Visit Yuma celebrates National Travel and Tourism Week with open house
It’s National Travel and Tourism Week and our local visitor information center has a special event to honor the…
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North Dakota governor outlaws pronoun policies in schools
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that prohibits public schools and…
Continue Reading 1 adult injured in shooting at Las Vegas middle school
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — An adult was shot and injured Monday afternoon at a middle school in suburban Las Vegas, but law enforcement…
Continue Reading Bills’ Hamlin will put the millions raised into his charity
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will use the $10 million given to online fundraising campaigns…
Continue Reading County officials vow to fight NYC mayor’s migrant bus plan
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican leaders of two suburban counties have declared states of emergency in an effort…
Continue Reading Rangers search for two overdue mountain climbers in Alaska
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska are searching for two overdue climbers in Denali National Park and Preserve,…
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Arizona Rep. Bravo chosen to fill Raquel Terán’s Senate seat
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona House Rep. Flavio Bravo will take over the state Senate seat left vacant by former Democratic Sen. Minority Leader Raquel…
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Weather Alert: Gusty & dusty days ahead
Breezy to windy conditions are anticipated Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning.…
Continue Reading Grace Bumbry, 1st Black singer at Bayreuth, dies at 86
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Grace Bumbry, a pioneering mezzo-soprano who became the first Black singer to perform at…
Continue Reading Oakland 2nd California diocese to seek bankruptcy over abuse
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland filed for bankruptcy Monday due to hundreds of new child sex abuse claims, becoming…
Continue Reading Barbara Kingsolver, Hernan Diaz win fiction Pulitzer Prizes
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize for fiction was awarded Monday to two class-conscious novels: “Demon…
Continue Reading Vermont bans owning, running paramilitary training camps
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont on Monday made it a crime to own or operate paramilitary training camps in the state after Republican Gov.…
Continue Reading Boy missing for 2 days is found safe in remote Michigan park
SILVER CITY, Mich. (AP) — An 8-year-old Wisconsin boy missing for two days has been found in a remote, rugged northern Michigan park. Nante Niemi…
Continue Reading Colorado woman found guilty of killing 11-year-old stepson
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Jurors found a Colorado woman guilty of murder in the death of her 11-year-old stepson on Monday,…
Continue Reading Arizona governor frustrated with feds as Title 42 end looms
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — With pandemic-related asylum restrictions set to end later this week, the federal government has…
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Yuma wall gap construction set to finish as Title 42 ends
“This week we’re finishing up construction of those four gaps near the Morelos Dam south of Yuma,” Kelly…
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California man and COVID-19 patient zero thanks nurses
Gregg Garfield says he owes it all to the health care workers who put their life on the line to save…
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Texas Gov. Abbott on the end of Title 42 and on extra initiatives
On Monday, Governor Greg Abbott provided an update on Texas’ efforts to respond to the ongoing border crisis at a press conference in…
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Calexico prepares for the end of Title 42
The City of Calexico is preparing for the end of Title 42 even though its asylum seeker assessment center is still not…
Continue Reading Warming-stoked tides eating huge holes in Greenland glacier
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Daily tides stoked with increasingly warmer water ate a hole taller than the Washington Monument at the bottom…
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