Yuma News
Jury Convicts Teesto Man for First Degree Murder...
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 18 November 2018 18 November 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - Tuesday, Giordano Jackson, 39, of Teesto, Arizona, was convicted by a jury on all charges, including first degree murder, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault resulting in serious bodily injury, and kidnapping. Jackson will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa in February 2019.
Round Rock Man Sentenced to 131 Months in Prison for Abusive Sexual Contact
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- Published: 18 November 2018 18 November 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - Tuesday, Rodrick D. Begay, 64, of Round Rock, Ariz., was sentenced by United States District Judge John J. Tuchi to 131 months in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. The sentence reflects a downward adjustment of approximately four months to account for the time Begay served in tribal custody for the same incident.
Trash and yard debris fires
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- Written by Fire House Facts Fire House Facts
- Published: 18 November 2018 18 November 2018
Yuma, Arizona - The Yuma Fire Department continues to respond to trash and yard debris fires, both happen way too often (8 related responses just for last week alone). These types of fires within residential neighborhoods (especially in central Yuma) can be a nuisance and a hazard.
National Space Council Gets Report on Human Spaceflight in Low-Earth Orbit
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- Written by Megan Powers Megan Powers
- Published: 18 November 2018 18 November 2018
Washington, DC - NASA and the Departments of State and Commerce have submitted a report to the National Space Council outlining future opportunities and challenges for human spaceflight in low-Earth orbit (LEO), and its potential economic contributions to the broader field of exploration.
International Team, NASA Make Unexpected Discovery Under Greenland Ice
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- Written by Steve Cole Steve Cole
- Published: 18 November 2018 18 November 2018
Washington, DC - An international team of researchers, including a NASA glaciologist, has discovered a large meteorite impact crater hiding beneath more than a half-mile of ice in northwest Greenland. The crater — the first of any size found under the Greenland ice sheet — is one of the 25 largest impact craters on Earth, measuring roughly 1,000 feet deep and more than 19 miles in diameter, an area slightly larger than that inside Washington’s Capital Beltway.
NIH scientists combine technologies to view the retina in unprecedented detail
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- Written by Kathryn DeMott Kathryn DeMott
- Published: 18 November 2018 18 November 2018
Washington, DC - By combining two imaging modalities, adaptive optics and angiography investigators at the National Eye Institute (NEI) can see live neurons, epithelial cells, and blood vessels deep in the eye’s light-sensing retina. Resolving these tissues and cells in the outermost region of the retina in such unprecedented detail promises to transform the detection and treatment of diseases such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness among the elderly.
Proposed new steps to protect youth by preventing access to flavored tobacco products
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- Written by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D.
- Published: 17 November 2018 17 November 2018
Washington, DC - As a physician who cared for hospitalized cancer patients, I saw first-hand the devastation that smoking-related diseases had wrought on the lives of patients and their families, and dedicated myself to helping ease this suffering.