The debate over reopening schools is fierce and divisive
Here’s where people on different sides of the issue are coming from It’s been one year since millions of students last stepped inside a classroom.…
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An Ohio zookeeper is recovering after a cheetah attack
A keeper at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is recovering after being attacked by a cheetah on Thursday, according to a statement from the zoo given to…
Continue ReadingVideo shows Rochester, NY police officers pleading with man armed with a knife before fatally shooting him
A police officer in Rochester, New York, is on administrative leave and an investigation has been launched after he shot and killed a man who charged…
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ACLU files lawsuit seeking release or vaccination of more San Diego County inmates after latest COVID-19 outbreak
After a recent outbreak of COVID-19 infections at the largest correctional facility in San Diego County, a class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday…
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The US might be fooled by improving Covid-19 numbers, experts say, as tens of thousands of Americans are predicted to die by July
Covid-19 numbers may be on the decline in the United States after a year of collective grief. But with tens of thousands of deaths expected over the…
Continue ReadingOne year after the pandemic was declared, 1 in 10 Americans have been fully vaccinated
Exactly one year after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic and about three months since the first Americans…
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Imperial County discusses COVID vaccine distribution
Thursday, on the one-year anniversary of the declaration of the COVID pandemic, Imperial County leaders and medical professionals discussed the fight…
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NorCal NASA Site Eyed As Child Migrant Shelter
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KYMA/KECY) – The number of unaccompanied migrant children detained at the U.S. Mexico border has nearly tripled– to close to…
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Nearly Half Of Americans Missed A Payment During Pandemic
(KYMA/KECY) – It has been almost a year since COVID-19 was officially declared a national emergency in the U.S. Since that time — nearly half of…
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UPDATE: Police release photo of accused bank robber
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) has released surveillance video of a man accused of robbing a local bank Wednesday…
Continue ReadingJudge reinstates third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin now faces an additional murder charge in the death of George Floyd after a Hennepin County judge…
Continue ReadingFormer owners of girls boarding school facing more than 100 felony charges including statutory rape
The former owners of a girls’ boarding school in Missouri are facing more than 100 felony charges between them related to the abuse of 16…
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California man sentenced for drowning his two sons in ‘diabolical’ insurance scheme, prosecutors say
A California judge sentenced a man to 212 years in federal prison for killing his two sons in an insurance scheme worth more than $260,000, according…
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American rescue plan provides more than 100 million dollars for border relief
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly says the relief bill just signed by President Joe Biden will provide 110 million dollars for organizations along the southern…
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A St. Louis high school, known for alumni like Tina Turner, was facing closure
Now, officials are trying to save it with art Sumner High School, the first Black high school west of the Mississippi River, was once a key landmark…
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SPECIAL REPORT: Playing in the pandemic
Yuma Catholic football “thrives” on…
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Campesinos sin Fronteras asks for help for asylum seekers
Campesinos sin Fronteras (CSF) has been just one of the local organization in the forefront of helping asylum seekers released in Yuma…
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Biden Signs “American Rescue Plan”
(NBC News, KYMA) – One year to the day after America started slipping into a coronavirus lockdown, President Biden has signed a bill that releases…
Continue ReadingBiden will direct states to open vaccinations to all adults by May 1
President Joe Biden will use his first evening address to the nation Thursday to announce he is directing US states to open coronavirus vaccine…
Continue Reading While states repeal mask mandates, the federal government quietly considers mask regulations for workers
A federal regulatory agency is approaching the deadline to decide whether masks should be required at workplaces in the United States, in response to…
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