thoughts on President Biden’s Executive Order that he signed Tuesday.
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British woman remembers her part in D-Day
A 99-year-old British woman, who was so determined to help in her country fight in World War II that she lied to join the service, is on her way to Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
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Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company to be located in Memphis
The Greater Memphis Chamber made the announcement during a news conference on Wednesday, saying the company, xAI, will build the world’s largest supercomputer.
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Kofa cadets receive top honors at rifle championship
Multiple placed highly out of hundreds of participants YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (MCJROTC) at Kofa High School have received recognition at the National Rifle Association (NRA) championship. The recognition is as follows: Cadet Mildreth Hernandez (Third overall, received the Bronze National Championship Medal) Cadet Jasmine Escalera
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Pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford University arrested
At least 13 people were detained after a group of students and alumni barricaded themselves inside the office of University President Richard Saller Wednesday morning.
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Study shows drinking alcohol on flights poses health risk
German researchers found drinking alcohol while on a flight could decrease blood oxygen levels to worrisome levels during sleep.
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Boeing launches Starliner capsule after numerous delays
The capsule launched aboard an Atlas V rocket a little before 11:00am Eastern. The test flight is a major milestone for the project, which has been plagued by delays.
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AHA predicts Americans will have cardiovascular disease by 2050
The group released research on Tuesday, finding 45 million adults will have some form of cardiovascular disease or a stroke by 2050. That’s up from 28 million in 2020.
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HomeGrown: Invasive weed takes over Arizona
The Yuma Cooperative Extension (YEC) says this is a plant that they consider extremely invasive and it’s pretty much taken over Maricopa County and it’s starting to spread throughout the state, including Yuma.
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Taylor Knibb, dual-sport Olympian, has a plan for everything as Paris Olympics approach
Taylor Knibb approaches her second Olympics with a fresh mental game — and now competing in both triathlon and cycling time trial, she’s got a plan for it all.
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