Useful tool to check status on third stimulus check
Some Americans received their third stimulus check over the weekend, but others continue to see it pending…
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Mexico’s president knocks U.S. over vaccines
López Obrador said “I hope that soon I will be able to say thanks to the U.S. government, because I am sure they are going to help too, it is just…
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U.S. prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks
As states have begun COVID-19 inoculations at prisons across the country, corrections employees are refusing vaccines at alarming…
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Governor says Arizona can meet Biden’s vaccine deadline
Arizona can meet President Joe Biden’s goal to offer vaccinations to everyone who wants one by May as long as the federal government supplies…
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Weekly Rewind – Calexico City Council dispute, Yuma schools back to classroom
Community respect continues to be paid for those lost in the now infamous 25-passenger vehicle…
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Fiscal year 2021 fentanyl confiscations officially surpass 2020’s total
An isolated graph reveals more than 4,900 pounds of fentanyl have been seized within the first five months of FY21, compared to the 4,776 pounds…
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Border Patrol arrests sex offender 22 miles west of Calexico Port of Entry
El Centro Sector U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) arrested a 40-year-old man convicted of multiple offenses Thursday evening at approximately 8:35.…
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The Blue Angels take flight in Imperial Valley
Saturday afternoon, the Naval Air Facility El Centro put on its annual air show incorporating different demonstrations and a finale performance with…
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Special Olympics prepares for fundraiser – money stays local
Special Olympics Yuma (SOY) is organizing a Polar Plunge for 10:30 a.m., March 20, at 2291 E. 27th…
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Farmworkers vaccinated at pop-up clinic
Vo Medical Center(VMC) in Calexico is administering vaccines into the arms of those who need them the most in Imperial County’s agricultural…
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Yuma woman changes plea to guilty in arson case
The woman who allegedly started a fire at a motel last year changes her plea on Friday morning to…
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Yuma beekeepers set to open new shop
Nikki’s Chickies Farm is set to open up a new shop in Yuma next weekend. The owners, Nikki and Taylor Burns, own a farm in Somerton where they have…
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CBP: 118 percent increase in border apprehensions
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents said they have been apprehending between 200-450 people trying to cross a day in the last…
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State Republican lawmakers push new voting measures
Arizona State Senate and House Republicans have been aiming to change voting laws since the beginning of the current session. This week some of the…
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Sunset Health hosts COVID-19 vaccination event for farmworkers
Sunset Health is scheduled to host a COVID-19 vaccination event for farmworkers at 8 a.m. on Monday, March 15, at the Joe Munoz Park (245 Fern St.)…
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Supreme Court Justice Gould announces retirement from court
Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Gould announced his retirement Friday. It has been less than five years since Gov. Doug Ducey appointed Justice…
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Border Patrol performs two rescue operations within 24 hours
U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) rescued two lost men in East County San Diego Thursday into Friday. The first was extricated near Jacumba, CA while the…
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‘Love thy neighbor’ actions save elderly woman from house fire
Yuma Fire Department (FYD) responded to a trailer fire in the 3700 block of South 4th Avenue just after 7 a.m. on Friday, March…
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Remains of Guatemalan migrants return home
The remains of 16 Guatemalan migrants killed near the Mexico-U.S. border in late January were returned to their native country…
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine now available in Imperial County
The single-dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine has made its way to Imperial County, giving residents a third option.…
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