During the pandemic, another devastating health crisis was growing
Opioid overdose deaths rose 30% last year, making 2020 the year with the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in the US, according to the…
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Great Salt Lake is shrinking fast. Scientists demand action before it becomes a toxic dustbin
By Lucy Kafanov, Leslie Perrot and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Great Salt Lake is also known as America’s Dead Sea — owing to a likeness to…
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One of Utah’s most unique natural treasures is disappearing
The water level in Utah’s Great Salt Lake today is inches away from a 58-year low, state officials say, and Western drought conditions fueled by the…
Continue ReadingRecord Store Day offers a sign of hope for businesses working on their pandemic rebound
By Rachel Trent, CNN Of all the aspects of normality Americans missed throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, physical touch has been a common theme. The…
Continue ReadingFight for voting rights intensifies as the nation marks one year since civil rights icon John Lewis’ death
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The fight for voting rights intensified this week with a Black woman lawmaker being arrested while protesting, Texas…
Continue Reading40 years before Surfside, a collapse in Kansas City killed 114 people. Here’s what we’ve learned from that disaster
By Holly Yan, CNN On a balmy Missouri evening in 1981, this was one of the hottest places to be. More than 1,500 revelers had gathered on the first…
Continue ReadingFirst Alert Forecast: Morning storms?
The Desert Southwest could see storms leak into the area as soon as Saturday morning https://youtu.be/ZcD8_9T_T4g YUMA, Ariz. ( KYMA, KECY-TV ) -…
Continue Reading Black tech entrepreneurs get $1 million boost from Pharrell Williams
By Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Entrepreneur Justin Turk knew his start-up was special, but a $1 million prize from Grammy award-winning singer and…
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Local students going back to school amid COVID-19, Delta variant concerns
Local parents have been relying on virtual learning for their kids. Now students are coming back to the classroom, but COVID-19 is still an…
Continue Reading‘Hollywood Ripper’ serial killer sentenced to death for the murders of 2 women and attempted murder of another
By Alexandra Meeks and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The man known as the “Hollywood Ripper” was sentenced to death on Friday in the murders of two…
Continue ReadingMeet Truffles, the special kitty who wears glasses to help kids feel better about wearing theirs
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Nearly four years ago, Danielle Crull rescued a stray kitten from a forest in Pennsylvania. Now, that spunky kitty is changing…
Continue ReadingInvestigators extract DNA tied to 2 cases as part of a re-investigation of the decades-old Atlanta child murders
By Rebekah Riess and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Investigators in Atlanta were able to extract DNA from two child murder cases for additional analysis as…
Continue Reading Black man tased after allegedly helping someone evade subway fare
NYPD officers tased a man on the subway after he was seen allegedly letting someone through a gate to skip the…
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FAA mandates new Boeing 737 inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is mandating new inspections for thousands of the world’s most popular commercial…
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The world’s most popular emoji
ell the debate is over: “laughing til you cry” is officially the most popular emoji in the…
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Yuma International invites public to attend airport’s Masterplan Open House
The Yuma County Airport Authority announces Friday that it plans to host an open house for the public to evaluate the latest draft of Yuma…
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Delta variant active in Yuma County
As COVID-19 variants continue to pop up in Yuma County, the worst mutation so far is the Delta variant. Still, there is no mask mandate in place to…
Continue ReadingCause of California’s single largest wildfire ever is undetermined, fire officials say
By Brisa Colon, CNN Despite an “exhaustive investigation,” the US Forest Service announced Friday the cause of the largest single fire in…
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Associate Dean says “no time, like the present” to become a Matador!
Associate Dean for South County Services Susanna Zambrano wants anyone and everyone to consider enrolling in college. On July 20th, Arizona Western…
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Yuma man formally charged with child sex abuse
A Yuma man has been formally charged with 8 felonies all involving sexual contact with girls under the age of 15. …
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