Local Veterans will be honored with Quilts of Valor
Six veteran-owned businesses will be awarded a Quilt of Valor in a special presentation Wednesday, February 15 to thank them for their service.
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Product recalls rise by 33 percent in 2022 compared to 2021
You may want to double-check some of your products at home because product recalls went up 33% in 2022 compared to 2021, the highest in six years.
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Arizona and California releases weekly COVID number updates
The states of Arizona and California, as well as Yuma and Imperial Counties, have released their weekly COVID number updates.
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California schools drop vaccine requirement
In a major reversal, California is calling off its COVID vaccine requirement for all students to get back into school.
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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 Imperial Counties, released their weekly COVID-19 updates.
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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 control.
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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 practice life-or-death scenarios.
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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 112.
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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 (AZDHS).
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Pentagon drops vaccination requirements for troops
The Pentagon formally dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate on Tuesday.
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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 okay.
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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 the BQs — BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 — seeming to edge out all the others to claim a slight lead.
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COVID-19 cases in Arizona drop significantly
The latest on local and state COVID-19 cases, deaths, and vaccine doses.
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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 celebrations.
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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 Yuma.
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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 illnesses.
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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 it includes a provision in current text to rescind the military Covid-19 vaccine mandate, reiterating that the president continues to support a mandate but leaving the door open to a repeal.
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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 state.
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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 contracting a lung infection, following a Covid-19 infection.
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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 CDC.
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