Yuma's jobless rate jumps as summer approaches

As Yuma's temperatures rise with the approaching summer, so too does its unemployment rate, reaching 26 percent for April, according to the latest job report issued Thursday by the Arizona Department of Administration.That compares with March's jobless rate of 23.9...
http://www.yumasun.com/news/arizona-79082-rate-april.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:18:01 -0700

Arizona surgeons carry out rare mom-to-child liver transplant

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Surgeons in Arizona have successfully carried out a rare mother-to-child liver transplant, after a search for an organ from a deceased donor for the desperately ill 1-year-old girl came up blank, the hospital said. In a procedure performed on March 20 by surgeons at the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson, Vanessa Negrete, 26, from Yuma, Arizona, donated a section ...
http://news.yahoo.com/arizona-surgeons-carry-rare-mom-child-liver-transplant-011957160.html

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 18:23:18 -0700

Supervisors set to adopt tentative budget

The Yuma County Board of Supervisors will discuss and possibly adopt a tentative budget for 2012-13 at its regular meeting Monday at 8:30 a.m. The budget includes a reduced primary property tax levy and a primary property tax rate of $1.8798.The supervisors also will...
http://www.yumasun.com/news/supervisors-79131-board-yuma.html

Published: Sat, 19 May 2012 14:58:01 -0700

Yuma woman surrenders in 2008 child abduction case

A Yuma woman has turned herself in to authorities after allegedly abducting her daughter and fleeing to Mexico nearly four years ago. Yuma police say 44-year-old Chrystal Lopez has been booked into the
http://www.kpho.com/story/18505778/yuma-woman-surrenders-in-2008-child-abduction-case

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 14:43:47 -0700

Yuma Fire Department earns top EMS ranking

The city of Yuma Fire Department has been recognized by the Arizona Department of Health Services as a Premier Emergency Medical System Agency.Mike Erfert, spokesman for the YFD, said the department is one of only three emergency medical service providers...
http://www.yumasun.com/news/agency-79062-erfert-medical.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 16:08:00 -0700

Arizona's Top 10 high school boys track and field athletes - 2012

This may have been the best year ever for track and field in the state with eight records going down. Time to take a look at the top 10 boys athletes this season.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/articles/2012/05/19/20120519arizona-high-school-boys-track-top-10-athletes-2012.html

Published: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:34:27 -0700

NAU-Yuma gets $2 million for education master’s programs

The Yuma Branch Campus of Northern Arizona University received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide master's degree fellowships to area teachers.The five-year grant will provide dollars for the CREST (Culturally Responsive ESL...
http://www.yumasun.com/news/education-78853-nau-master.html

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 18:28:06 -0700

Yuma wetlands’ state funding could dry up

A state agency that has provided crucial funding to the Yuma East Wetlands restoration project over the years is now fighting for its survival.In 2011, the Arizona Legislature voted to permanently eliminate general fund appropriations for the Arizona Water Protection Fund...
http://www.yumasun.com/news/yuma-78977-wetlands-gov.html

Published: Sat, 12 May 2012 15:28:01 -0700

Airport Authority faces anger, lawsuits

The Yuma Airport Authority has hit some rough flying as it deals with lawsuits, simmering unrest in the general aviation community and a vigilant website that puts an online spotlight on airport activities.Joe Gamez said he founded YumaAirportWatchdog.org out of concerns...
http://www.yumasun.com/news/airport-79142-gamez-board.html

Published: Sat, 19 May 2012 17:38:00 -0700

'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas - even in Yuma

Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they'll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in Yuma, the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but a blazing halo of light.It's been almost two decades...
http://www.yumasun.com/news/eclipse-79083-ring-moon.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 17:28:00 -0700