Border Patrol rescues 8 lost in mountains
El Centro Sector agents rescued eight individuals in the Jacumba Wilderness region Tuesday night.…
Continue ReadingNews
Conflicts involving an R. Kelly lawyer arise ahead of his trial
Sonia Moghe and Lauren Del Valle, CNN As R. Kelly shuffles his legal team two months ahead of trial, a federal judge is weighing potential conflicts…
Continue Reading
Maricopa County’s partisan ballot review in final stages
The county’s 2.1 million ballots have been recounted by hand, except for the braille ballots, which are now undergoing a “paper examination” by…
Continue Reading
A ranch is running out of water in the West’s historic drought. ‘In 85 years, it’s not been this bad.’
By Aya Elamroussi and Stephanie Elam, CNN T.J. Atkin’s family has been in the cattle ranching business for nearly a century. In that time, he…
Continue Reading
California: People must look for work to get jobless aid
Federal law requires people who are out of work to be actively looking for jobs to be eligible for unemployment benefits. But the federal government…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 18: Affordable Care Act, Juneteenth, Covid, Iran, China
By AJ Willingham, CNN The planet is trapping roughly double the amount of heat in the atmosphere than it did nearly 15 years ago, according to new…
Continue ReadingPolice identify suspect in connection with multiple shootings near Phoenix
By Andy Rose, Jamiel Lynch and Jenn Selva, CNN Police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with eight shootings near Phoenix, Arizona, on…
Continue ReadingNightly Fireworks to Return at Disney
ANAHEIM, Calif. (KYMA/KECY) – As COVID-19 guidelines ease around the nation, things are getting back to normal at the happiest place on earth!…
Continue Reading
San Luis Rio Colorado Opens Temporary Cooling Centers Doubling as Shelters
SAN LUIS R.C., Mex. (KYMA/KECY) – As temperatures begin to bake the Desert Southwest, San Luis Rio Colorado’s Fire Department and the Department of…
Continue Reading
Crossroads Mission offers two cooling centers for the public
The Desert Southwest is known for a variety of things including its agriculture, history, military, and last but certainly not least, its heat.…
Continue ReadingTwo college students pulled from car by police during last summer’s protests in Atlanta file lawsuit
By Mallika Kallingal, Devon Sayers and Jade Gordon, CNN Two college students who were forcibly removed from their car and tased by police during a…
Continue Reading
Excessive heat reaches record highs
Summer hasn’t officially started yet, but that hasn’t stopped the highest heat yet in 2021 to eclipse new daytime high…
Continue ReadingDaredevil Alex Harvill dies while practicing for a world record motorcycle jump
By Andy Rose, CNN Daredevil Alex Harvill died Thursday while practicing for a world record motorcycle ramp jump, officials in Washington state said.…
Continue ReadingOlympic hopes appear to dim for US runner Shelby Houlihan who blames pork in burrito for a 4-year doping ban
By Mallika Kallingal and Jill Martin, CNN US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track…
Continue ReadingA Georgia town is celebrating Juneteenth for the first time in the shadow of America’s largest Confederate monument
By Nicole Chavez, Martin Savidge and Maria Cartaya, CNN After decades standing in the shadows of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, a…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis couple who waved guns at protesters last summer plead guilty to misdemeanor charges
By Mallika Kallingal and Keith Allen, CNN The St. Louis couple who made headlines last year for pointing their guns at people protesting near their…
Continue Reading
AC units taking a toll during summer heat making for a busy season for AC repair companies
As the temperatures continue to stay in the triple digits some AC units in the desert southwest are struggling to operate…
Continue Reading
SPECIAL REPORT: Becoming a nurse during a pandemic
Nearly a year and a half after the pandemic changed our lives, we’re beginning to see some normalcy. That’s in part thanks to Arizona Western…
Continue ReadingWhat’s open and closed on Friday now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday
By Paul LeBlanc and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Most federal government employees across the country will have Friday off after President Joe Biden…
Continue ReadingIf ‘cave syndrome’ is keeping you from going in public, here’s how to combat it
After over a year of staying at home and following strict safety guidelines, many people are understandably reluctant to step out their front door…
Continue Reading