California schools drop vaccine requirement
In a major reversal, California is calling off its COVID vaccine requirement for all students to get back into…
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Arizona and California release weekly COVID updates
While President Joe Biden said that the COVID-19 national and public emergencies will end in May, Arizona and California, as well as Yuma and…
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City of Calexico seeks traffic control solutions
The City of Calexico along with the Local Transportation Authority sat down Wednesday night to discuss solutions that will help Calexico with traffic…
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Yuma County Emergency Medical Services come together to learn skills that could save your life
Nine emergency medical service (EMS) agencies throughout Yuma County came together for training on critical skills that benefit the community and to…
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Arizona and California releases weekly COVID-19 updates
While the new COVID case numbers for Arizona went up from 2,751 to 3,554, the new COVID case numbers for Yuma County went down from 327 to…
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Arizona and California releases new COVID numbers
The new COVID case numbers in Arizona went up from 6,187 to 7,374 since last week. This is according to Arizona Department of Health Services…
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Pentagon drops vaccination requirements for troops
The Pentagon formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate on…
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Yuma home severely damaged in fire
A carport attached to a Yuma home caught fire Wednesday evening, but luckily all four adults and two kids along with 10 pets made it out…
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Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 could drive new Covid-19 surge in US
For weeks, scientists have been watching a slew of Omicron descendants duke it out for dominance of Covid-19 transmission in the United States, with…
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COVID-19 cases in Arizona drop significantly
The latest on local and state COVID-19 cases, deaths, and vaccine…
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Health experts warn that the tridemic will continue past holiday season
Public health experts fear a surge in respiratory viruses following holiday gatherings and New Year’s Eve…
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Yuma County BOS Chairman declares emergency due to Border Crisis
Yuma County Board of Supervisors Chairman Tony Reyes has declared an emergency in the unincorporated areas of…
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Maricopa County sees large spike in flu, COVID-19 and RSV
Arizona’s most populous county is warning of a significantly rise in cases of the flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory…
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White House calls removing Covid-19 vaccine mandate a ‘mistake’ but won’t say if Biden will sign NDAA
The White House declined to say whether President Joe Biden will sign the must-pass annual defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, if…
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Grijalva urges Ducey to deal with rising respiratory illnesses in AZ
Arizona Representative Raul M. Grijalva is calling on Governor Doug Ducey to deal with the rise in respiratory illnesses in the…
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Pelé’s daughters say he was hospitalized last week with a lung infection following bout of Covid-19
In an interview aired Sunday night on TV Globo, Pelé’s daughters said the Brazilian soccer great was hospitalized last week in Sao Paulo after…
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COVID levels spike across Yuma and Arizona
Eight Arizona counties, including Yuma County, have high-risk levels for COVID-19 infection according to the…
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After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worries
A year after omicron began its assault on humanity, the ever-morphing coronavirus mutant drove COVID-19 case counts higher in many places just as…
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Labor rights caravan in Imperial County
Community-based organizations and state agencies to announce the labor rights caravan and week of action in Imperial…
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Staying COVID and Flu free this Halloween
Public health officials say this time around COVID-19 is not as bad in Imperial County, however they still want residents to be…
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