Yuma walk event to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s
This Saturday at the West Wetlands Park, there will be a walk event to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s affecting people in the…
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Study: 25% of U.S. health care spending is wasteful
A study published Monday in the medical journal JAMA finds that up to a quarter of all United States health care spending is wasteful. Researchers…
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YRMC oncologist suggests women begin self-examining breasts much earlier than 40
October is breast cancer awareness month. It’s an annual campaign to educate women on symptoms and treatment of the disease. Breast cancer is…
Continue Reading Local Little Caesars owners hand out 1,200 pizzas for earthquake relief
Owners of Little Caesars restaurants in Yuma handed out 1,200 pizzas to the community of Ridgecrest as they continue to deal with earthquakes and…
Continue Reading Man arrested for licking ice cream off store shelf in ‘copycat’ video
A man was arrested in Louisiana on Saturday after he was caught on video trying to lick a tub of ice cream in a grocery store and putting it back in…
Continue Reading Pickle Pops could help people with diabetes
Amazon is selling new popsicles and their unique flavor could help diabetics. For some people suffering from type one and type two diabetes, pickle…
Continue Reading To boost milk, dairy groups support high school coffee bars
Coffee bars selling $3 iced lattes are popping up in high schools, helped along by dairy groups scrambling for new ways to get people to drink milk.…
Continue Reading 11-year-old falls into an 8-foot deep hole in Yuma
The Yuma Fire Department ( YFD ) received a call on Tuesday evening about an eleven-year-old girl who fell into an 8-foot deep hole on the ground in…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 5 infected by mold that halted hospital surgeries
Seattle Children’s Hospital has revealed that one patient has died and five others have been infected by a potentially dangerous mold that has…
Continue Reading U.S. aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugs
Sally Atwater’s doctor spent two months on calls, messages, and paperwork to get her an experimental drug he thinks can fight the lung cancer…
Continue Reading Injury crash at 24th street and Pacific
The Yuma Police Department responded to a vehicle collision on Sunday night in the intersection of 24th street and Pacific Avenue. Officers said the…
Continue Reading Major Hollywood studios start to weigh in on heartbeat bill
Netflix blinked first and now other major Hollywood studios say they may reevaluate filming in Georgia if the state’s abortion law goes into…
Continue Reading CBP officers at San Luis Port of Entry arrest teen suspected of drug smuggling
A San Luis teen was arrested for an alleged attempt to smuggle methamphetamine through the Port of San Luis on Tuesday morning. The U.S. Customs and…
Continue Reading State to start building 2 new veteran homes
Construction on new 80-bed state-operated facilities to house elderly veterans in northern and southeastern Arizona will begin soon in Flagstaff and…
Continue Reading Autopsy: Arizona scout died from dehydration, overheating
An autopsy for a 16-year-old Boy Scout who collapsed on a trooping hiking trip in the southern Arizona desert has shown the morbidly obese teen died…
Continue Reading Disney and Netflix say new abortion law may push their business out of Georgia
Two of the world’s biggest entertainment companies, Netflix and Disney, say they may stop producing movies and TV shows in Georgia if the…
Continue Reading Arizona charter schools executive director faces DUI charges
Authorities say the executive director of the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools is facing felony DUI charges. The Maricopa County…
Continue Reading YMCA hosts a Suicide Prevention event
The Yuma Family Young Men’s Christian Association will be hosting a Suicide Prevention event on Thursday, May 30 to learn about the 3 simple…
Continue Reading EC Border Patrol agents seize $112K worth of meth on Highway 86
A man suspected of smuggling methamphetamine was arrested on Monday morning by the El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents at the Highway 86…
Continue Reading El Centro Border Patrol agents rescue 7 individuals over Memorial Day weekend
Seven people were rescued by the United States Customs and Border Protection assigned to the El Centro sector over Memorial Day weekend on two…
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