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Heating Related Fires - Fire House Facts
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 27 January 2021 27 January 2021
Yuma, Arizona - When we experience a “cold” (well Yuma cold) snap like we have this week, people often turn to alternative heating sources. Every year, tens of thousands of heating related fires occur, causing hundreds of deaths. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), from 2012 to 2016 there was an average of more than 52,000 home heating fires per year (15% of all reported home fires), and an average of 490 people lost their lives in those fires.
Jacob Anthony Angeli Chansley transferred to DC to face charges
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- Published: 25 January 2021 25 January 2021
Phoenix, Arizona - The United States Marshals Service, District of Arizona announce that Jacob Anthony Angeli Chansley, has been transferred from Arizona to the United States District Court, District of Columbia.
Justice Department Announces Civil Investigation into Chemical Restraint Use at Two Nevada Juvenile Facilities
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- Published: 10 January 2021 10 January 2021
Las Vegas, Nevada - The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation into the use of pepper spray at two juvenile correctional facilities run by the Nevada Juvenile Justice Services Agency: the Nevada Youth Training Center and the Summit View Youth Center. The investigation will examine whether staff at the two facilities use pepper spray in a manner that violates youth’s rights under the Constitution.
Justice Department Applauds the Passage and Enactment of the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020
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- Published: 10 January 2021 10 January 2021
Washington, DC - On January 5, 2021, President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 8354, the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020, a bill to permanently establish the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative, or “SVI”, within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.
Michigan Restaurant and Strip Club Owner Sentenced to Two Years n Prison
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- Published: 10 January 2021 10 January 2021
Washington, DC - A Walled Lake, Michigan, business owner was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
U.S. Government Collects $7 Million in Iranian Assets for Victims of Terrorism Fund
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- Published: 10 January 2021 10 January 2021
Washington, DC - The Justice Department announced the United States has collected $7 million of Iranian funds that will be allocated to provide compensation to American victims of international state-sponsored terrorism.
Statement Regarding Federal Civil Rights Investigation Into Shooting of Jacob Blake
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- Published: 10 January 2021 10 January 2021
Washington, DC - Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and Matthew D. Krueger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin released the following statement related to the Aug. 23, 2020, shooting of Jacob Blake: