Yuma News
Department of Energy Launches $3 Million Prize Competition to Boost Domestic Solar Manufacturing
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- Written by Green Liver
Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the launch of the American-Made Solar Prize, a competition to revitalize U.S. solar manufacturing. The program will support entrepreneurs as they develop transformative ideas into concepts and then into early-stage prototypes ready for industry testing.
Apartment Building Fire at 490 South 15th Avenue
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- Written by YFD
Yuma, Arizona - On Wednesday, just after 11:30 pm, smoke and flames were reported to be coming from an apartment building located at 490 South 15th Avenue. Arriving Yuma Fire Department personnel found smoke and flames coming from one of the three apartments in the building. All occupants had been able to safely evacuate the building. Firefighters were able to contain and extinguish fire.
Delivered package thefts
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Yuma, Arizona - Between Wednesday, May 30, 2018 and Wednesday, June 6, 2018, there were five reports of delivered packages being taken from the front of residences within the City of Yuma.
United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Aid for People Affected by Conflict in Nigeria and Surrounding Countries
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Washington, DC - The United States announces more than $112 million in additional humanitarian assistance to help people in Nigeria and surrounding countries in the Lake Chad region affected by the ongoing crisis.
Tropicana Hotel Fire
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Yuma, Arizona - On Wednesday, just after 5:30 pm smoke was reported in several rooms of the Tropicana Hotel, 2115 South 4th Avenue. Yuma Fire Department personnel arrived to find smoke coming from the attic area of the hotel. Sections of ceiling were removed to get to a fire burning above several rooms in the attic area shared by 10 rooms and the office. The fire was quickly knocked down and extinguished.
Drive by shooting-fire in the 400 block of S. 15th Avenue
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- Written by Sergeant Lori Franklin
Yuma, Arizona - On Wednesday, at approximately 11:04 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 400 block of S. 15th Avenue in reference to shots fired.
House Appropriations Committee Takes Major Step Toward Destruction of America’s Wild Horse & Burro Herds
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- Written by Grace Kuhn
Washington, DC - The House Appropriations Committee today adopted an amendment introduced by Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) that authorizes the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to manage wild horses and burros in non-reproducing or single sex herds, utilizing surgical sterilization of these federally-protected animals on the Western Range.
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