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IRS launch tool to help non-filers register for stimulus checks

April 10, 2020 11:25 AM Sumiko Keil, Arianna Shell

The Treasury Department and the International Revenue Service launches a new web tool that allows quick registration for Economic Impact Payments for…

Virtual field trips for elementary students

April 10, 2020 10:39 AM Crystal Jimenez

Desert View Academy’s vice principal expands students’ minds by taking them on virtual field trips, to places they’ve never been before.…

YUHSD distance learning grading policies

April 10, 2020 11:02 AM Sumiko Keil

The Yuma Union High School District continues to educate students remotely amid the coronavirus outbreak.…

Juvenile Justice Center adapting due to COVID19

April 9, 2020 11:15 AM Carmen Valencia

Several federal, state and local government facilities are adapting to the ongoing changes of the coronavirus.…

New York’s Hart Island ramps up mass burials in mass graves amid outbreak

April 10, 2020 10:18 AM CNN

New York officials say that Hart Island, which for decades has been used as the final resting place for those who died unclaimed, will now also be…

Teamsters Union expresses “no confidence” in two Imperial County leaders

April 8, 2020 8:38 PM Lisa Sturgis

Teamsters Union Local 542 has sent a letter to two Imperial County leaders late Wednesday to express “no confidence” in their abilities and…

Rain and thunderstorms expected tonight

April 10, 2020 9:34 AM Gabriel Salazar

Widespread rain and thunderstorm chances are in effect for Friday…

School districts offer grab-and-go meals for kids

April 10, 2020 9:12 AM Sumiko Keil

Students are able to grab lunch on the go at any of the schools in Yuma…

Food-stamp purchases could soon go online under SNAP pilot program

April 10, 2020 8:34 AM Cronkite News

Arizona food-stamp recipients may soon be able to buy their groceries online, after the federal government’s swift approval this week of the…

2 new COVID-19 cases in San Luis Rio Colorado, bringing the total to 9

April 10, 2020 6:50 AM Sumiko Keil, Gabriel Salazar

Mexican health officials confirm two more cases of COVID-19 in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, bringing the total to…

CBP: Man caught with multiple weapons, drugs, and cash in Yuma

April 10, 2020 6:20 AM Sumiko Keil

Border Patrol agents arrest a man with multiple weapons, drugs, and cash in his vehicle on…

State, national jobless claims continue surge, experts see no end

April 10, 2020 6:08 AM Cronkite News

Another 129,215 Arizonans filed for unemployment last week, boosting the number of new jobless in the state above a quarter million since March 1,…

Heavy police presence in Yuma neighborhood

April 9, 2020 10:25 PM Lisa Sturgis, Brandon Mejia

Several Yuma Police Department (YPD) units are working an active crime…

Looking forward

April 9, 2020 11:56 PM Rob Fram

When the Coronavirus Pandemic “single-handedly” altered lives across the world, it also ended countless sports seasons; including the Yuma Catholic…

President Trump to activate coronavirus economic task force

April 9, 2020 11:17 PM Aziza Shuler

White House to launch a second coronavirus task force aimed at restarting the economy. WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – President Trump is preparing to…

STUDY: Yuma County ranks highest for social distancing

April 9, 2020 5:59 PM Ciara Encinas, Brandon Mejia

It’s a promising score, B+ for social distancing in Yuma…

Imperial County orders residents to use face masks or face fines

April 9, 2020 9:17 PM Christian Galeno, Arianna Shell

Imperial County officials announced on Thursday an order that requires residents and visitors of Imperial County to use a face mask or cloth covering…