Humane Society of Yuma seeing unusual influx in stray animals
The Humane Society of Yuma (HSOY) recently announced its shelter is at capacity. In the past month of April alone, roughly 700 animals were brought…
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What we know about the Pfizer vaccine for children 12-15
As the Food and Drug Administration approves the two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 12 to 15 years of age, the Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingColt Brennan, former star quarterback at the University of Hawaii, dies at 37
Former standout college quarterback Colt Brennan died this week in a California hospital, his family confirmed to CNN. “He had been in a…
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UPDATE: YFD searches for cause of I-8 fires
Investigators are looking into what caused several small brush fires along Interstate…
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Educators ask for donations to bring Lady Liberty to Yuma
The Freedom Library is looking to bring a replica of Lady Liberty to the Desert Southwest…
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A monstrous-looking fish normally found thousands of feet deep in the ocean washed up on a California beach
An unusual fish with teeth as sharp as glass and a body shaped like a football washed ashore on a California beach last week. The black colored…
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Majority of state lawmakers vote to allow voters to answer in-state tuition question
Arizona state representatives are weighing in after the legislature approved giving voters the opportunity to decide if those who were brought…
Continue ReadingAmericans as young 12 begin to get vaccinated against Covid-19 after FDA’s authorization
Some vaccine sites began to inoculate 12-to-15-year-olds against Covid-19 on Tuesday morning, a day after the US Food and Drug Administration…
Continue Reading Colorado Springs shooter was upset that he wasn’t invited to the family gathering where he killed six people, police chief says
The man who fatally shot six people at a birthday party in Colorado Springs was upset at not being invited to the event, authorities said at a news…
Continue ReadingPolice body camera video shows Andrew Brown Jr. shooting was unjustified, attorneys say
After viewing body and dash camera footage of Andrew Brown Jr.‘s death, attorneys and family members of Brown said Tuesday that it proves…
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Kids ages 12 to 15 are eligible for COVID vaccine in Arizona
The Arizona Arizona Department of Health Services said sites in Phoenix, Tucson, Yuma, and Flagstaff will start vaccinating 12 to 15 years old on…
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Must See Video: 2 killed in shooting at casino in San Luis R.C.
Police said two people are dead after armed suspects killed them outside a casino in San Luis Rio Colorado,…
Continue ReadingMan who fled with a tiger has been caught, but the animal is on the loose, Houston police say
Houston authorities have captured a man who allegedly evaded police while housing a Bengal tiger in a yard, but the tiger remains on the lam.…
Continue Reading A Florida police union said a book about police brutality was propaganda. Now, a local school district has paused its use
Teachers in one Florida county have paused the use of a novel about police brutality after the local police union called the book…
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Schools spending millions on air purifiers often sold using overblown claims
Last summer, Global Plasma Solutions wanted to test whether the company’s air-purifying devices could kill Covid-19 virus particles, but could…
Continue ReadingFulton County District Attorney plans to seek death penalty against Atlanta spa shooting suspect
Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in the shootings that left eight people dead at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, has been indicted on murder charges,…
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Israel ramps up airstrikes as barrage of rockets from Gaza continues
Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians escalated further on Tuesday as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, which…
Continue ReadingFormer health care worker sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering 7 veterans
A former health care worker was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison for providing fatal insulin doses to elderly patients at a Veterans Affairs…
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Fire on I-8 causes back-up as Yuma County revises wildfire protection plan
May is the start of wildfire season, but fires in our area have already…
Continue Reading Covid vaccines do not harm placenta, contrary to social media misinformation, study finds
There’s no biological basis behind ongoing social media claims that Covid-19 vaccines can harm the placenta, the organ that provides a growing…
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