St. Patrick’s Day parties are ripe for spreading coronavirus variants. Don’t let that happen
St. Patrick’s Day was the first major holiday of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, and we’ve learned sobering lessons since then. Young,…
Continue ReadingNews
8 killed in shootings at 3 metro Atlanta spas. Police have 1 suspect in custody
Video evidence suggests “it is extremely likely” that the same person was responsible for the three deadly shootings at massage parlors…
Continue Reading
Stories of children separated from parents highlight the price of Hong Kong’s coronavirus success
When Ariel saw her two young sons isolated in a Hong Kong hospital ward with Covid-19, she broke down. The brothers — age 5 and 1 and both…
Continue Reading
Four people were shot dead — including a 7-year-old — after an argument over a stimulus check, officials say
An Indianapolis man has been arrested in a quadruple homicide that followed an alleged argument over a stimulus check, according to a probable cause…
Continue ReadingNIH director tells faith leaders getting Covid-19 vaccination is a ‘love your neighbor opportunity’
The average number of people getting a Covid-19 vaccination each day is at its highest, but officials are still concerned that many Americans are…
Continue Reading
Arizona marks one year anniversary of school closures
A week-long Spring Break in March 2020 turned into a year of distant learning. Tuesday marked the one year anniversary of schools closing for COVID…
Continue Reading Coronavirus strains first detected in California are officially ‘variants of concern,’ CDC says
Two coronavirus strains first detected in California are now officially “variants of concern,” according to the US Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading
Alcatraz Re-opens For Indoor Tours
SAN FRANCISCO (KYMA/KECY) – Most of the time — the idea is to stay out of prison, but if it’s the defunct prison Alcatraz, and it’s open for…
Continue ReadingThree-level bunks and mats on floors as migrant kids wait in Border Patrol facilities amid surge
Children are alternating schedules to make space for one another in confined facilities, some kids haven’t seen sunlight in days, and others…
Continue Reading Family of teen internet personality Bianca Devins confront her murderer during emotional sentencing hearing
The family of Bianca Devins, the 17-year-old internet personality whose July 2019 murder was broadcast online by her killer, confronted him in court…
Continue ReadingICPHD: COVID vaccine on the way
Imperial County continues to move in the right direction in the fight against COVID.…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods is recovering at home after car wreck
Tiger Woods is recovering at home after several weeks in the hospital following his February car crash. “Happy to report that I am back home…
Continue Reading
IID employees rally for a fair contract
IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Essential workers with the Imperial Irrigation District (IID), who keep the water flowing and lights on for thousands…
Continue ReadingBiden says he has no immediate plans to visit US-Mexico border amid surge of migrant children
President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that he currently has no plans to visit the southern border, even as his administration scrambles to respond to a…
Continue Reading
Brazil variant found in Yuma County
The Yuma County Public Health Services Department (YCPHSD) has reported finding the Brazil COVID-19 variant in Yuma…
Continue Reading
‘Operation Pulse Lift’ aims to fight blood shortages
Nonprofit leads nation in blood collection…
Continue Reading
Border Patrol agent struck by car while helping others in Salton City
Agent Flores leaves behind his wife and three children. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the…
Continue Reading
8 dead in shootings at three spas in metro Atlanta
Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left eight people dead and one wounded are connected.…
Continue Reading
Federal officials visit Yuma to discuss plans for asylum seekers
Yuma Mayor Doug Nicholls told News 11, several federal officials visited Yuma Tuesday to discuss resources for the influx of undocumented immigrants…
Continue Reading
7 dead in shootings at three spas in metro Atlanta
Authorities in metro Atlanta are investigating whether shootings at three massage parlors that left seven people dead and two wounded are connected.…
Continue Reading