CDC Study: Masks do prevent the spread of Covid
What data from the CDC shows.…
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More schools close as Yuma County sees spike in COVID-19 cases
As positive coronavirus cases continue to rise, it’s prompting local school districts to make changes to mitigate the spread of the…
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Black Friday is going to look a whole lot different this year
Because of the pandemic, this year is expected to look a whole lot different. Most stores will be closed on Thanksgiving day, and major retailers are…
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AWC to offer Amazon Web Services certifications in Spring 2021
Arizona Western College will start offering web services certifications beginning Spring…
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Curfew ordered in Imperial County as number of COVID-19 cases increase
The curfew in Imperial County starts from Saturday, November 21, 2020, to Monday, December 21,…
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Border Patrol agents arrest man wanted for sex crimes
Border Patrol agents arrested an undocumented immigrant with a warrant for a sexual…
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That’s a lot of candles: Biden turns 78, will be oldest U.S. president
Ronald Reagan was 77 when he left the White House after serving two…
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Yuma Police Department’s ‘Most Wanted’
YPD’s top suspects for November 20,…
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Salida del Sol Elementary to return to remote learning effective immediately
The Crane Elementary School District has decided to transition Salida del Sol Elementary to school to full-time remote instruction effective…
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Mexicali man volunteers to be injected with an experimental COVID-19 vaccine
Film director Ernesto Herrera is the first Mexican in the world to undergo the COVID-19 vaccine…
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CDC pleads with Americans to avoid Thanksgiving travel
With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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