Yuma News

Aggravated Assault in the 1300 block of S. 4th Avenue

Details: Written by YNN YNN; Published: 17 February 2018 17 February 2018

Yuma, Arizona - Yesterday at around 1:57 a.m., officers were dispatched to a call reference an aggravated assault that occurred in the 1300 block of S. 4th Avenue.

43rd Annual Teddy Bear Picnic

Details: Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now; Published: 16 February 2018 16 February 2018

Yuma, Arizona - Grab your Teddy Bear and join Booker Bear for the Yuma County Library’s 43rd Annual Teddy Bear Picnic! The picnic will be held Saturday, March 3rd, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on the north lawn (weather permitting) at the Main Library. Enjoy activities, crafts, storytime, and a Bear Parade! Light refreshments will be served.

Give thought to the stress of retirement

Details: Written by John Grimaldi John Grimaldi; Published: 16 February 2018 16 February 2018

Washington, DC - There’s more to consider than your financial wellbeing if you are planning early retirement. You need to give thought to the impact that the change in your daily routine when you retire can have on your physical and mental health, says senior advocate Dan Weber.

Death of Morgan Tsvangirai

Details: Written by State Department State Department; Published: 16 February 2018 16 February 2018

Washington, DC - The United States Government would like to express sincere condolences on the passing of Morgan Richard Tsvangirai. Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to his family and to all the people of Zimbabwe.

FDA expands treatment window for use of clot retrieval devices in certain stroke patients

Details: Written by YNN YNN; Published: 16 February 2018 16 February 2018

Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared the use of the Trevo clot retrieval device to treat certain stroke patients up to 24 hours after symptom onset, expanding the device’s indication to a broader group of patients. This device is cleared for use as an initial therapy for strokes due to blood clots (also known as an acute ischemic stroke) to reduce paralysis, speech difficulties and other stroke disabilities and only as an addition to treatment with a medication that dissolves blood blots called tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA). The device was previously cleared for use in patients six hours after symptom onset.

Lithuania National Day

Details: Written by State Department State Department; Published: 16 February 2018 16 February 2018

Washington, DC - Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson: "On behalf of the Government of the United States of America, I wish to congratulate the people of Lithuania as you celebrate the 100th anniversary of the restoration of your independence.

Mesa Heights arson fire

Details: Written by Fire House Facts Fire House Facts; Published: 16 February 2018 16 February 2018

Yuma, Arizona - It has been just 2 weeks since the Mesa Heights arson fire that destroyed a section of new apartments under construction and damaged several other homes in the area. These types of fires should be everyone’s concern. Every year tens of thousands of fires occur in the United States under suspicious circumstances (many determined to be intentionally set).