Covid-19 cases among US children and teens jumped 84% in a week, pediatrician group says
By Jen Christensen and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Almost 72,000 children and teens caught Covid-19 last week — a “substantial” increase…
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Masks in Imperial Valley schools
Masks in schools are a hot topic. Imperial County Board of Supervisors met to listen to the public on whether or not masks should be implemented in…
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Accused drug smuggler tries to escape Border Patrol custody
Border Patrol arrested a male U.S. citizen, 34, whom attempted to smuggle 22 grams of fentanyl through an immigration checkpoint Saturday…
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IID issues Conserve Alert for Imperial Valley
The Imperial Irrigation Districrt (IID) has issued a Conserve Alert for Imperial County effective…
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Northern Arizona Elite runner prepares Olympic path for breastfeeding mothers
From soccer star Alex Morgan to sprinter Allyson Felix, it’s more common to see top women competitors who have kids. However, it hasn’t always been…
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Opioid usage on the rise in Arizona
Data from the CDC reveals opioid overdoses and deaths continue to climb. In Arizona, the health crisis overshadowed due to the pandemic, continues to…
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Calexico’s mayor wants US-Mexico border reopened
Calexico Mayor Javier Moreno wants the US-Mexico border to reopen for non-essential travelers.…
Continue ReadingPolice officer dies following shooting outside the Pentagon building
By Barbara Starr, Evan Perez, Ellie Kaufman and Zachary Cohen, CNN A police officer died Tuesday after shots were fired outside the Pentagon…
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FBI used photos of female staff to lure sex traffickers
The FBI is accused of putting some of its own employees in danger to lure suspected child predators in sex…
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MUST-SEE VIDEO: Tree struck by lightening
This pine tree in California’s San Bernardino Mountains was struck by lightning, causing a fiery split down the middle on July…
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Arizona’s Jade Carey wins Olympic gold medal
American gymnast Jade Carey’s long road to the Olympics ended with gold. Her former coach Pam Evans shares, “She’s had her ups and downs while she’s…
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Biden administration extends migrant expulsion policy
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – The Biden administration will extend a Trump-era border policy that allows for the swift expulsion of migrants encountered at the…
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HBCUs are canceling students’ debt, highlighting how integral they are to Black Americans’ lives
Covid-19 ruined Brécha Byrd’s inaugural season as a basketball player at Saint Augustine’s University, a historically Black school in North…
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UPDATE: Phoenix officer was last person to see dead hiker alive
Rescue teams located the body of a hiker whom was reportedly missing on Friday at Camelback Mountain. Phoenix police identify the woman as Angela…
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Here’s how schools should handle a Covid-19 outbreak, experts say
CNN’s Victor Blackwell interviews a mother who is against requiring masks in schools to prevent the spread of…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s Broward County school district reverses its mask mandate after funding threat from the governor
By Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN Florida’s second-largest school district said it will withdraw its mask mandate after the governor…
Continue Reading‘If you aren’t going to help, please get out of the way’: Biden turns up the pressure on GOP governors as Delta spreads
By Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday ratcheted up pressure on some Republican governors to do more for their…
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This Texas city has a relatively high vaccination rate, but it’s still fighting to get shots in arms amid rising cases
With the pace of inoculations slowing, Austin, Texas, is scrambling to get more shots in arms, dedicating personnel at sites across the city — vet…
Continue ReadingGunman shot 3 workers at SmileDirectClub in Antioch, Tennessee, before officers killed him, police say
By Gregory Lemos and Jason Hanna, CNN An employee of a SmileDirectClub manufacturing facility in Tennessee opened fire there Tuesday morning,…
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Delta variant has spiked Covid-19 deaths in Africa by 80% in one month, WHO says
CNN By Nimi Princewill, CNN Coronavirus deaths in Africa rose rapidly over the past month, as fatalities surged by 80 percent within the last four…
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