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ARIZONA NEWS SERVICE/ARIZONA CAPITOL REPORTS

The following is a list of bills voted on in the Arizona House Senate during the week of April 26. Each item contains the bill number, a brief description and whether the bill passed or failed. Also included is how your Yuma legislators voted. For mo... Full story

YRMC celebrates soon-to-be-built cancer center

BY MARA KNAUB @YSMaraKnaub

Eighty-five cancer survivors, men and women, young and old, from all walks of life, carried turquoise flags in a parade opening an event celebrating the soon-to-be-built Yuma Regional Cancer Center.At the end of the Friday ceremony, the flags were pl... Full story

Man who robbed Foothills bank sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

The man who jumped over the counter of the Wells Fargo Bank in the Foothills last September while brandishing a weapon as he stole money from the teller's cash drawer has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison.According to the United Sta... Full story

New trial date set and plea agreement accepted in baseball bat murder case

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

A new trial date has been set for one of the suspects charged in connection to the April 18, 2012, murder of another man with a baseball bat, in what turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. Meanwhile, a second suspect in the case has entered in... Full story

Change of plea hearing delayed for ex-Yuma dancer

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

A change of plea hearing for a professional dancer who secretly videotaped victims with a hidden camera while they were undressing, including at least three instances in Yuma while he was a guest artist in community performances, has been postponed u... Full story

Police seek timeline of days leading up to woman's death

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL

Yuma detectives are seeking information from the public to help create a timeline of 24-year-old Jessica Monique Sanchez's activities during the days leading up to her death.Her body was found Monday night in an orange grove near County 16th Street a... Full story

Yuma hosts Art Walk (photos)

BY CRYSTAL OCHOA YUMA SUN PHOTOGRAPHER

The North End Art Walk took place in Yuma on Friday night, May 17, 2013.... Full story

State budget plan may face challenges in House

BY HOWARD FISCHER - CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES

PHOENIX – It's the first time in her seven years in the Arizona Legislature that Sen. Lynne Pancrazi, D-Yuma, has seen such cooperation between Democrats and Republicans.“Finally we have a bipartisanship budget that we're sending over to ... Full story

Man accused of trying to smuggle almost $1M worth of cocaine

FROM STAFF REPORTS

A Mexican citizen was arrested Wednesday after allegedly attempting to smuggle almost $1 million worth of cocaine past a checkpoint near Spot Road on Interstate 8.According to Border Patrol officials, the alleged smuggler, a 64-year-old man whose ide... Full story

Senator Wash Reservoir to see lower water levels during maintenance project

BY JOYCE LOBECK @YSJoyceLobeck

The water level at Senator Wash Dam and Reservoir will be a little lower over the next several weeks while new hydraulic relief wells are dug, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Lower Colorado Region announced Friday.The work will continue for the next... Full story

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