Yuma News
Smoke Alarms
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- Written by Fire Prevention Week Fire Prevention Week
- Published: 10 October 2018 10 October 2018
Yuma, Arizona - 2018’s Fire Prevention Week theme is “Look, Listen, Be Aware-Fire can happen anywhere” Fire departments respond regularly to residential smoke alarms sounding, where there are no fires, and residents needing assistance with them. Usually this is just a case of the batteries needing to be replaced, and an alarm the resident is not familiar with. Often this is a late night disturbance for the resident (why does that always seem to happen at 2:00am?) that could have been avoided by regularly changing the batteries.
President Trump in Briefing with DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and FEMA Administrator Brock Long on Hurricane Michael
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 10 October 2018 10 October 2018
Washington, DC - President Trump in Briefing with DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and FEMA Administrator Brock Long on Hurricane Michael:
President Donald J. Trump Signs S. 2553 and S. 2554 into Law
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 10 October 2018 10 October 2018
Washington, DC - On Wednesday, October 10, 2018, the President signed into law:
Avoid Internet Business Opportunity Scams that Cost Consumers Thousands
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 10 October 2018 10 October 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - Ready to work from home, be your own boss and make a fortune? That’s what some scammers are promising people in return for buying an internet business opportunity. In most cases, however, the consumer is out thousands of dollars and left with a “business” that generates no profits. Attorney General Mark Brnovich warns consumers that internet business opportunities that sound too good to be true usually are.
Jason Siebert-Thomas Sentenced to 4.5 years in Prison for Using Credit Cards of Deceased Individuals
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 10 October 2018 10 October 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Jason Siebert-Thomas, who admitted to using credit cards of deceased individuals, will spend more than four years in prison.
Despite Threatening Conditions, Smugglers Continue to Risk Migrant Lives for Profit
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 10 October 2018 10 October 2018
Nogales, Arizona - Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested six Mexican nationals and five U.S. citizens after three separate smuggling attempts this week.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol Arrests Two U.S. Citizens Smuggling $165K in Meth
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 10 October 2018 10 October 2018
Yuma, Arizona - Wellton Station Border Patrol agents arrested two U.S. citizens as they attempted to smuggle almost 55 pounds of methamphetamine around the Interstate 8 Immigration Checkpoint early Friday.