5 things to know for July 14: Covid, gun rights, infrastructure, South Africa, Canada
By AJ Willingham, CNN Over the past 18 months, your spending habits have likely changed. Make sure you know how to prepare so you don’t get…
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Tennessee is halting outreach on all vaccines for adolescents, including for Covid-19
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The Tennessee Department of Health is halting all adolescent vaccine outreach, even for vaccines not related to Covid-19,…
Continue Reading State fires vaccine chief after she shares policy about vaccinating teens
Dr. Michelle Fiscus, the top vaccine official for the state of Tennessee, says she was fired after sharing a decades-old state policy about minors…
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NEW DETAILS: House fire claims life of 10-year-old Yuma boy
We’re learning new details about a Yuma house fire that ended in tragedy Monday…
Continue Reading A woman faces 11 charges in connection to the death of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen
By Raja Razek, CNN Cecily Ann Aguilar, who was arrested last year by Texas Rangers in connection with the disappearance of Fort Hood soldier Vanessa…
Continue Reading911 calls from Surfside condo collapse reveal confusion and chaos as building came down
By Amir Vera and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The 911 calls during the first moments of the deadly collapse of the condo building last month in Surfside,…
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Discount for teachers: “We want to give them a little bit of a break”
It’s become a part of life for teachers, buying school supplies. Funding problems have forced teachers to pay out of pocket or ask parents to donate…
Continue Reading California will compensate survivors of its forced sterilization program
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN California will pay $7.5 million to surviving victims of its forced sterilization program. Eugenics, or the practice of…
Continue Reading‘We are seeing people passing quicker than before’: What hospitals look like in US Covid hot spots
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Dr. Sergio Segarra says when Covid-19 patient numbers in the Miami hospital he works in dipped below 20 last month, he…
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Humane Society of Yuma at 100% max capacity
On Tuesday, the Humane Society of Yuma (HSOY) said its shelter is at 100% max capacity.…
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Home Grown: INSV lettuce virus workshop in Yuma
In today’s Home Grown, a type of virus called Impatients Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) was first detected in Yuma County lettuce in spring…
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A new program aims to strengthen Girl Scouts from the inside out
Emilia Cortez the Director for the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona says that the idea came to her in the most unfortunate of ways. At home with…
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El Centro Sector seize $271K of meth
Border Patrol agents seized more than $271,000 in methamphetamine at the Highway 96 immigration checkpoint on…
Continue ReadingA new poll shows why some vaccine-hesitant Americans decided to get the Covid-19 shot
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Roughly one-fifth of Americans were initially hesitant about or squarely against getting the Covid-19 vaccine but have…
Continue ReadingGloria Estefan: The world needs to put pressure on Cuba
Gloria and Emilio Estefan speak out about the protests happening in Cuba and how the rest of the world needs to come to the country’s…
Continue ReadingOne reported dead in anti-government protests in Cuba
By Patrick Oppmann and Al Goodman, CNN Anti-government activists in Cuba say that more than 100 people have been arrested or are missing on the…
Continue ReadingWhy Democratic senators don’t approve of acting FDA head
President Joe Biden is in a standoff with senators in his own party over who should lead the US Food and Drug Administration, a key post in the fight…
Continue ReadingWestern wildfires have burned an area almost 5 times the size of NYC. Here are some notable fires
By Stella Chan, CNN The National Interagency Fire Center says 67 large fires have burned more than 917,000 acres across 12 states. The acreage…
Continue ReadingMoon wobble to bring surge in coastal flooding in 2030s, NASA study predicts
By Rachel Trent, CNN Coastal communities in the United States, be forewarned. A “dramatic” surge in high-tide floods is just over a…
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Drivers prepare to share – transportation officials pedal towards safer roads
Bicyclists and pedestrians in the Imperial Valley could enjoy a little more courtesy on the roads in the coming…
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