Yuma News
Astronomers to Provide Free Telescope Viewing at Grand Canyon National Park
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- Written by Rader Lane Rader Lane
- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Grand Canyon, Arizona - The 28th annual Grand Canyon Star Party will be held from Saturday, June 9 through Saturday, June 16, 2018 on the South and North Rims of Grand Canyon National Park.
Tourism to Grand Canyon National Park Creates Economic Benefits
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- Written by Emily Davis Emily Davis
- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Grand Canyon, Arizona - A national park service report shows that more than 6.2 million recreational visitors to Grand Canyon National Park in 2017 spent $667 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 9.423 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $938 million.
Arizona Game and Fish Department accepting online applications for 2018 fall hunts
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is accepting online applications for 2018 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for deer, fall turkey, fall javelina, bighorn sheep, fall bison and pheasant.
What to do if you’re in a boating accident
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Yuma, Arizona - While no one anticipates that their day on the water will be cut short by an accident, all boaters should prepare for the unexpected and know what to do in the event of an incident.
Former Superintendent of Hopi Mission School Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement of School Funds
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- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Phoenix, Arizona - This week, Thane Epefanio, 45, of Avondale, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to two years in prison for embezzling money from the Hopi Mission School located on the Hopi Reservation in Kykotsmovi, Arizona. Epefanio had previously pleaded guilty to money laundering and wire fraud.
Debt Collection Outfit Fined $350,000 and Ordered to Forfeit $946,770 for Paying Bribes to Arizona Official in Exchange for Non-Public Info
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- Written by FBI FBI
- Published: 13 May 2018 13 May 2018
Los Angeles, California - A now-defunct debt collection company that was based in Culver City was sentenced Monday for its role in a scheme that paid bribes to a public official in Arizona in exchange for confidential information that helped the company collect nearly $1 million in outstanding debts.
Half of mental health facilities and a third of substance abuse treatment facilities have smoke-free campuses
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- Written by CDC CDC
- Published: 12 May 2018 12 May 2018
Washington, DC - About half of mental health (49%) and a third of substance abuse treatment facilities (35%) reported having smoke-free campuses in the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).