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Former Georgia deputy called beating Black man in custody ‘sweet stress relief,’ FBI says

April 30, 2021 6:27 PM CNN Newsource

A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy who pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge also previously discussed assaulting a Black person and…

Local doctor’s offices and clinics eligible to order COVID-19 vaccine directly from CDC

April 30, 2021 5:52 PM Cody Lee

Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and Dr. Cara Christ announced a major way to expand access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Starting next week,…

Road Report

April 30, 2021 5:51 PM Caleb J. Fernández

The Arizona Department of Transportation and Caltrans have some road closures scheduled for the weekend of April leading into…

Move it, or lose it

April 30, 2021 5:01 PM Joe Teposte, Mercedes Martinez

Governor Ducey is getting tough on distracted drivers…

K9 detects multiple drugs, assists gun discovery

April 30, 2021 4:45 PM Caleb J. Fernández, Mercedes Martinez

Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents found meth, marijuana and a loaded handgun in a vehicle at the immigration checkpoint on Highway 95 Wednesday…

Feds launch human smuggling investigation after police find more than 90 people in Houston home

April 30, 2021 4:18 PM CNN

Houston police officers following up on a kidnapping report found more than 90 people jammed in a two-story home in what authorities said turned out…

Crush at religious festival in Israel’s Mount Meron kills 45 people

April 30, 2021 4:09 PM CNN Newsource

Hundreds of buses stretched over miles of winding road were ferrying thousands of worshipers off Mount Meron in northern Israel on Friday after 45…

Coronavirus deaths are down in the US, and vaccines may be partly responsible

April 30, 2021 4:05 PM CNN Newsource

Covid-19 deaths are declining in the United States — and some health experts credit this drop in death to the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines. The…

Why a gun store manager says people like him can be a missing link to stop suicide

April 30, 2021 4:00 PM CNN

Joe Liuni felt a little strange in a room full of mental health professionals in New York state. As a gun owner, general manager of a gun store and…

Kofa student to represent Yuma area in All-State band

April 30, 2021 3:43 PM Caleb J. Fernández

Kofa High School senior Argenis Mercado was named to the Arizona and Orchestra Directors Association All-State band this year, placing fourth chair…

Covid-19 vaccine myths: These reasons for not getting a shot don’t hold up. In fact, they’ll set the US back

April 30, 2021 3:25 PM CNN Newsource

Americans have an easy way to crush Covid-19 — one that would let businesses fully reopen safely, ditch the need for social distancing and…

A ride for a cause: The Medicine Wheel Ride raising awareness for missing & murdered indigenous women

April 30, 2021 3:35 PM Adonis Albright

A group of indigenous women rode their motorcycles to Yuma on Friday as part of their journey west to raise awareness for missing and murdered…

First-ever US release of genetically modified mosquitoes begins in Florida Keys

April 30, 2021 2:55 PM CNN Newsource

The first release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the United States began this week in the Florida Keys — the culmination of a…

Border Patrol agent nabs sex offender, aggravated felon

April 30, 2021 2:50 PM Caleb J. Fernández, Jenny Day

A Yuma Sector Border Patrol agent apprehended an unauthorized entrant sneaking into the country Wednesday morning, and discovered he was an…

Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar banned from MLB after sexual misconduct investigation

April 30, 2021 2:39 PM CNN Newsource

Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar has been banned from Major League Baseball following an independent investigation into an allegation of sexual…

Biden stopped building Trump’s wall

April 30, 2021 2:32 PM CNN Newsource

Here’s what it looks like now Once there was a bustling construction zone here. Now it’s like a ghost town, frozen in time. Heavy machinery is parked…

Three Colorado police officers involved in violent arrest of 73-year-old woman step down

April 30, 2021 2:08 PM CNN

Three Colorado officers who laughed at body camera footage of the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia are “no longer…

Ma’Khia Bryant’s funeral was filled with calls to protect Black girls

April 30, 2021 1:48 PM CNN Newsource

Ma’Khia Bryant loved styling her curly hair in front of her camera phone and posting about it on TikTok. “This was a child that had so…

Biden uses his long history with Amtrak to put a personal touch on infrastructure push

April 30, 2021 1:35 PM CNN

President Joe Biden on Friday pitched his infrastructure proposal’s investments in American railroads from a venue that no doubt felt very…