Yuma News
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Mars 2020 Rover Mission
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 27 August 2016 27 August 2016
Washington, DC - NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for a mission that will address high-priority science goals for the agency’s Journey to Mars.
Department of Education Bans ITT from Enrolling New Title IV Students, Adds Tough New Financial Oversight
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 27 August 2016 27 August 2016
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Education took a series of actions to protect students and taxpayers by banning ITT Educational Services, Inc. (ITT) from enrolling new students using federal financial aid funds, and stepping up financial oversight of the for-profit educational provider.
Bureau of Reclamation Begins Low-Level Helicopter Research Flights Over Yuma Area
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- Written by Doug Hendrix Doug Hendrix
- Published: 27 August 2016 27 August 2016
Yuma, Arizona - Reclamation’s Yuma Area Office (YAO), in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations, is announcing an upcoming research project involving low-level helicopter flights in the Yuma area. The helicopter will be towing a large hexagonal frame over the Yuma agricultural production areas and the Colorado River over the next few weeks to survey and capture groundwater imagery. The flights will begin the last week of August and continue for up to 3 weeks.
New Energy Institute Report Holds Politicians Accountable for Calls to Ban Energy Production on Federal Lands and Waters
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- Written by U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Published: 27 August 2016 27 August 2016
Denver, Colorado - The first report in the Energy Institute’s Energy Accountability Series finds that proposals from Hillary Clinton and other politicians to ban oil, gas, and coal production on federal lands and waters would cost America hundreds of thousands of jobs and billions in revenue.
Word On The Street: Arizona's Economic Momentum Is Building
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 27 August 2016 27 August 2016
Phoenix, Arizona - Word On The Street: Arizona's Economic Momentum Is Building:
Red Cross Statement on Zika Virus Screening
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- Written by Dr. Susan Stramer Dr. Susan Stramer
- Published: 27 August 2016 27 August 2016
Washington, DC - “The American Red Cross is dedicated to providing the safest, most reliable blood products possible to patients in need. We are reviewing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s guidance released August 26 recommending universal testing of donated blood products in the U.S.
Domestic Disturbance victim pronounced deceased at Yuma Regional Medical Center
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- Written by YPD YPD
- Published: 27 August 2016 27 August 2016
Yuma, Arizona - Today at 3:20pm. Officers with the Yuma Police Department responded to a 911 call of a Domestic Disturbance in the 1400 block of West 12th Ln. Upon arrival officers discovered a 36 year old female, who was injured, in front of a residence. She was transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.