FDA backs Pfizer booster shots for the elderly and at at-risk
The U.S. has moved a step closer to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to seniors and others at high risk from the virus.…
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Local officials push to reopen U.S. port of entry
What’s usually a five minute wait time for workers coming in and out of the U.S., has become hours of waiting in line, and construction in Calexico…
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Two former Arizona governors endorse new gubernatorial candidate
Karrin Taylor Robson has announced her bid for the State of Arizona’s top office.…
Continue ReadingEmergency readiness system test message to be heard in Yuma
Yuma’s bureau of Reclamation’s Yuma Area Office (YAO) will be conducting multiple tests of a new wide area mass notification system this…
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CDC investigating source of nationwide salmonella outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating the source of a salmonella…
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Community voices opinion on redistricting maps
The next election may look different depending on how new lines are drawn on the map. All this, following the latest census. Arizona’s Independent…
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Yuma residents demonstrate outside migrant housing
After roughly 50 protestors stood outside the Best Western Plus Yuma Foothills Inn & Suites, the community is talking.…
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Imperial County generates more money for local agricultural businesses
Imperial County’s agriculture business is worth more than $2-billion a year. County leaders want to keep the cash flowing to local farmers, so…
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Imperial Valley residents frustrated over mask mandate
The Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) says cases of COVID-19 are slowly going down, however the indoor mask mandate remains mandatory…
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Suspect on the run after robbing Yuma bank
The Yuma Police Department is currently involved in an active crime scene at the Washington Federal, Inc. (WaFd Bank) on 32nd St. and Catalina Dr.…
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Desert View Academy recognized nationally for academic performance
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recognizes 325 schools Tuesday as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021. Of those, he names five which are…
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California water agencies resolve Colorado River dispute
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Two major California water agencies have settled a dispute that once threatened to derail a multi-state agreement…
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J&J confirms long-lasting protection of coronavirus vaccine
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announces Monday new data reinforcing the strong and long-lasting protection of its COVID-19…
Continue ReadingBiden administration expresses horror over images of Border Patrol confronting migrants
By Chandelis Duster and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Biden administration is expressing horror over recent images that appear to show US Border Patrol…
Continue ReadingBiden makes the case at the UN for using ‘relentless diplomacy’ instead of military might to solve global crises
By Kate Sullivan, Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday detailed his vision for leading the United States into a new…
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Migrant deaths nearly 4 times higher compared to last year
The number of migrant deaths in the Yuma Sector desert is already up to 30 this year.…
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Salton Sea restoration sparks debate
The Salton Sea has needed restoration for decades. Both Imperial County and Imperial Irrigation District (IID) agree something needs to be done, but…
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Protest begins as migrants arrive in the Foothills
On Sept. 20, a protest began in front of a Best Western hotel in the Yuma Foothills. Many were against the decision to house migrants as they await…
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Nearly 80 pounds of meth seized at checkpoint, worth over $200K
The U.S. Border Patrol confirms the recent arrest of a U.S. citizen whom is accused of smuggling methamphetamine through an immigration checkpoint…
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State redistricting committee moves into next phase of remapping
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission will hold another public hearing tomorrow as it moves forward in the lengthy…
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