El Centro braces for George Floyd protests
Businesses in downtown El Centro are hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst in light of destructive demonstrations all across the…
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IID: Keep metallic balloons away from power lines
The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Energy Department says it has experienced recent outages caused by…
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Imperial County officials provide an update on alternate care sites
Imperial County Public Health Department officials provide a coronavirus…
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Yuma District One receives $230,000 in grant funds
The following schools will receive funding: CW McGraw, George Washington Carver, OC Johnson, Palmcroft, Pecan Grove and Roosevelt…
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Trump warns of military action; Floyd’s brother wants peace
The competing messages — one conciliatory, one bellicose — came as the U.S. braced for another round of violence at a time when the country is…
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First Things First announces 2020 Yuma Region Champion
FTF says the award is given to local champions who actively volunteer their time to raise public awareness of the importance of early childhood…
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Yuma County sees highest single-day spike yet
This is the most new cases reported in a single day since the start of the pandemic. On May 28, health officials recorded a 98 case increase, the…
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Baja California remains one of the leading states of COVID-19 cases in Mexico
Baja California continues to be in quarantine as they are one of the states in Mexico with the highest cases and deaths from COVID-19.…
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Imperial County cases rise to 1,751
Imperial County health officials report 1,751 COVID-19 cases with 29…
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Trump slams governors as ‘weak,’ urges crackdown on protests
President Donald Trump on Monday derided many governors as “weak” and demanded tougher crackdowns on burning and stealing among some…
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Cocopah Casino reopens after temporary closure
Cocopah Casino reopened its doors to the public Monday morning after being closed for two months due to the coronavirus…
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‘I Can’t Breathe’ protest in El Centro
Imperial Valley Social Justice Committee invites you to join them in a peaceful, socially distant call for justice on the courthouse steps in support…
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Agents seize crystal meth, arrest 7 in the desert
Seven undocumented immigrants were arrested last week after attempting to smuggle crystal methamphetamine through the desert, according to U.S.…
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Ducey issues Declaration of Emergency, statewide curfew
Ducey says this declaration gives law enforcement an additional tool to prevent acts such as violence and looting seen recently in Phoenix and…
Continue Reading Yuma cases reach 1,078 countywide
The critical 65 and older category grew by six cases in one day, now at 168 cases total. The category under 20 years-old grew by 10 for a second day…
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Mexico president kicks off ‘new normal’ phase amid pandemic
While the federal government’s nationwide social distancing rule formally ended Monday, it is urging people in so-called “red” zones to…
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Daily updates on COVID-19 in Baja California
Mexicali continues to lead Baja California with the most coronavirus…
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Guidelines for re-opening schools expected today
Public health guidelines for K-12 schools will be released today.…
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Protests, vandalism lead to California curfews
Gov. Gavin Newsom deployed 1,000 members of the Guard to assist the 20,000 officers of the Los Angeles police and sheriff’s…
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Coronavirus latest update in Sonora
Sonora’s death toll and cases continue to rise. As of Sunday evening, health officials report 102 new COVID-19 cases and 16 new…
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