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Yuma man faces murder charge in officer's death

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:37:05 -0400

YUMA, Arizona - A Yuma tanker truck driver arrested in connection with a crash that killed a state Department of Public Safety officer now faces a murder charge.

Brewer orders state flags at half-staff Wednesday

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:52:34 -0400

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has ordered that state flags be flown at half-staff Wednesday in honor of fallen law enforcement officers.

Agents make marijuana bust in southern Arizona

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:31:03 -0400

YUMA, Arizona - Federal agents have arrested 12 Mexican nationals accused of smuggling drugs into the United States and seized hundreds of pounds of marijuana.

Services set for Arizona officer killed in crash

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:54:27 -0400

YUMA, Arizona - Funeral services for an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer are scheduled Wednesday in Yuma.

Yuma residents to get blue recycling bins

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:11:18 -0400

YUMA, Arizona - A new curbside recycling service will begin Monday in Yuma with the delivery of the first wave of blue containers.

Yuma man arrested in death of Arizona DPS officer

Fri, 10 May 2013 22:41:06 -0400

YUMA, Arizona - A Yuma man has been arrested on numerous charges in connection with a crash that killed a state Department of Public Safety officer earlier this week.

Lumber from 'Star Wars' set used for Yuma home

Wed, 08 May 2013 03:05:13 -0400

YUMA, Arizona - It's no mystery to Kelly Curtis what happened to the lumber used to build Jabba the Hutt's sand barge filmed in the sand dunes for a segment in "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi."

Brewer cites tragic coincidence of DPS fatality

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:32:34 -0400

PHOENIX - Gov. Jan Brewer said Tuesday it was a tragic coincidence that a state Department of Public Safety officer was killed in a traffic accident on the same day that she and other Arizonans gathered at memorials for fallen law enforcement officers.

Grandmother charged with murder in toddler's death

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:39:13 -0400

YUMA, Arizona - A 35-year-old Yuma woman is charged with murder in the shooting death of her 3-year-old grandson.

Bond set at $500,000 for Yuma toddler's death

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:18:13 -0400

YUMA, Arizona - Bond has been set at half a million dollars for a Yuma woman arrested in her 3-year-old grandson's shooting death.

Yuma Sun sold to Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:01:05 -0400

YUMA, Arizona - The Yuma Sun has been sold to a privately owned publisher of several daily and weekly newspapers in Rhode Island.

Suspect shot in Yuma attempted robbery

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:56:08 -0400

YUMA, Arizona - Yuma police say an attempted robbery in a mobile home park turned into a shootout with one of the suspects shot and injured.