Fire destroys a local communications site
Fire causes services outages throughout Imperial…
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State to expand Yuma vaccination site
Gov. Doug Ducey, (R-Ariz.), and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced Thursday they will team up with city and county leaders,…
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A 75-year-old Asian woman says she fought back after being attacked in San Francisco
A 75-year-old Asian woman says she fought back after being punched in the eye Wednesday morning in what police believe was an unprovoked assault.…
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Cherokee County, Georgia, Sheriff’s spokesperson allegedly posted a photo of a racist, anti-Asian Covid-19 shirt on Facebook
A photo allegedly posted by Capt. Jay Baker, a public information officer at the Cherokee County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office, shows shirts with…
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DEVELOPING: ICE vehicle rolls along Interstate 8
U.S. Border Patrol confirms an ICE transport vehicle on Thursday afternoon was involved in a rollover crash along Interstate 8 near…
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Emiratis accuse Netanyahu of exploiting normalization deal for election gain
The United Arab Emirates has publicly distanced itself from Benjamin Netanyahu over concerns the Israeli Prime Minister was using Abu Dhabi to boost…
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Here’s how unhoused people can get the $1,400 stimulus check — and how others can help
As the third round of stimulus payments goes out, many Americans are obsessively checking their bank accounts. But more than half a million people in…
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Arizona Senate Republicans to do complete Maricopa County vote recount
Republicans in the Arizona state senate now say they intend to do a complete recount of the 2.1 million ballots cast in Maricopa County during the…
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‘No one was listening.’ Asian business owners react to Atlanta shootings
Tran Wills couldn’t talk Wednesday about the shootings at Atlanta spas a day earlier without breaking down sobbing. “I saw myself in…
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Exclusive: Former Brazilian leader Lula leaves door open for return as he slams leaders’ pandemic response
Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said he would not rule out running again in 2022, and criticized world leaders for…
Continue ReadingUS could be on the cusp of a surge in Covid-19 infections, but vaccinations will limit the damage
The US may be on the cusp of another Covid-19 case surge, one expert says — but the mass vaccination of the most vulnerable Americans is likely…
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WEB EXTRA: COVID-19 the year in review with ICPHD
A look back into one year of the COVID-19 pandemic with the Imperial County Public Health…
Continue ReadingThe truth about white (and pink and brown) noise for sleep
What’s your favorite bedtime jam? Do you doze off to jazz, a babbling brook, a crackling fire or a whirling fan of white noise? Or maybe…
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Grijalva reintroduces bill to protect sacred Apache site from planned copper mine
An Arizona House Democrat reintroduced legislation this week to permanently protect a sacred Apache site in the state from a mining company that’s…
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Why anti-Asian American violence is rising — along with White supremacist propaganda
We don’t yet know exactly what motivated the alleged killer of eight people at Atlanta area spas on Tuesday night, six of whom were Asian…
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Mexicali man returns home after battling COVID-19 in hospital
José Antonio Guerra’s family welcomed him back with balloons, banners, and happy tears to finally see him back…
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FBI releases new video footage of officers being assaulted at the US Capitol
The FBI released on Thursday several new video clips of violence toward police during the Capitol riot, as investigators continue their hunt for…
Continue ReadingWhy hate crime data can’t capture the true scope of anti-Asian violence
There has been a marked rise in anti-Asian violence across the United States, an issue that once again rattled a community on edge after the Tuesday…
Continue ReadingAsian Americans reported being targeted at least 500 times in the last two months
A coalition tracking reports of racism and discrimination against Asian Americans says it has received at least 3,795 firsthand complaints since last…
Continue ReadingLow-dose aspirin can reduce the risk of ICU admission and death of Covid-19, researchers say
Low-dose aspirin may help protect the lungs and reduce the need to put patients on ventilators, researchers reported Wednesday. The cheap and widely…
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