Calexico mayor responds to city councilman’s criticism of El Centro
Calexico’s mayor is calling for “professionalism” after one of the city’s councilmen accused El Centro police of routinely using excessive…
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Morgan Freeman and a University of Mississippi professor donate $1M to college’s policing program
By Amir Vera, Dave Alsup and Jamiel Lynch, CNN Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman and University of Mississippi Professor Linda Keena donated $1…
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YUHSD police flag decision sparks controversy during board meeting
Locals behind the “Back the Blue” movement attended Wednesday evening’s Yuma Union High School District (YUHSD) board meeting. This after the…
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Amputee helps others cope with transition
Yuma’s Floyd Hern lost one of his legs more than 40 years ago is reaching out to others who are in the same situation. Helping locals through…
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Accident fatalities on the rise
America’s top highway safety watchdog says 2020 could be the deadliest year for traffic accidents in decades.…
Continue ReadingCalifornia contractor charged for allegedly stealing more than 500 blank vaccine cards
By Amir Vera and Sarah Moon, CNN A Los Angeles County contractor was charged with felony grand theft after more than 500 blank vaccine cards were…
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Yuma man charged in connection with fatal car crash in Somerton
28-year-old Levi Jesus Martinez-Abril appeared in Yuma County Justice Court on Wednesday, where he was charged with multiple felonies including…
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Ducey calls on the federal government to do more to protect unaccompanied migrant children
Gov. Doug Ducey, (R, Ariz.), on Wednesday called on the Biden Administration to do more to help the unaccompanied minors flowing across the…
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Mother cat and kittens left to die in the heat – YPD seeking suspect
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) is looking for the person who committed a particularly brutal case of animal abuse. The suspect left a mother cat…
Continue ReadingThree Ohio police officers charged after their response to BLM protests
By Anna Sturla, CNN A special prosecutor and independent investigator filed charges against three Columbus, Ohio, police officers Wednesday as part…
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Imperial man accused of attempting lewd acts with minor
The father of a 10-year-old Imperial girl is speaking out after, he says, a man tried to lure his young daughter into a public…
Continue ReadingThe Mid-South is already flooded. Now, the highest risk for excessive rainfall is predicted — again
It’s been nothing short of a deluge across the Mid-South in the last 48 hours, and nothing is changing…
Continue ReadingSan Jose mayor proposes gun owners carry insurance and pay annual fee in wake of mass shooting
Nearly two weeks after a gunman fatally shot nine coworkers at a San Jose light rail yard, the mayor of Northern California’s most populous city is…
Continue ReadingRussian court declares Navalny groups ‘extremist’ ahead of elections
A Moscow court on Wednesday ruled that two organizations linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny are “extremist” groups — forcing them to…
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‘We need to land this plane!’: New details released in alleged attempted cockpit breach on Delta flight
New details have been released on the attempted cockpit breach on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to Nashville last…
Continue ReadingBiden and Johnson expected to commit to lifting US-UK Covid-19 travel restrictions
President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson are expected to commit on Thursday to working to open up travel between the US and the UK and…
Continue ReadingBiden warns he’ll tell Putin ‘what I want him to know’ as he defines goals of foreign tour
President Joe Biden told a hangar of US troops on Wednesday he was in Europe to defend the very concept of democracy, setting high stakes for his…
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Neighbors helped each other as CA wildfire burned close to homes
The Intanko Fire showed no mercy as it burned through dry grassland near a rural Wheatland neighborhood…
Continue ReadingDeveloper pulls the plug on Keystone XL oil pipeline
The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline announced Wednesday it is pulling the plug on the controversial project after the Biden administration…
Continue ReadingNew York lawmakers move to open the gun industry to liability lawsuits
Lauren del Valle, CNN New York State lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that allows for civil lawsuits against gun manufacturers, distributors and…
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