🌱 Border Crossings Rise As COVID Rates Drop + Biz Recycles Solar

Good morning, Yuma! Let's get this Wednesday started. Here's everything you need to know today in Yuma.

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First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 83 Low: 55.

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Here are the top three stories in Yuma today:

1. As border crossings rise, with an estimated 7,000 migrants being stopped crossing the border daily from Mexico, the Biden administration is nearing a decision on whether to end sweeping asylum restrictions designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Title 42 has been in question since COVID-19 rates have been plunging among migrants crossing the border. The positivity rate among 5,300 migrants tested last month at the Regional Center for Border Health near Yuma, Arizona, was 0.1 percent. (KTSA)
2. A Yuma company, We Recycle Solar, is working to perfect the complicated process of recycling solar panels. The company is tucked between warehouses near the airport and refurbishes salvageable solar photovoltaic panels and breaks down worn-out panels into aluminum, granular glass, and other materials that can be reused. (Tucson Sentinel)
3. On Tuesday afternoon, a man from Yuma was formally charged after being accused of sexual assault. Antonio Payne, 26, was arrested after police say he broke into a victim's home and touched her against her will. Payne faces two counts of second-degree burglary and one count of sexual assault, and his cash-only bond was set at $200,000. He is currently scheduled to return to court on Apr. 4. (KYMA)

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Today in Yuma:

• University of Arizona Admissions Application Workshop - Arizona Western College (1:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The City of Yuma, Arizona wished everyone a "Happy National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day!" on Tuesday, Mar. 29. Our local economy couldn't run without small mom-and-pop businesses. They create economic growth and provide new jobs every day. (Instagram)
• Patients and families are getting a positive boost in visitation after the Yuma Regional Medical Center began allowing inpatients to see two visitors at a time as of Monday, Mar. 28. (Facebook)
• The 2021 Yuma County Safety Excellence Award will be announced during the Regular Session of the Yuma County Board of Supervisors at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, Apr. 18. A winner for the 2021 Yuma County Safety Excellence Award will be decided from a field of 12 nominees. (Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.