Mexico tops 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, 4th country to do so
José Luis AlomÃa Zegarra, Mexico’s director of epidemiology, announced late Thursday that Mexico had 100,104 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, behind…
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California imposes curfew to curb skyrocketing COVID cases
California is imposing an overnight curfew for nearly all residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge of coronavirus…
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5 things to know for November 20: Covid, election lawsuits, Apple, Australia, immigration
Winter means holiday cheer for some and for others — check out this list of fun stuff to do to help offset the blues. Here’s what you…
Continue Reading It’s a full house on the International Space Station with 7 people — and Baby Yoda
For the first time, seven crew members — and Baby Yoda — are living on the International Space Station for an extended stay of six…
Continue Reading Wildfires in three states leave one dead and destroy thousands of acres
Wildfires have scorched more than 8.7 million acres across the country this year, but the season is still not over. Right now, there are three new…
Continue Reading Federal inmate executed for murder of Texas teen in 1994
A federal inmate has been executed for kidnapping, raping and burying alive a Texas teenager in 1994. Orlando Hall was executed Thursday night in…
Continue Reading Colorado man arrested after human remains found
A man sought by Colorado authorities after the discovery of human remains in a rural southern part of the state was arrested in New Mexico, the…
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Yuma School District One to return to full-time remote learning
Yuma District One announced Thursday night it will return to full-time remote learning effective Monday, November…
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Judge dismisses Arizona GOP hand-count lawsuit
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Arizona Republican Party requesting a hand-count audit of ballots from…
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IID donates supplies to nonprofit organization and shelter
The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) donates supplies to the Brown Bag Coalition (BBC) to help the homeless and the Catholic church shelter for…
Continue ReadingKelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions QB, issues apology after calling Michigan a ‘dictatorship’ in Instagram rant about Covid-19 restrictions
Kelly Stafford, wife of longtime Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, apologized on Thursday after calling Michigan a…
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El Centro Sector sees 500% increase in meth seizures within just two months
The U.S. Border Patrol’s El Centro Sector says over the past two months it has seen a startling spike in the narcotics…
Continue ReadingThe bee population is dying. Researchers have created the first global map of the species to save them
More than 20,000 species of bee exist throughout the world — and they are dying, thanks to climate change, pesticide poisoning and plant loss.…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Begging along the border
There are currently a million people seeking asylum in the U.S. 28-years-old Cesar Lezama, and his 22-year-old wife, Miria Amaya, are among…
Continue Reading ‘Busting out of the seams’: West Texas hospitals pushed to the limit in unprecedented Covid-19 surge
Denise Mourning tried to hold back the tears behind her face shield. The acute care nurse practitioner in Odessa, Texas, was reflecting on the…
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Medical examiner discusses toddler’s deadly head injury
A medical examiner took the witness stand for a second day to further discuss the injuries that caused 20-month-old Celine Carreno’s…
Continue ReadingScientists create diamonds at room temperature in minutes
Diamonds might be forever, but that doesn’t mean they have to take eons to form. The gemstones are usually created after carbon is crushed and…
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Downtown Calexico takes another hit as border restrictions are extended
An additional month has been added for border restrictions with Canada and Mexico. That’s another month of low business and low morale for the…
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Yuma community remembering the life of Dr. Robert Cannell
We’re learning more today about the beloved Yuma doctor who suddenly died after serving our community for half a century. Dr. Robert Cannell passed…
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