Hawks agree to 4-year, $65M extension with Kevin Huerter
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks have agreed to a four-year, $65 million contract extension with Kevin Huerter. It locks up another important…
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Amazon plans to hire 150,000 temporary workers for the holidays
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Amazon plans to add 150,000 temporary workers in the United States for the holiday shopping rush, a 50% increase…
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Central African Republic leader: Cease-fire aims for peace
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Central African Republic’s leader is calling his unilateral cease-fire…
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Yuma County Anti-Drug Coalition celebrates Red Ribbon Week
The Yuma County Anti-Drug Coalition (YCADC) is celebrating Red Ribbon Week from October 23 through October…
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Suspect on the run after armed robbery near 4th Avenue
The Yuma Police Department responded to an armed robbery at South 4th Avenue at about 12:47 p.m. on October…
Continue ReadingCommittee investigating January 6 releases criminal contempt report detailing how Steve Bannon evaded subpoena
By Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Whitney Wild, CNN The committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol has released its…
Continue Reading Washington State coach Rolovich fired for refusing vaccine
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Washington State has fired football coach Nick Rolovich and four of his assistants…
Continue Reading 6 people, including 1 American, slain at ranch in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Authorities in Costa Rica say six people are dead, including a U.S. man, in what may have been a robbery at the…
Continue ReadingMan arrested for raping a woman on a SEPTA train while other riders failed to intervene, authorities say
A man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman on a SEPTA train in Philadelphia last week, even as a number of witnesses failed to stop…
Continue ReadingFamily of Elijah McClain reaches settlement with Aurora, Colorado
By Leslie Perrot and Amir Vera, CNN The family of Elijah McClain has reached a settlement agreement with the city of Aurora, Colorado, the city and…
Continue Reading Mexican president promises to help US in climate push
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has promised to help the U.S. government push for stronger action on climate…
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ESPN announcer Dick Vitale discloses lymphoma diagnosis
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale has announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer for the second time this…
Continue ReadingTom Morey, inventor of the Boogie Board and the Ben Franklin of surfing, dies at 86
By Noah Sheidlower and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Tom Morey, the creator of the Boogie Board and an influential figure in the surfing world, has died…
Continue Reading Bourbon producer signals intent to hire replacement workers
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press Spirits producer Heaven Hill Distillery says its contract talks with striking union workers have reached an…
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New Details: Smoking materials blamed for deadly mobile home fire
The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) says a cigarette sparked the deadly blaze that killed one person this…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Dodgers seek NLCS rally as series shifts to LA
By The Associated Press Trailing 2-0 in the NL Championship Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers have the Atlanta Braves right where they want them. At…
Continue Reading 6 people, including 1 American, slain at ranch in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Authorities in Costa Rica say six people are dead, including a U.S. man, in what may have been a robbery at the…
Continue Reading Bucks sign guard Grayson Allen to multiyear extension
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen has signed a multi-year contract extension less than 2 ½ months after the team acquired him…
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Yuma County Sheriff’s Office to participate in Prescription Take-Back Day
The Drug Enforcement Administration will be hosting National Prescription Take-Back Day on Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 10 a.m. to 2…
Continue Reading Train riders held up phones as woman was raped, police say
By CLAUDIA LAUER PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a man charged with raping a woman on a commuter train just outside of Philadelphia harassed…
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