Texas homecoming for Griner in WNBA star’s 1st game there since Russian release
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brittney Griner had a Texas homecoming, in private and on the court with the Phoenix…
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2 Connecticut officers fired over treatment of man paralyzed in police van after 2022 arrest
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Two police officers in New Haven, Connecticut, have been fired for what authorities call their reckless actions and…
Continue Reading Air India plane flying to San Francisco lands in Russia’s Siberia after engine problem
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Air India plane flying from New Delhi to San Francisco was diverted to Russia after it…
Continue Reading Workers at Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square vote to unionize, continuing trend
NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square, one of the retail chain’s signature stores, have voted to…
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Local student who threatened school questioned
The Calexico Unified School District and the Calexico Police Department are keeping a close eye on two schools after a student posted a threat on…
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AEA Federal Credit Union opens new branch in San Luis
AEA Federal Credit Union announced the grand opening of their new branch in San Luis,…
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Treatment ongoing for Yuma mother accused of stabbing son
The Yuma mother accused of trying to murder her teenage son will remain in treatment to continue her mental competency…
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Former MCAS Yuma daycare worker going to jail
One of the two former daycare workers at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma entered a change of plea on Wednesday which will send her to…
Continue Reading Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, begins erupting after 3-month pause
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began…
Continue Reading Grand jury indicts 2 Bureau of Prisons employees in inmate’s death
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two federal Bureau of Prisons employees for allegedly failing to provide medical care for an…
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State Representative Tim Dunn says Arizona can continue to grow amid drought conditions
Local lawmaker Tim Dunn said the state can have it both ways if we take advantage of all the resources we have…
Continue Reading MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has postponed games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night…
Continue Reading Bidens to host Juneteenth concert at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a Juneteenth concert in a “celebration of community, culture and…
Continue Reading UN investigators compiling evidence on chemical weapons use by Islamic State extremists in Iraq
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. investigators are compiling evidence on the development and use of chemical weapons…
Continue Reading DeSantis defends flying migrants to California as he meets with sheriffs near border
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday defended his state’s decision to fly…
Continue Reading Mexican president: Soldiers apparently executed five men, will face prosecution
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has described the slayings of five men caught on security camera…
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YCSO confirms, kayaker finds missing person dead near RV park
In an updated press release by the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), 20-year-old Brian Velasquez of Yuma was found dead near the area of Cocopah…
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Staying breezy with below average temps
Cooler than normal temperatures will continue through at least early next week where afternoon highs will top out in the mid and upper 90s.…
Continue Reading Phoenix man convicted of killing 2 young women in early 1990s sentenced to death
PHOENIX (AP) — A man convicted of sexually attacking and fatally stabbing two young Phoenix women in separate killings in the early 1990s was…
Continue Reading Newer heart transplant method could allow more patients a chance at lifesaving surgery
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a…
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