Biden signed two executive orders and a memorandum Wednesday. Here’s what they do
(CNN, KYMA) The Biden administration has repeatedly touted its plans to aggressively use the Defense Production Act as it combats the coronavirus…
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Manaus is collapsing again. Is a new coronavirus variant to blame?
The tense quiet outside the small hospital in Iranduba, Brazil, shattered when the ambulance rolled up. Inside, medics give a woman CPR in an…
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Two Kenosha police officers, on administrative leave since the Jacob Blake shooting, are back on duty
Two of the three officers involved in the Jacob Blake shooting have returned to full duty, according to a Kenosha Police Department news release.…
Continue ReadingA tornado strikes Florida’s capital, damaging Tallahassee International Airport
A tornado-spawning storm tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, forcing the temporary closure of Tallahassee International Airport. The city…
Continue ReadingAnxiety robbing your sleep? A weighted blanket may help
After my sister gave me a weighted blanket for Christmas, it became the gift that I didn’t know I needed. It’s one of the best things…
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Local clinics work to quickly get COVID-19 vaccines to patients
Local clinics have been inundated with calls from patients wanting and needing the COVID-19 vaccine, but right now, health professionals can’t get…
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YRMC holds vaccine site as state and local officials call for more doses
Appointments are now fully booked for Yuma Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC) first mass vaccination clinic at the Yuma Civic…
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2020 worst Arizona fire season in decades
Forestry officials say Arizona had one of its worst wildfire seasons in history this past year. …
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Locals enjoy outdoor dining as CA lifts regional lockdown
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), Restaurants in Imperial County wasted no time in getting back to business following Governor Gavin Newsom’s…
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Emergency shelter for farmworkers set up just feet from border fence
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY), An emergency shelter for farm workers who don’t have a place to stay has been set up in Calexico just feet from the…
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‘We must speak truth to fascism’
Wednesday is Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is more important than ever. Fewer people who can actually remember the Holocaust are still with us.…
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Hospital officials warn Arizonans to remain vigilant
Hospital administrators across Arizona warn the public not to become complacent just because the number of daily new coronavirus cases appears to be…
Continue ReadingPortland hit-and-run suspect faces second-degree murder and six assault charges
A man charged with second-degree murder and six counts of second-degree assault after he allegedly ran over pedestrians and cyclists Monday in…
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2021 Silver Spur Rodeo postponed due to coronavirus
This year fans of the 76th Annual Yuma Jaycees Silver Spur Rodeo will have to wait to pull the gate a little longer.…
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Biden administration takes cautious approach as it touts using Defense Production Act
The Biden administration has repeatedly touted its plans to aggressively use the Defense Production Act as it combats the coronavirus pandemic, but…
Continue ReadingMost House Republicans silent over violent Marjorie Taylor Greene comments as Democrats condemn them
Most House Republicans were silent on Wednesday after CNN’s KFile reported that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene repeatedly indicated support…
Continue Reading Teacher unions flex their power in Covid school reopening chaos
Lori Torres knows the dangers of coronavirus are real. Fourteen members of her extended family tested positive after they grieved together for the…
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The son of polio vaccine creator Jonas Salk got the Covid-19 vaccine. He wants you to do it, too
As Dr. Darrell Salk waited in line to receive his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, he realized he had been in a similar situation about 60 years…
Continue Reading Offensive lineman Chad Wheeler arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence, waived by Seattle Seahawks
Now-former Seahawks player Chad Wheeler was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony domestic violence after an incident at a residence in a Seattle…
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3 taken to hospital after car crash in Somerton
Firefighters say all three individuals suffered non-life threatening…
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