Yuma News
San Luis CBP Officers Nab Cocaine Smuggler
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 07 October 2017 07 October 2017
San Luis, Arizona - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Arizona’s Port of San Luis arrested a U.S. citizen and seized more than 9 pounds of cocaine last Friday afternoon.
Border Patrol K9 Finds 3 Hiding in Trunk
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 07 October 2017 07 October 2017
Tombstone, Arizona - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Willcox Station arrested a 25-year-old woman Wednesday afternoon, at the State Route 80 Immigration Checkpoint, after finding three illegal aliens in the trunk of her vehicle.
"Grand Canyon" A History of a Natural Wonder and National Park
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- Written by University of Nevada Press University of Nevada Press
- Published: 07 October 2017 07 October 2017
Yuma, Arizona - The Grand Canyon has long inspired deep emotions and responses. For the Native Americans who lived there, the canyon was home, full of sacred meanings. For the first European settlers to see it, the canyon drove them to great exploration adventures and Wild West dreams of wealth. The canyon also held deep importance for America’s pioneer conservationists such as Teddy Roosevelt, John Muir, and Aldo Leopold, and it played a central role in the emerging environmental movement.
Tropical Storm Nate in Central America
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 07 October 2017 07 October 2017
Washington, DC - We stand with the people of Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras affected by Tropical Storm Nate, and offer our condolences to the loved ones of those killed in the storm.
International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV) Side Event at United Nations First Committee
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 07 October 2017 07 October 2017
Washington, DC - Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Anita Friedt hosted an event updating the UN First Committee on the work of the International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification (IPNDV). The event included speakers from Argentina, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a U.S. non-profit.
Indie Author Day
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 07 October 2017 07 October 2017
Yuma, Arizona - On Saturday, October 14th, the Yuma County Library District will join libraries across the nation to celebrate the 2nd Annual Indie Author Day. As the world of independent publishing continues to grow, libraries are reaching out to support local writers and help them connect with other writers and readers.
Celebrate poetry at the Foothills Library
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 07 October 2017 07 October 2017
Yuma, Arizona - Celebrate poetry at the Foothills Library! On Friday, October 20th, share a favorite poem or listen to poets share their poems with the “Share the Journey” Poetry Circle. The group meets at 1:00 p.m.