Yuma News
Arm cuff blood pressure measurements may fall short for predicting heart disease risk in some people
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- Written by AHA AHA
- Published: 10 September 2019 10 September 2019
New Orleans, Louisiana - A measurement of central blood pressure in people with difficult-to-treat high blood pressure could help reduce risk of heart disease better than traditional arm cuff readings for some patients, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions.
National Day of Remembrance for Homicide Victims in Yuma County
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- Written by Alicia Franco Alicia Franco
- Published: 10 September 2019 10 September 2019
Yuma, Arizona - September 25, 2019 marks the 12th annual National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. The first National Day of Remembrance took place on September 25, 2007. The purpose was to honor the memories of murder victims across the country and recognize the impact homicide can have on surviving family members, friends and loved ones. This theme holds true today.
FTC to Hold Workshop on Consumer Participation in Class Action Cases
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 09 September 2019 09 September 2019
Washington, DC - On October 29, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop in Washington, DC on improving class action settlement notices for consumers.
Search for the Arizona murder suspect who escaped custody with his wife intensified
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 09 September 2019 09 September 2019
Washington, DC - The search for the Arizona murder suspect who escaped custody with his wife intensified today as the U.S. Marshals Service added him to its 15 Most Wanted list. Blane Barksdale, 56, and his wife Susan Barksdale, 59, escaped custody while being extradited back to Arizona from New York, on August 26. The husband-and-wife team overpowered and kidnapped two security officers and a third inmate near Blanding, Utah.
YFD Personnel Complete Technical Rescue Training
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- Written by Michael H. Erfert, MPIO, FIT, FLSE II Michael H. Erfert, MPIO, FIT, FLSE II
- Published: 09 September 2019 09 September 2019
Yuma, Arizona - At last Wednesday’s City Council meeting 4 members of the Yuma Fire Department were recognized for their recent completion of Technical Rescue training. Fire Captain Alvin Luedtke, Fire Engineer Aaron Wonders, Firefighter David Padilla Jr., and Firefighter Justin Zahn attended the intense 200 hour training program made possible with the assistance of grant funding in cooperation with the Southern Arizona Regional Technical Rescue Group (SARTRG).
Yuma Fire Department Assistant Chief Completes EFO Program
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- Written by YFD YFD
- Published: 09 September 2019 09 September 2019
Yuma, Arizona - At last week’s City Council meeting it was announced that Assistant Fire Chief Dustin “Dusty” Fields had completed the Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program of the National Fire Academy. Chief Fields is one of only 3 currently serving YFD members who have completed the program. Fire Chief Steve Irr, and Battalion Chief Mike Walton are the other members from YFD.
Who Posed as Physician Found Guilty of Conspiring to Unlawfully Prescribe Hundreds of Thousands of Doses of Opioids
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- Written by DOJ DOJ
- Published: 08 September 2019 08 September 2019
Houston, Texas - A Houston-area man who posed as a physician at an unregistered pain clinic was found guilty today for his role at a “pill mill” at which he and his co-conspirators illegally prescribed hundreds of thousands of doses of opioids and other controlled substances.