Democrats advance gun-control bills in Pennsylvania House
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities could temporarily seize firearms and background checks…
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Ex-convict charged with 1st-degree murder in death of woman stabbed 15 times on Phoenix desert trail
PHOENIX (AP) — An ex-convict has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a woman who was attacked from behind and stabbed 15…
Continue Reading Lawsuit targets ambulance company for paramedic accused of sexually assaulting 2 elderly women
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed against medical transport provider American Medical Response West in California court says the ambulance…
Continue Reading New nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators have approved a new nasal spray to reverse overdoses due to fentanyl…
Continue Reading Autopsy finds ‘severe neglect’ to blame for man’s death in bedbug-infested Georgia jail cell
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An independent autopsy released by lawyers for the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested…
Continue Reading A’s broadcaster Glen Kuiper let go after racial slur on air
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics broadcaster Glen Kuiper was let go by NBC Sports California after using a…
Continue Reading Steer on the run for weeks lassoed, captured on Detroit-area freeway
HOLLY, Mich. (AP) — A team of wranglers — including one on horseback — chased down and captured a wayward steer named Lester across several…
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Warm and dry week ahead
More drier air will continue to spread through the region this week, bringing us a week of dry, sunny, and warm conditions.…
Continue Reading Conference tournaments to set stage for NCAA baseball regionals
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Most of the 30 automatic qualifiers and 34 at-large picks for the NCAA baseball tournament will be determined in this…
Continue Reading Founder of student aid startup Frank pleads not guilty to fraud
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The fraud case against the founder of a student loan assistance startup company that J.P.…
Continue Reading Michigan governor signs red flag gun law as questions linger over enforcement
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer gave final approval Monday to the state’s new red…
Continue Reading Rick Hummel, esteemed St Louis-based baseball writer, dies at 77
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rick Hummel, an esteemed writer who covered the St. Louis Cardinals and Major League Baseball for five decades for the…
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BREAKING: Yuma Fire Department arrives to put out house fire
The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) is arriving at a house in the area of South 7th Avenue and West 25th Street to put out a…
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Yuma School District One receives grant to reduce diesel emissions
In a press release, the school district will use the $103,482 grant to reduce diesel emissions and benefit air…
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Local migrant student receives national scholarship
Kofa High School senior Carlos Salazar received the Albert Lee Wright, Jr. Memorial Migrant Scholarship and gave a speech to an audience of migrant…
Continue Reading Atlantic City 1Q casino earnings down nearly 15% from year ago
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s nine casinos collectively saw their gross operating profit decline by…
Continue Reading Irish actor Ray Stevenson, of ‘Rome’ and ‘Thor’ movies, dies at 58
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Ray Stevenson, the Irish actor who played the villainous British governor in “RRR,” an Asgardian warrior in the…
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El Centro man dies in rollover crash
El Centro police say a man lost his life in a rollover…
Continue Reading Nigeria opens Africa’s biggest oil refinery as it tries to boost struggling sector
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has opened Africa’s biggest oil refinery, with hopes…
Continue Reading Rick Hoyt, who became a Boston Marathon fixture with father pushing wheelchair, has died at 61
BOSTON (AP) — Rick Hoyt, who with his father pushing his wheelchair became a fixture at the Boston Marathon and other races for decades, has died.…
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