Health professionals raise concerns over ban on Arizona mask policy
Health professionals are up in arms after the Arizona legislature banned schools from forcing students to wear…
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Florida authorities find dead woman in retention pond. Her injuries are consistent with an alligator attack
By Amir Vera, CNN The body of a dead woman was found in retention pond in the Tampa area Sunday, and authorities say her injuries appear consistent…
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Excessive heat warning for Yuma and Imperial County this weekend
Ensure you stay hydrated this weekend as Yuma and Imperial County will be hotter than usual with temperatures from 107 to…
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Paisa gang member caught entering the U.S. illegally
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a convicted Paisa gang…
Continue ReadingIn the heap of concrete and twisted steel, the imprint of lives lost, memories and dashed hope
By Rosa Flores, Leyla Santiago, Sara Weisfeldt and Ray Sanchez, CNN The hulking pile of concrete and twisted steel rises from the ground — a…
Continue ReadingIn Maryland, every person who died of Covid-19 in June was unvaccinated. That’s not an aberration, experts say
By Eric Levenson, CNN Last month, 130 people died of Covid-19 in Maryland. None of them were vaccinated, according to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. In…
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ICPHD changes its COVID-19 dashboard data
Imperial County Public Health Department (ICPHD) officials say COVID-19 dashboards will now be updated weekly versus daily, previously required by…
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Whale washes up on Rocky Point shore
Sonoran residents safely rescue a beached whale, returning it to the…
Continue ReadingUS zoos giving special animal coronavirus vaccine to tigers, bears and gorillas
By Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN The Oakland and Denver zoos will be among the first to start vaccinating tigers, bears and other mammals…
Continue Reading(PKG) HEALTH MINUTE: VACCINE HESITANCY AMONG YOUNG ADULTS
Health experts are worried about growing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among young adults as the Delta variant continues to spread across the…
Continue ReadingOne of the largest teachers’ unions will defend educators who teach ‘honest history’
By Nicole Chavez, CNN As some states move toward banning critical race theory from public schools, the president of the second-largest…
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Arizona senator and congress members hear challenges at the border
As Chair of the Senate’s Border Management Subcommittee, Sen. Sinema visits border regions to secure the borders and support border communities to…
Continue ReadingDarnella Frazier’s uncle died in crash involving Minneapolis police, she says
By Omar Jimenez and Carma Hassan, CNN Darnella Frazier, the teen who recorded George Floyd’s murder, said Tuesday that her uncle died in a car…
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The surge in border apprehensions in Yuma continues
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents had a busy Fourth of July weekend with a total of 2,067…
Continue ReadingSurfside condo rubble search and rescue will transition to recovery operation
By Madeline Holcombe and Eric Levenson, CNN The Surfside, Florida, condo collapse search and rescue efforts have transitioned to a recovery…
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Pressure mounts on Biden administration to lift restrictions on US borders
The restrictions, which are mutually agreed upon with Mexico and Canada, are renewed monthly. The latest restrictions, announced in June, will remain…
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‘Horrific’ graffiti on Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Southern California is being investigated as a hate crime, police say
A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Southern California was vandalized with a swastika and other “horrific” graffiti that police are investigating…
Continue ReadingHundreds died in the West’s heat wave last week. Now another one is gearing up.
By Hannah Gard and Taylor Ward, CNN Unrelenting heat is expected to continue in the West after a late-June heat wave left hundreds dead in the…
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Tucson to ignore Arizona’s ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ law
Officials in the city of Tucson plan to ignore Arizona’s new “Second Amendment sanctuary” law that bars state and local governments from…
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City of Yuma Back to School Rodeo event returns
The City of Yuma’s 10th Annual Back to School Rodeo will take place in front of the Yuma Civic Center as a Drive Thru on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at…
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