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Prosecution, defense rest in AEA fraud trial

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

PHOENIX — Final update 9:15 p.m. -- Jury deliberations are expected to begin Thursday morning after attorneys wrap up their final arguments in the federal court trial of William and Rhonda Liddle. The Liddles are on trial in U.S. District Cour... Full story

Supreme Court upholds order removing candidate from San Luis ballot

BY CESAR NEYOY AND JAMES GILBERT

The Arizona Supreme Court has upheld an order removing a city council candidate from the ballot in San Luis, Ariz., because of her lack of English fluency.The court's ruling means Alejandrina Cabrera will not be a candidate in the city's March primar... Full story

High-speed chase car linked to murder case

BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

The woman arrested here late last month after a high-speed chase on Interstate 8 was driving a car owned by a man whose death is being investigated as a murder.According to Levi Gunderson of the Yuma County Attorney's Office, the car 27-year-old Mari... Full story

William Liddle takes stand in AEA fraud trial

BY JOYCE LOBECK - SUN STAFF WRITER

PHOENIX -- Final update 9 p.m. — Taking the stand Tuesday in his defense against federal fraud charges, former AEA business lending official William Liddle testified that he was pressured into increasing business loans at the same time the cred... Full story

Mother charged with child abuse

BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

The mother whose 20-month-old twin girls were found to have sustained severe physical injuries last month has been charged with multiple counts of child abuse.Stephanie Gregston, 19, who appeared in Yuma Justice Court on Monday with her attorney, Jul... Full story

Rural/Metro firefighters quickly douse trailer house fire

BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

Rural/Metro firefighters quickly extinguished a fire at a home Sunday morning, saying afterwards that it could have been much worse.Charly McMurdie, a spokeswoman for the Rural/Metro Fire Department, said firefighters responded to a call in the 2700 ... Full story

Agents seize marijuana

BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector seized $229,000 worth of marijuana and arrested two armed suspects during three incidents over the weekend.On Saturday, Wellton Station agents patrolling nine miles south of Interstate 8 and Spot Road di... Full story

No charges filed yet in Yuma standoff from Wednesday

BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

The Yuma gang member who barricaded himself inside a mobile home Wednesday night and refused to come out has not been charged with any crimes — at least not yet.During an arraignment in Yuma Justice Court on Monday, Justice of the Peace Greg St... Full story

Most Wanted 2-6-12

As a public service, the Yuma Sun is publishing the names and photographs of the following people sought by the Yuma County Adult Probation Department or the U.S. Marshals Service as probation absconders.If you have information that would lead to the... Full story

Yuma police respond to shooting

BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

Yuma police are investigating a late-night shooting that left one man seriously wounded. However, no suspects have been identified.According to Yuma police, officers responded to the area of 15th Avenue and 4th Street at 10:39 p.m. for reports of sho... Full story

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