Experts optimistic but more concerns as new variant has emerged
Some areas of the country are still seeing new Covid-19 cases, but cases are declining or holding steady in almost half of states over the past two…
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Two Somerton residents arrested for nearly $100,000 worth of drugs for sale
Two Somerton residents are facing a slew of charges after their house was found with several pounds of dangerous…
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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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Annual scholarship from Helios Education Foundation is now open for Yuma students
Students in Yuma Union High School District will now have an opportunity to apply for the 2022 Helios Education Foundation…
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Leaked audio from Mayorkas meeting with Yuma Sector Border Patrol Agents
Yesterday, the website “Townhall” posted leaked audio which they say came from a meeting between Border Patrol agents and Department of Homeland…
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Yuma man rejects plea offer and faces potential life in prison sentence
The Yuma man charged in connection to a fatal shooting at the Econo Lodge Motel over one year ago will stand trial and face the risk of life in…
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NEW DETAILS: Suspect who set Calexico store on fire identified
The Calexico Police Department has identified the man accused of burglarizing a fashion store and setting it on…
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Imperial County Humane Society impacted due to overcrowding
The humane society needs help hosting adoption…
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Arizona Senators speak on Justice Breyer’s retirement
On Thursday, Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema (both D-AZ) released statements regarding the retirement of United States Supreme Court Justice…
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Rent prices rose five times faster in 2021 than 2020
The cost of rent is continuing to rise across the…
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President Biden signs executive order on military sexual assault
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday changing the way sexual harassment and assault cases are prosecuted in the U.S.…
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21-year-old hiker dies in fall at Arizona state park
A hiker has died after an apparent fall at Lost Dutchman State Park, Pinal County Sheriff’s Officials…
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Senate panel OKs working poor tax credit, adopted by Governor Ducey
A Democratic proposal to create a new tax credit for working low-income Arizonans was approved by an Arizona Senate Committee…
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Arizona utility regulators again reject clean energy rules
Arizona’s utility regulators have rejected new rules that would have drastically boosted the use of renewable energy for the second time in just…
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Mayor Nicholls, local leaders meet with DHS Secretary Mayorkas
Among the many stops for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, a meeting at Yuma Sector headquarters with local…
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Imperial County in need of Red Cross volunteers
The American Red Cross is currently looking for volunteers in Imperial…
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Antelope Union High School to temporarily close due to COVID-19
On Monday, Antelope Union High School made an announcement regarding the temporary closure of the school due to rising COVID-19…
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DHS Secretary Mayorkas visits Yuma
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited Yuma today to join a confidential conference discussing recent activity at the…
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Gov. Ducey: ‘Mayorkas needs to resign’
Arizona Govenor Doug Ducey made a public call for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’s…
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Illegal crossings continue in Yuma Sector
The Department of Homeland Security, and Secretary Alejandro Myorkas, said in 2022 they plan to close gaps along the border wall, including in the…
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