Home Grown: INSV lettuce virus workshop in Yuma
In today’s Home Grown, a type of virus called Impatients Necrotic Spot Virus (INSV) was first detected in Yuma County lettuce in spring…
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A new program aims to strengthen Girl Scouts from the inside out
Emilia Cortez the Director for the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona says that the idea came to her in the most unfortunate of ways. At home with…
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El Centro Sector seize $271K of meth
Border Patrol agents seized more than $271,000 in methamphetamine at the Highway 96 immigration checkpoint on…
Continue ReadingA new poll shows why some vaccine-hesitant Americans decided to get the Covid-19 shot
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Roughly one-fifth of Americans were initially hesitant about or squarely against getting the Covid-19 vaccine but have…
Continue ReadingGloria Estefan: The world needs to put pressure on Cuba
Gloria and Emilio Estefan speak out about the protests happening in Cuba and how the rest of the world needs to come to the country’s…
Continue ReadingOne reported dead in anti-government protests in Cuba
By Patrick Oppmann and Al Goodman, CNN Anti-government activists in Cuba say that more than 100 people have been arrested or are missing on the…
Continue ReadingWhy Democratic senators don’t approve of acting FDA head
President Joe Biden is in a standoff with senators in his own party over who should lead the US Food and Drug Administration, a key post in the fight…
Continue ReadingWestern wildfires have burned an area almost 5 times the size of NYC. Here are some notable fires
By Stella Chan, CNN The National Interagency Fire Center says 67 large fires have burned more than 917,000 acres across 12 states. The acreage…
Continue ReadingMoon wobble to bring surge in coastal flooding in 2030s, NASA study predicts
By Rachel Trent, CNN Coastal communities in the United States, be forewarned. A “dramatic” surge in high-tide floods is just over a…
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Drivers prepare to share – transportation officials pedal towards safer roads
Bicyclists and pedestrians in the Imperial Valley could enjoy a little more courtesy on the roads in the coming…
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County of Imperial selects five students for 2021 Fellowship Program
The County of Imperial selects five college students for the 2021 Fellowship Program to learn from leaders in local government and get invaluable…
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Power becomes a concern amid rising temperatures
Electricity is top of mind for many Imperial Valley residents. They just spent a weekend trying to conserve power after the Imperial Irrigation…
Continue ReadingUtah is dropping thousands of fish from planes — again
By Scottie Andrew, CNN A few times a year over Utah’s mountainous lakes, it rains fish. Fish are not meant to fly, of course, but when the Utah…
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5-year-old migrant child found at border
Border Patrol agents say an individual escorted the 5-year-old across the border and returned back to…
Continue ReadingTennis great Roger Federer pulls out of Olympics, citing knee injury
By Kevin Dotson, CNN Roger Federer, the four-time Olympian and all-time great tennis champion, announced Tuesday that he would not represent…
Continue ReadingCommissioner: Suspect involved in shooting was wanted for murder
Two law enforcement officers were shot and a suspect is dead following a shooting in the parking lot of a Baltimore shopping mall, authorities…
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10th annual back to school rodeo to give out 1,800 backpacks to students
Each child will receive a free synch style backpack filled with school supplies this Saturday at the Yuma Civic…
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Subway giving away free 6-inch subs on Tuesday
At participating restaurants, the first 50 customers who come in Tuesday can ask for a free six-inch Turkey Cali fresh sub from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. No…
Continue ReadingCornel West resigns from Harvard after tenure dispute and accuses university of ‘spiritual rot’
By Eric Levenson and Gregory Lemos, CNN Cornel West, the eccentric professor, public intellectual and progressive activist, resigned from Harvard…
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Microsoft to buy cybersecurity firm as threats mount
Microsoft says it will buy ‘Risk IQ,’ a cyber security firm in hopes that it will help in the fight against…
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