MCAS pilots getting lasers pointed at their aircraft while flying
As planes and helicopters from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma fly through the skys, nighttime flying presents a whole new challenge, laser pointers…
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Kofa High School program to compete in national academic championship
The Kofa High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) will be participating in a championship…
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$4 billion Gigafactory coming to Imperial Valley produced by founder of Statevolt
At the Lithium Valley Stakeholder meeting held on April 21, the Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation announced the founder of Italvolt…
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Tricia Severs named Teacher of the Year
Alice Byrne Elementary School teacher, Tricia Severs, was named Teacher of the year on Tuesday, at the 35th annual Teacher of the Year…
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Yuma County brings election experience to students
The Yuma County Election Services visited Gila Ridge High School, presenting an election experience to…
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Biden announces new Ukraine security assistance: ‘We will speak softly and carry a large javelin’
President Joe Biden said Thursday the US will send an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Russia’s war enters what he…
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FDA recalls organic zucchini sold by Walmart in 18 states
Produce sold at Walmart in over a dozen states are being recalled due to contamination…
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California set to keep workplace pandemic rules through 2022
Workplace regulators in California are poised to extend mandatory pay for workers affected by the Coronavirus through the end of…
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Arizona death-row prisoner to die by lethal injection, not gas chamber
(KYMA, KECY/ AP News) – The prisoner scheduled to be executed in three weeks in what would be Arizona’s first use of the death penalty in nearly…
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Judge sides with Izak Lucero’s defense over legal battle involving witnesses
A legal battle consumed the Izak Lucero murder trial and the judge is letting the defense bring in two more…
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Arizona Western College library expansion project
Arizona Western College (AWC) was awarded $400,000 to enhance student…
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UPDATE: Fire spreads to at least eight mobile homes in Yuma
The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) responded to a fire that spread to eight mobile homes at a mobile home park at 2002 West 8th…
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Gila Ridge High School teacher presented Navy Impact Influencer Award
A local high school teacher was presented with the U.S. Navy Impact Influencer…
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Yuma becomes 3rd busiest sector for migrant crossings
Customs and Border Protection reported 29,707 seven hundred and seven apprehensions in just the Yuma sector in…
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YCSO to participate in Prescription Take-Back Day
The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office has announced it will participate in Prescription Take-Back Day, which allows the public to anonymously dispose of…
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Rapidly moving wildfire in Arizona destroys dozens of structures, forces over 700 evacuations
An Arizona wildfire nearly tripled in size overnight after tearing through two dozen structures and forcing the evacuation of more than 700…
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Two officers found murdered in San Luis Rio Colorado
Two officers from the Traffic Team have been murdered in San…
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US Secretary of Energy visits Salton Sea to hear about environmental impacts
Congressman Raul Ruiz invited the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Jennifer M. Granholm to visit the Imperial Valley for the first time today, specifically…
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Full closure of SR-78 this week
All lanes of westbound State Route 78 (SR-78) from the east junction of State Route 111 (SR-111) to Western Avenue will be closed for several…
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Dr. Husel found not guilty in 14 hospital patient deaths
An Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive painkillers that led to multiple hospital patient deaths was acquitted Wednesday of 14 counts of…
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