2024 National Cherry Blossom Festival underway in DC
The 2024 National Cherry Blossom Festival was underway in Washington, D.C. this past weekend with music, crowds and beautiful blooms. The festival continues through April 14.
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Local BBQ restaurants host Friendly Competition BBQ Fundraiser
The fundraiser started at 1:00pm Sunday and took place at Dirty South BBQ House, located at 5158 US-95. The fundraiser lasted until 4:00pm.
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YRMC unveils new COVID memorial, Yuma nurse shares his battle against virus
Alfredo Gonzalez contracted COVID in the summer of 2021 and became a patient in the same ICU that he worked in as a nurse.
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Los Psycholists Bicycle Club hosts Fifth Annual Brews Cruise Poker Run and Bike Show
The Los Psycholists Bicycle Club hosted the Fifth Annual Brews Cruise Poker Run & Bike Show Saturday morning. The club’s treasurer said a portion of the proceeds will go to benefit Yuma Crossing Railroad.
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Yuma Main Library hosts Teddy Bear Picnic
The picnic started at 10:00am outside the Centennial Heritage Area, behind the library, as people of all ages gathered to have lunch and were encouraged to bring a stuffed animal with them.
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New beauty salon holds grand opening in Yuma
Kelly’s Dream Brows celebrated their new Yuma location with a grand opening event on Saturday.
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SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at the International Space Station
The capsule docked at the ISS at 7:19am Eastern time while soaring more than 262 miles over the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Ballet Yuma holds one day performance this weekend
The performance, taking place on Saturday at Snider Auditorium at Yuma High School, is divided into two, with one taking place from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, and one taking place at 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
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LAPD officer helps kid finish Los Angeles Marathon
LAPD Sgt. Jay Balgemino was working near the finish line sunday, and he watched Leobardo Dorado make it 26 miles into the 26.2 mile marathon, and then he collapsed.
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Imperial Valley Respite celebrates 40 years
The press release mentions over 130 guests attended a private screening of Kung Fu Panda 4, hosted at the Cinemark Imperial Valley Mall in El Centro to celebrate the Respite’s 40 years.
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Dr. Dre, musician and producer, receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
According to a press release, the ceremony took place at 11:30am at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard as Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Romell Young, received his star in the Recording category.
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Powerball jackpot increases after Monday’s drawing saw no winners
There is still a chance to play for the Powerball jackpot as Monday’s drawing saw no ticket match the winning numbers: 44-39-10-17-20 and the red Powerball of 16. The Power Play was 3x.
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AWC choir ensembles present “Singing with the Masters”
The Arizona Western College choral ensembles present “Singing with the Masters” concerts this weekend.
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California Mid-Winter Fair releases statistics for this year’s fair
The fair team says paid admissions were up by 13%. Food concessions were also up by 16%, and total sales were up 5%.
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AWC to host leadHERship event in honor of Women’s History Month
In a press release, the event will take place at the San Luis Learning Center, located at 1340 N. 8th Avenue, on Monday, March 25, from 3:00pm to 4:30pm.
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VHS tapes making a comeback via a video store in California
After the introduction of DVD delivery and streaming video, the number of U.S. video rental stores went from 15,000 in the mid-1980s to about 2,000 in 2017, but there is a growing number of people who are rewinding back to the VHS days.
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Large number of runners participate in Los Angeles Marathon
Some 26,000 runners took part in Sunday’s Los Angeles Marathon. It’s the second-largest number of runners in the event’s history.
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City of Somerton cancels food festival due to rain
The food festival started at 5:00pm and was supposed to end at midnight, but due to the rainstorm, it ended at 8:00pm.
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President Biden hosts St. Patrick’s Day brunch at White House
President Biden hosted a St. Patrick’s Day brunch at the White House on Sunday. The president was joined in the East Room by Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, leaders of the Catholic Church, and some 200 invited guests.
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62nd Annual Denver St. Patrick’s Day taking place following winter storm
Most of the snow melted as thousands of people turned out for the celebration, complete with floats, Irish step dancers and bagpipes.
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