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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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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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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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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Yuma County COVID cases drop significantly
Arizona and Yuma County COVID cases have gone down significantly according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.…
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YRMC’s surgery technologist program preps students for success
Yuma Regional Medical Center started its tuition-free surgery technologist program just over a year ago and has just accepted its third group of…
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Children as young as six months eligible for COVID vaccine
The Moderna COVID vaccine can go into the arms of our little ones beginning June 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Local Walmart donates nearly 5k N95 masks to Yuma Fire Department
The Yuma Fire Department accepted a donation of 4,800 N95 masks from Walmart on Pacific Avenue on…
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Latest COVID hospitalization data from YRMC
Yuma Regional Medical Center released their weekly COVID-19 hospitalization data and the numbers are showing a significant…
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Lower COVID numbers and post-pandemic challenges locally
While COVID-19 cases are continuing to drop in the desert southwest, the pandemic’s after effects are now taking…
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Ativo Senior Living of Yuma hosts vaccine clinic
Ativo Senior Living hosted a covid vaccine clinic to make it easier for seniors to get their COVID…
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YRMC closing COVID unit as military team packs up
The COVID Strike Force is now wrapping up its mission at Yuma Regional Medical…
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COVID-19 pandemic reaches two year mark in Arizona
Arizona is currently seeing record numbers of COVID-19 cases. Not somewhere we thought we would be two years ago. Many, like Yuma Regional Medical…
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YRMC to require COVID-19 vaccine for all employees
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) will start imposing the federal COVID-19 vaccine…
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Locals catching COVID-19 multiple times
Vaccinated or not, testing positive for COVID-19 twice, maybe three times is becoming more common. It’s debunking what many people thought was true -…
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Local school district responds to recent COVID-19 surge with rapid testing
In District One in Yuma this week more than 182 students and staff have tested positive for COVID-19. Educators at District One are following…
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YRMC doctor says rise in hospitalizations will continue for several more days
Yuma Regional Medical Center is dealing with an overwhelming number of hospitalizations. This, on top of the current staff shortage its been seeing…
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COVID Strike Team lends hand to YRMC
As COVID cases continue to soar, Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is working around the clock to care for the influx of patients. Thankfully, the…
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YRMC reports increase in hospitalizations, low staff capacity
The fast-moving Omicron variant causing hospitalization numbers to soar to a level we haven’t seen in several…
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