Yuma News
Big Thompson Canyon Floods of 1976 and 2013: A Tale of Two Deadly and Destructive Weather Events
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- Written by USGS USGS
- Published: 26 July 2016 26 July 2016
Loveland, Colorado - Forty years ago on July 31, as Coloradoans and tourists celebrated the state’s centennial, between 12 and 14 inches of rain fell over a four-hour period in the mountains below the resort town of Estes Park, killing 143 people. The 1976 Big Thompson flood stands as the worst natural disaster in Colorado’s recorded history.
Yuma Border Patrol agents locate, detain robbery suspects
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 26 July 2016 26 July 2016
Wellton, Arizona - Wellton Station Border Patrol agents detained four suspects believed to be involved in the robbery of a local Chevron gas station over the weekend.
CBP Officers Arrest Mexican Woman, U.S. Juvenile in Separate Attempts to Smuggle Heroin, Cocaine
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 26 July 2016 26 July 2016
Tucson, Arizona - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Port of Nogales recently arrested a Mexican woman and a juvenile male U.S. citizen during separate attempts to smuggle cocaine and heroin, worth more than $822,500, into the United States.
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Credit Union for Illegally Repossessing Servicemembers’ Cars
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- Written by Justice Department Justice Department
- Published: 26 July 2016 26 July 2016
Detroit, Michigan - The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today in the Eastern District of Michigan to recover damages from the COPOCO Community Credit Union, alleging that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing protected servicemembers’ motor vehicles without obtaining the necessary court orders.
Department Of Education Proposes New Rules for Schools Providing Online Courses to Ensure Students Get a Quality Education
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 26 July 2016 26 July 2016
Washington, DC - The Department of Education proposed new rules today for schools providing distance education, such as online courses, in order to get the state authorization needed to qualify for federal financial aid dollars. The proposal will help ensure students get a quality education and that taxpayer dollars aren’t wasted on schools that fail to deliver, according to Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy division of Consumer Reports.
Bizarre Bacteria Causing Major Cattle Disease Named by UC Davis Researchers
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- Written by Pat Bailey Pat Bailey
- Published: 26 July 2016 26 July 2016
Davis, California - After more than 50 years of research, the tick-borne bacterium responsible for one of the most troubling and economically devastating cattle diseases in the Western United States has been named and genetically characterized by researchers at the University of California, Davis.
State Grand Jury Indicts Arizona Doctor
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- Published: 26 July 2016 26 July 2016
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Phoenix Division announced a State Grand Jury indicted Dr. Harinder Kumar Takyar on 42 felony counts. The indictment alleges Dr. Takyar prescribed controlled substances with no medical necessity and provided compensation for the referral of patients to his medical offices in Mesa, Florence, and Coolidge, Arizona.