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Federal virus rescue plan could pump $4.2B into Arizona

April 1, 2020 6:49 AM The Associated Press

The $2.2 trillion federal coronavirus aid plan is expected to send an estimated $4.2 billion to Arizona, including $2.8 billion to help the state and…

COVID-19 in Arizona: Ducey’s stay-at-home order isn’t enough, some elected officials say

April 1, 2020 6:36 AM Cronkite News

Gov. Doug Ducey’s statewide stay-at-home order doesn’t go far enough to stop Arizonans from leaving their homes, some other elected officials…

Border Patrol agents rescue three people from Salinity Canal

April 1, 2020 6:05 AM Sumiko Keil

U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued three people who struggled to stay afloat in the Salinity Canal on…

Five more Imperial County residents test positive for coronavirus

March 31, 2020 9:55 PM Lisa Sturgis

Imperial County health officials confirm five more residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. That brings the total number of cases to…

The children of our unsung heroes

March 31, 2020 11:53 AM Crystal Jimenez

While our unsung heroes are out amid the coronavirus outbreak, their children are waiting for them to come…

Imperial County issues expanded stay at home order

March 31, 2020 6:43 PM Lisa Sturgis

The Imperial County Health Officer has issued an expanded stay at home order that now includes all non-essential businesses. The order goes into…

EVERYDAY HEROES: Pantry opens to help the community

March 31, 2020 4:39 PM Ciara Encinas

One Yuma couple is doing what they can to help out during the Coronavirus…

Three patients now hospitalized for coronavirus in Yuma County

March 31, 2020 4:41 PM Lisa Sturgis

Health officials now say three people are hospitalized in Yuma County due to coronavirus. However, they have no new cases to…

Unsung hero raises concern over work conditions amid COVID-19

March 31, 2020 5:42 PM Carmen Valencia

An unsung hero who is working tirelessly at a Walmart in Yuma County is coming forward after raising questions about safety concerns for the public…

Apple unveils new at-home coronavirus screening tool

March 31, 2020 3:02 PM Lisa Sturgis, Arianna Shell

Apple has joined the battle against the spread of the coronavirus with a new website and corresponding app.…

2,000-foot tunnel between U.S. and Mexico discovered in San Diego

March 31, 2020 9:43 AM Sumiko Keil, Arianna Shell

Federal agents discover a new drug-smuggling tunnel that extends under the United States-Mexico border to a warehouse in a commercial complex in Otay…

Local teachers parade past students’ homes

March 31, 2020 11:48 AM Alexandra Rangel

IMPERIAL, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), T.L. Waggoner Elementary School staff honked their horns and cheered as they drove past students’ homes in Imperial…

First coronavirus death in Mexicali

March 31, 2020 1:43 PM Sumiko Keil

Health officials in Mexicali confirm the first coronavirus death in Baja…

Learning resources for parents and caregivers

March 31, 2020 12:51 PM Sumiko Keil

Arizona early childhood agency is committed to providing parents and caregivers with information and resources to help families out that continue to…

WEB EXTRA: Chief Medical Officer with YRMC talks coronavirus test kits

March 31, 2020 9:13 AM Gabriel Salazar

As the number of positive Coronavirus cases in Yuma rises, Yuma Regional Medical Center officials (YRMC) sit down with Sunrise anchor Gabe Salazar to…

ECRMC hosting a community blood drive

March 31, 2020 11:36 AM Sumiko Keil

The El Centro Regional Medical Center (ECRMC) is hosting a blood drive this…

Arizona governor issues stay-at-home order effective Tuesday

March 31, 2020 8:00 AM The Associated Press

Arizona Doug Ducey on Monday imposed a stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus that will take effect at the close of business on…