Connecticut become first state to make calls free for inmates and their families
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A bill in Connecticut makes calls from prison free for the inmates and their families, becoming the first state to do so.…
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Texas grand jury declines to indict jailers involved in Marvin Scott in-custody death
By Keith Allen, CNN A grand jury in Texas declined Tuesday to indict the eight former detention officers involved in the in-custody death of Marvin…
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Unemployment on the rise in Yuma County
While hiring signs are hanging all over Yuma County, unemployment claims are up from April to May this year according to Arizona@Work.…
Continue Reading Chicago is throwing its ‘whole government’ at summer violence
By Omar Jimenez, CNN “I’m not saying I’m God or I can prevent anything from happening, but I know in my heart I did what I can at 1…
Continue Reading 153 Houston Methodist employees resign or are fired after refusing to get Covid-19 vaccine, official says
By Keith Allen, CNN More than 150 Houston Methodist Hospital employees were officially out of a job Tuesday, 10 days after a judge dismissed a…
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Central American asylum-seekers refuse to return home in spite of deportation
Many Central American migrants who want to claim asylum in the United States say they won’t go home, even after being deported under a Trump-era…
Continue Reading Students sue Indiana University in federal court over vaccine mandate
By Rebekah Riess and Steve Almasy, CNN A potential showdown is looming between eight students who want to come to the Indiana University campus in…
Continue Reading Police chief says slain Colorado officer was ‘targeted’ in Monday shooting
By Keith Allen, CNN The shooting that left three people dead in Arvada, Colorado, on Monday appears to have been a deliberate attack on a police…
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Local Girl Scouts not affected by ‘Cookie Crisis’
Whether you’re a Thin Mint, Tagalong, or a Samoa cookie-love, each bite of one of those cookie delights, goes to help a good cause. So, when news…
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Victim claims she was held at gunpoint at her Foothills home in armed robbery
On Monday, The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) announced that deputies are looking into a home invasion robbery in the Foothills that happened in…
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5 taken to hospital after car crash in Somerton
Bystanders tell firefighters a third vehicle that left the scene caused the…
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Democrats leave Arizona budget up in the air
Arizona Democrats say they were shut out of negotiations involving the state’s $12.8 billion budget and, they say, they were never briefed on the…
Continue ReadingThis honors student considered giving up when he had to learn on his phone. He is far from alone, experts fear
By Jason Carroll and Meridith Edwards, CNN Lewis Echevarria has big dreams of becoming a lawyer, specializing in immigration or constitutional law.…
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More infectious variant now makes up 20% of coronavirus samples tested, Fauci says
The Delta coronavirus variant, which is highly transmissible and possibly more dangerous than current predominant variants, now makes up more than…
Continue Reading Disney World announces new events for 50th anniversary
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Disney World is turning the big 5-0, but the resort isn’t letting its age slow it down. Walt Disney World announced a…
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Fire risks rise with temperatures
As temperatures rise so does the risk of fire.…
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Hackers create fake Facebook profile for Yuma County Sheriff
YCSO urges public vigilance in the wake of the incident YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) warns the public to be…
Continue Reading After clashing over ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day,’ a New Jersey school district is adding holiday names back to its school calendar
By Leah Asmelash, CNN A New Jersey school board has voted to overturn a decision that took all holiday names off the district calendar, following…
Continue Reading California’s historic drought is causing drinking water to taste like dirt. Officials say, ‘just add lemon’
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Something is off about Sacramento’s water. It smells and tastes a little “earthy,” residents are saying…
Continue Reading Suspected shoplifter from viral video at San Francisco Walgreens arrested in spree of thefts
By Eric Levenson, CNN A man suspected of brazenly shoplifting items at a Walgreens in San Francisco last week was arrested while carrying out another…
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