Yuma News
Yuma Border Patrol Agents Disrupt Two Drug Smuggling Attempts at Immigration Checkpoint
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 07 July 2018 07 July 2018
Wellton, Arizona - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Wellton Station Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint arrested three United States citizens in two separate drug smuggling events over the weekend.
Border Patrol Explorer Post Celebrates Academy Graduation
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 07 July 2018 07 July 2018
Tucson, Arizona - Tucson Station Border Patrol Explorers from Post #181 successfully completed the Southern Arizona Law Enforcement Explorer Academy Friday afternoon in Oro Valley.
San Luis CBP Officers Seize $269K in Meth
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 07 July 2018 07 July 2018
San Luis, Arizona - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a U.S. citizen in connection to a failed smuggling attempt Thursday resulting in the seizure of nearly 90 pounds of methamphetamine at Arizona’s Port of San Luis.
President Donald J. Trump Approves Texas Disaster Declaration
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 07 July 2018 07 July 2018
Washington, DC - Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Texas and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding beginning on June 19, 2018, and continuing.
Jobs Boom Continues to Pull Workers off the Sidelines
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 07 July 2018 07 July 2018
Washington, DC - The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly Employment Situation Report showing that nonfarm payroll employment rose by 213,000 jobs in June, surpassing what forecasters predicted. The U.S. economy continues its longest, consecutive streak of positive monthly job numbers, with employment growth averaging 215,000 jobs per month in 2018—larger than the gains in both 2016 and 2017. The economy has added more than 3.2 million jobs since President Donald J. Trump took office in January 2017 and 3.7 million jobs since the election in November 2016.
Vice President’s Call with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 07 July 2018 07 July 2018
Washington, DC - Vice President Mike Pence congratulated Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the historic agreement with Skopje to resolve the long-standing name issue. He offered U.S. support for the agreement and its sustainable, successful implementation, and praised Prime Minister Tsipras’s leadership and courage in reaching this agreement, which will bolster the region’s prosperity and stability.
President Donald J. Trump Announces Senior Staff Appointment
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 07 July 2018 07 July 2018
Washington, DC - President Donald J. Trump announced Thursday that Bill Shine will join the White House staff. Mr. Shine will serve as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications. He brings over two decades of television programming, communications, and management experience to the role.