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Children in the pandemic: Understanding what’s going on

May 8, 2020 11:24 AM Crystal Jimenez

As children are learning how to deal with being home all day, a new children’s book is aiming to help children understand what is going on during the…

‘Yuma’s Best’ Hair Salon successfully re-opens after statewide salon closures

May 8, 2020 5:55 PM Aziza Shuler

As soon as Governor Ducey loosened statewide stay-at-home orders Friday, reopening hair salons and barbershops, Blush’s appointments booked up…

57 new cases reported in the Imperial County

May 8, 2020 5:30 PM Ericka Conant, Jenny Day

The Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) confirms 57 new cases of coronavirus, its highest one-day spike since the virus…

Inmate at Yuma state prison dead after fight

May 8, 2020 4:56 PM Ericka Conant

Prison officials said on Friday they are investigating the possible homicide of a 52-year-old inmate in…

Unemployment keeps rising in Imperial County due to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 12:15 PM Gianella Ghiglino

Last week 3 million people filed for unemployment, bringing the total average for the country to 33 million.…

AWC disburses Cares Act funds to spring 2020 students

May 8, 2020 4:16 PM Ericka Conant

Arizona Western College (AWC) students enrolled in for-credit classes on March 13 of 2020 will receive stimulus funds as long as they…

Newsom executive order extends deadlines impacted by virus

May 8, 2020 3:58 PM Ericka Conant

Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Friday, extending critical deadlines impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19)…

Yuma salons, barbershops re-open with new safety protocols

May 8, 2020 3:57 PM Cody Lee

Salons and barbershops are officially able to open their doors again today but under tight guidelines from the CDC and State Board of…

Yuma County coronavirus cases rise by 19

May 8, 2020 3:32 PM Ericka Conant

The Yuma County Public Health District confirmed 19 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) Thursday, bringing the countywide total to 176.…

Newsom signs order sending all registered Californians mail-in ballots

May 8, 2020 2:50 PM Ericka Conant

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday, to send every California voter a mail-in ballot for the upcoming November presidential…

U of A Yuma Alumni announce 2020-2021 scholarship recipients

May 8, 2020 2:12 AM Ernesto Romero

The University of Arizona YumaCats Alumni Chapter announced 35 scholarship recipients for the 2020-2021 school year, awarding $60,000 to local…

Imperial County takes safe approach to reopening local businesses

May 8, 2020 1:39 PM Alexandra Rangel

Imperial County is now in stage 2, labeled as “low…

Experience an African safari online, while in quarantine

May 8, 2020 1:38 PM Jenny Day

Experience Africa, from the comfort of your own…

Mexicali couple return adopted daughter to shelter

May 8, 2020 1:35 PM Sumiko Keil

A same-sex couple in Mexicali returns their nine-year-old adopted daughter to the National System for Integral Family Development…

Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia urges Governor for new river budget funding

May 8, 2020 12:03 PM Sumiko Keil

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia sends a letter urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to preserve propose new river…

YRMC launches drive-thru Covid-19 testing tomorrow

May 8, 2020 10:10 AM Sumiko Keil, Dominique Newland

As part of Governor Doug Ducey’s Testing Blitz, the Yuma Regional Medical Center is having free drive-through testing for COVID-19 this Saturday, May…