Yuma school districts offer bonuses to teachers and staff
A number of Yuma County school districts are now offering cash incentives to their staff to entice them to stay in their current positions…
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Local businesses in Yuma vs. mask mandate: do or don’t?
Many local businesses in Yuma have figured out how they’re going about implementing individual mask mandates following Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 booster shot will likely be needed within a year of vaccination, Fauci says
While the world may be opening up because of the increase in Covid-19 vaccinations, top medical experts say there may be another round of shots…
Continue ReadingArrest warrants issued for 2 former Colorado police officers involved in violent arrest of elderly woman
Arrest warrants have been issued for two former Colorado police officers in connection with the violent arrest last year of a 73-year-old woman with…
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Wall Street for kids
Fidelity is launching the fidelity youth…
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Secondhand smoke, dementia and seniors on Medicare
Secondhand smoke in children and the link between blood pressure and…
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Local restaurants face serious staffing shortages
Local restaurants say they’re having a hard time filling open positions. Many say it’s because they simply can’t compete with high unemployment…
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An Imperial County Paramedic plans on spreading awareness for his co-worker who was recently diagnosed with leukemia.
Guillermo Gonzalez plans on walking from Calexico all the way to Bombay beach to spread awareness for his co-worker who was recently diagnosed…
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Arrest warrants issued for two former Colorado police officers involved in violent arrest of elderly woman
Arrest warrants have been issued for two former Colorado police officers in connection with the violent arrest last year of a 73-year-old woman with…
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Police officers around the country are lagging behind others in getting Covid-19 vaccines
On the long-awaited January morning when members of the nation’s largest police department became eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, hundreds…
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Dairy Queen “Sweetest Season Pass” Contest
How to score a $5,000 gift card to…
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It’s time for 2021 graduates to turn their tassels
High school graduates across Yuma County will soon be turning their tassels as a recognition of their achievements following a year unlike any other.…
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An 11-year-old girl fought off a knife-wielding man who tried to kidnap her at Florida school bus stop, sheriff says
An 11-year-old girl waiting for her school bus in Pensacola, Florida, was able to fight off an alleged kidnapping attempt on Tuesday morning and get…
Continue Reading Spikes in carjackings around DC and Maryland spur federal-state task force
Federal and local officials in Maryland and Washington, DC, on Wednesday announced a new regional task force to crack down on spikes in crime in the…
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A local business does its part to protect people’s identities
It’s a dirty job, but identity theives don’t bat an eye digging in your…
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Border Patrol agents rescue three individuals after being lost
Border Patrol agents rescued three individuals after being lost and…
Continue Reading How to get people’s pronouns right and what to do if you slip up
With Demi Lovato revealing that they are non-binary and using they/them pronouns, it’s a good time to make sure you’re up to speed on…
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Duke University’s new athletics director is first woman and person of color to hold that position
Duke University has hired the first woman — and first person of color — to serve as the school’s director of…
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Arizona governor signs bill to help prevent fentanyl overdoses
Gov. Ducey said deaths from fentanyl continue to rise, adding the drug has caused the most overdose deaths in…
Continue ReadingMurder trial begins in death of 20-year-old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts
Nearly three years after the body of 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts was found in a cornfield, prosecutors delivered opening statements in an Iowa…
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