Study points to virus as culprit in kids’ paralyzing illness
Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that a virus is to blame for a mysterious illness that can start like the sniffles but quickly…
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Arizona suspends Medicaid work requirement
Arizona quietly suspended plans to require about 120,000 people to work, volunteer or go to school to receive Medicaid benefits, as courts have taken…
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Egg rolls, meat loaf and chicken pie recalled over allergens and unsanitary conditions
A North Carolina company has issued a recall on an undisclosed amount of chicken pie and meat loaf products because the labeling did not indicate…
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New initiative offers free HIV testing across Arizona
A new statewide initiative offers Arizonans a quick, easy, free way to get tested for HIV. The Arizona Department of Health Services is teaming up…
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Local law enforcement combat opioid crisis
Local law enforcement along with the United States Attorney’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Agency will give presentations on opioid…
Continue Reading Taco Bell seasoned beef being recalled due to concerns of metal contamination
(CNN) – About 2 million pounds of seasoned beef used in Taco Bell burritos and tacos have been removed from restaurant locations across the…
Continue Reading YRMC offering free ‘Stop the Bleed’ training
Emergencies happen when we least expect them like car accidents, at-home injuries, and as of late, mass shooting rampages across the nation. When a…
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Yuma walk event to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s
This Saturday at the West Wetlands Park, there will be a walk event to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s affecting people in the…
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Study: 25% of U.S. health care spending is wasteful
A study published Monday in the medical journal JAMA finds that up to a quarter of all United States health care spending is wasteful. Researchers…
Continue Reading YRMC oncologist suggests women begin self-examining breasts much earlier than 40
October is breast cancer awareness month. It’s an annual campaign to educate women on symptoms and treatment of the disease. Breast cancer is…
Continue Reading Local Little Caesars owners hand out 1,200 pizzas for earthquake relief
Owners of Little Caesars restaurants in Yuma handed out 1,200 pizzas to the community of Ridgecrest as they continue to deal with earthquakes and…
Continue Reading Man arrested for licking ice cream off store shelf in ‘copycat’ video
A man was arrested in Louisiana on Saturday after he was caught on video trying to lick a tub of ice cream in a grocery store and putting it back in…
Continue Reading Pickle Pops could help people with diabetes
Amazon is selling new popsicles and their unique flavor could help diabetics. For some people suffering from type one and type two diabetes, pickle…
Continue Reading To boost milk, dairy groups support high school coffee bars
Coffee bars selling $3 iced lattes are popping up in high schools, helped along by dairy groups scrambling for new ways to get people to drink milk.…
Continue Reading 11-year-old falls into an 8-foot deep hole in Yuma
The Yuma Fire Department ( YFD ) received a call on Tuesday evening about an eleven-year-old girl who fell into an 8-foot deep hole on the ground in…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 5 infected by mold that halted hospital surgeries
Seattle Children’s Hospital has revealed that one patient has died and five others have been infected by a potentially dangerous mold that has…
Continue Reading U.S. aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugs
Sally Atwater’s doctor spent two months on calls, messages, and paperwork to get her an experimental drug he thinks can fight the lung cancer…
Continue Reading Injury crash at 24th street and Pacific
The Yuma Police Department responded to a vehicle collision on Sunday night in the intersection of 24th street and Pacific Avenue. Officers said the…
Continue Reading Major Hollywood studios start to weigh in on heartbeat bill
Netflix blinked first and now other major Hollywood studios say they may reevaluate filming in Georgia if the state’s abortion law goes into…
Continue Reading CBP officers at San Luis Port of Entry arrest teen suspected of drug smuggling
A San Luis teen was arrested for an alleged attempt to smuggle methamphetamine through the Port of San Luis on Tuesday morning. The U.S. Customs and…
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