How a 6-year-old with two rare disorders inspired a country song about Kenny Chesney
A 6-year-old with a rare combination of genetic disorders just got his big break in Nashville thanks to a nonprofit and some songwriters for Kenny…
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IID newsletter highlights power infrastructure regulation and safety
The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) released their monthly newsletter Friday morning. April’s edition discusses regulation protecting power…
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Condado Imperial advierte a la comunidad del aumento de la violencia de los carteles
El Condado de Imperial emitió una alerta de seguridad el Sábado tarde advirtiendo sobre la violencia de los carteles en el Valle de…
Continue ReadingWWE stars Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks make history as first Black women to duke it out in WrestleMania main event
WWE stars Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks made wrestling history as the first Black women to face each other in a WrestleMania title match, according…
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Imperial County warns of cartel violence along border
The County of Imperial released a security alert Saturday evening warning of cartel violence in the Mexicali…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey is the latest state to require schools to offer courses on diversity and unconscious bias
As the summer of 2020 forced the nation to confront racism, students of color in New Jersey were sounding the alarm on the racist bullying they had…
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Wildcats shatter track and field school records
Arizona Track and Field wrapped up their second home meet of the outdoor season on Saturday at the annual Jim Click Shootout where Israel Oloyede…
Continue Reading How a TikTok video helped these college students collect over 200,000 products to help fight period poverty
When Alexa Mohsenzadeh and Jenica Baron posted a video of bras on a fence to TikTok last July, they didn’t expect to go viral. The 19-year-olds…
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Woodard science students excel during pandemic
After a full year of not being in the classroom, two science students here at Woodard Junior High have successfully made it to the state science…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles woman suspected of killing her 3 young children, police say
A Los Angeles woman suspected of killing her three young children, all under 5 years of age, is now in custody police said Saturday. Liliana…
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CBP releases March 2021 operational update
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics for March…
Continue ReadingMore than half of rural residents have received a Covid-19 vaccine or plan to, but hesitancy remains high, analysis finds
More than half of rural residents in the US have received a Covid-19 vaccine or plan to, but one in five still say they will definitely not get…
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The 30% who could end the pandemic
When losing soldiers flee a battlefield — or people migrate in search of a better life — they are voting with their feet. “Foot…
Continue Reading eBay removes a listing selling art created in a Japanese American concentration camp
At first glance, the drawings seem innocuous. Each of the 20 black and white sketches artfully depicts a natural landscape. Pine trees and mountains…
Continue ReadingThe little-known history of the Black ‘Concrete Cowboy’
In Philadelphia, a Black cowboy in a white undershirt and a gold chain wrangles a wayward horse. Teens pile hay and clean up manure near brick row…
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How we get to herd immunity
When losing soldiers flee a battlefield — or people migrate in search of a better life — they are voting with their feet. “Foot…
Continue ReadingLosing a long-term spouse can be deadly, studies show
The world has joined Queen Elizabeth II in sorrow over the loss Friday of her husband of seven decades, Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, just…
Continue Reading A Honolulu hotel is on lockdown after shots were fired from a room, police say
An armed man barricaded inside a hotel in Hawaii has forced an hourslong lockdown, Honolulu police said. A call about shots fired at The Kahala Hotel…
Continue Reading How a Georgia pastor practiced what he preached by accepting LGBTQ members into his Southern Baptist church
During his Easter sermon last weekend, Pastor Jim Conrad preached a message of love and acceptance from the pulpit of his church. Over the past…
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