STDs are on the rise, local medical professionals encourage the power of prevention
The Centers for Disease Control published a report indicating a 7% increase in Sexually Transmitted…
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USPA hosts Drug Tested Powerlifting Classic Yuma
According to the USPA, their goal is to ensure lifters that they are “provided an opportunity and location of showcasing the results of their efforts…
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Kamala Harris rallies as high court eyes abortion pill rules
Harris made a surprise stop in Los Angeles at one of the rallies, where she called the latest upheaval over abortion rights a further incursion by…
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Addie Packs hosts 2nd Annual Walk for Addie
The event was to honor Addison Tams, Addie for short, who was born with a congenital heart defect (CHD) in 2008, but died in…
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SCOTUS temporarily blocks Texas abortion pill ruling
The Supreme Court has put a temporary hold on a ruling that limits access to abortion…
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YRMC announces permanent memorial honoring lives lost to COVID-19
It’s been about three years since COVID-19 impacted our community and this week marked the three-year anniversary of Yuma Regional Medical…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Response team tackles mental health in Imperial Valley
Mental health has no gender, age, or ethnicity. Someone you may know can be suffering from mental…
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Biden says he’s expanding some migrants’ health care access
President Joe Biden announced Thursday that hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be able to apply for…
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El Centro Regional Medical Center announces new CEO
El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) announced its new Chief Executive…
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Arizona and California release their weekly COVID updates
Arizona and California, as well as Yuma and Imperial Counties, have released their weekly COVID…
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Sunset Health to hold ribbon cutting of two new buildings
Sunset Health will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to their new conference center and fleet building. The Yuma Chamber of Commerce will cut the…
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Governor Newsom to stockpile abortion pills
Newsom says the state has secured an emergency supply of up to two million…
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California man dies from flesh-eating bacteria
A San Diego man is dead after succumbing to flesh eating bacteria, which he obtained after chasing his dog into a…
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Families Against Fentanyl launches billboard campaign
A nonprofit fighting against the opioid crisis has launched a billboard campaign in Los Angeles And Orange Counties in the hopes of raising awareness…
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Georgia mom uses her basketball skills for a good cause
With an impressive 85% free throw average, one Georgia mom is using her basketball skills to raise awareness for her son’s rare genetic…
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Abortion rights protest occurring in U.S. after Texas judge’s ruling
A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling Friday that would halt the use of a commonly used abortion pill sparking protests across the…
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US judge issues order in Arizona prison health care case
A U.S. District Court judge has made permanent an order that aims to improve the way Arizona delivers health care to incarcerated people in state-run…
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New Class Yuma presents check to Yuma Cancer Center
The New Class Car Club Yuma held a check presentation ceremony and presented the check to the Yuma Cancer Resource…
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Federal judge suspends FDA approved abortion pill
A ruling by a federal judge has suspended the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) longtime approval of an abortion…
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Avian flu kills three California condors in northern Arizona
Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock,…
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