CDC: Eviction moratorium extended through the end of July
People facing an eviction notice at the end of June have been given a reprieve through the end of…
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Whistleblowers urge Biden administration to do more to vaccinate detained immigrant population
Three whistleblowers are urging the Biden administration to do more to vaccinate immigrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention amid…
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What employers can ask about your vaccination status — and what they can’t
More companies are bringing workers back into the office — and some employers want to know about vaccination…
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Calexico City Council talks small business
Help is available for business owners hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, you just have to ask for it. …
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Scientist says early coronavirus samples were deleted from NIH database
Scientists investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic might be working with the wrong samples, because some early samples of the virus…
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More infectious variant now makes up 20% of coronavirus samples tested, Fauci says
The Delta coronavirus variant, which is highly transmissible and possibly more dangerous than current predominant variants, now makes up more than…
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2021 Child Tax Credit: Here’s who will get up to $1,800 per child in cash — and who will need to opt-out
About 36 million American families on July 15 will start receiving monthly checks from the IRS, as part of the expanded Child Tax Credit. Eligible…
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Pandemic pushes Medicaid enrollment to record high
A record 80.5 million Americans have health coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, largely because states have had to…
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California weighs extending eviction protections past June
Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will pay off all the past-due rent that accumulated in the nation’s most populated state because of the fallout…
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Yuma County Coronavirus Cases
A daily update from the Yuma County Public Health District…
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Imperial County Coronavirus Cases
Daily statistics from the Imperial County Public Health Department…
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China administers more than 1B coronavirus vaccine doses
By Yong Xiong, Nectar Gan and Laura He, CNN CHINA (KYMA, KECY) – China has administered more than 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, an astonishing…
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It has been 500 days since the first known US death from Covid-19. Variants and low vaccination rates threaten to prolong the pandemic
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN As the United States continues on a path to near pre-pandemic normalcy, experts remain concerned over low vaccination rates…
Continue Reading They lost their loved ones to COVID-19; then they heard from them again
By John Blake, CNN They never ran out of things to talk about. It was obvious from the start. He was a brawny former Maine lobsterman with a booming…
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Arizona adds Yuma County to its renters assistance program
On June 16, 2021, the Arizona Department of Economic Security announced that it added Yuma, Pima, and Maricopa counties to its Emergency Renters…
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It’s not just Delta — other coronavirus variants worry scientists, also
Coronavirus variants are what keep Dr. Scott Lindquist, an epidemiologist for Washington state, up at…
Continue Reading Biden pushes more Americans to get vaccinated after passing 300 million dose benchmark
President Joe Biden on Friday marked the United States administering 300 million Covid-19 shots in 150 days, urging unvaccinated Americans to roll up…
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California: People must look for work to get jobless aid
Federal law requires people who are out of work to be actively looking for jobs to be eligible for unemployment benefits. But the federal government…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Becoming a nurse during a pandemic
Nearly a year and a half after the pandemic changed our lives, we’re beginning to see some normalcy. That’s in part thanks to Arizona Western…
Continue Reading If ‘cave syndrome’ is keeping you from going in public, here’s how to combat it
After over a year of staying at home and following strict safety guidelines, many people are understandably reluctant to step out their front door…
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