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Residents can help a local cancer patient in his battle against cancer

January 3, 2020 5:52 PM Billy Khang

Imperial Valley residents can help save a local cancer patient’s life by donating blood.…

Congressmen and Senators react to strike on Iranian general

January 3, 2020 4:32 PM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia, Jenny Day

Members of the Desert Southwest’s Congressional delegation took to Twitter on Friday to share their reaction to the killing of Iranian general Qassem…

YPD responds to threat in the Middle East

January 3, 2020 2:14 PM Ciara Encinas

In the wake of growing tension in the Middle East after a U.S. airstrike assassinated a high-ranking Iranian military official, YPD is ensuring they…

Iran vows ‘harsh’ response to US killing of top general

January 3, 2020 6:25 AM The Associated Press

Iran has vowed “harsh retaliation” for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad’s airport that killed Tehran’s top general and the architect of its…

California man goes on ‘Grand Theft Auto’ style rampage

January 3, 2020 9:21 AM Dominique Newland

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US to deploy thousands of additional troops to Middle East following Soleimani killing

January 3, 2020 11:01 AM CNN

The US will deploy thousands of additional troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran mount following the airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani,…

Top 10 most dangerous Arizona cities

January 3, 2020 9:50 AM Gabriel Salazar

If you are planning on a big move to the state of Arizona, crime statistics are crucial before deciding where to settle down. Travel website “Only in…

USMC is the latest military branch to ban ‘TikTok’

January 3, 2020 10:38 AM Gabriel Salazar

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the latest branch to ban the usage of TikTok on government-issued…

Attacker ‘neutralized’ after stabbing four people in a Paris suburb, police say

January 3, 2020 8:11 AM CNN

An attacker who stabbed a number of people in a park in a Parisian suburb has been “neutralized,” the French Police Prefecture…

Suspects in stabbings of 3 women killed in northern Mexico

January 3, 2020 8:05 AM The Associated Press

Four men were shot to death in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora, two of whom were suspects in the December stabbing deaths of three…

USMC is the latest military branch to ban TikTok

January 3, 2020 6:53 AM Sumiko Keil

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the latest branch to ban the usage of TikTok on government-issued…

U.S. airstrike kills top Iranian general

January 2, 2020 8:58 PM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia

The Pentagon announced Thursday evening, the United States has killed a high-profile Iranian…

Julian Castro ends presidential campaign

January 2, 2020 7:31 AM Sumiko Keil, Brandon Mejia

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro dropped out of the presidential…

American Legion Post 25 to make upgrades to keep their doors open

January 2, 2020 10:27 AM Billy Khang

For decades the American Legion has worked with local veterans and outreached into the community.…

Couple welcomes first Imperial Valley baby born in the new year

January 1, 2020 12:52 PM Billy Khang

Juliana Villalobos earned the recognition of being the first baby in the Imperial Valley to be born in the new year.…

U.S. begins returning asylum seekers at Arizona border to Mexico

January 2, 2020 5:40 PM Lisa Sturgis

For the first time, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is sending asylum seekers back to Mexico through to wait for their cases to move through…