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Let's go digital! (photos)

BY CRAIG FRY - SUN PHOTOGRAPHER

Wednesday's all-day Go Digital Yuma featured a variety of speakers and workshops to help businesses take their names and products to the next level through digital technology and a social media presence.... Full story

Agents arrest convicted child sex offender

BY MARA KNAUB @YSMaraKnaub

Federal agents nabbed a child sex offender as he tried to illegally re-enter the United States early Tuesday.Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector arrested three men in the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge near Lukeville. A records check re... Full story

Arizona prepares for World War II Memorial

BY HILLARY DAVIS @YSHillaryDavis

A World War II Memorial is coming to the state Capitol, and the last existing gun barrel from the USS Arizona will be part of its centerpiece.Secretary of State Ken Bennett, who has been active in the establishment of the WWII memorial, said he learn... Full story

State official: Yuma leading the way with voting centers

BY HILLARY DAVIS @YSHillaryDavis

Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett sees the concept of Yuma County's voting centers spreading around the state.“I think they're on the right track down here with these voting centers so that people don't have to be turned away from a voting... Full story

Agents foil smuggling try while Customs officers arrest man wanted for murder

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Sector arrested a suspected smuggler attempting to transport methamphetamine and cocaine through a checkpoint, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a man wanted on an Alabama murder case.Accord... Full story

Winds hamper fight against wildfire

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL

Southerly winds Tuesday hampered the efforts of wildland firefighters to contain the Island Lake Fire, the total perimeter of which now encompasses about 3,200 acres of the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge and Picacho State Recreation Area.As of pre... Full story

Local tea party group protests IRS, other issues

BY CHRIS McDANIEL - @YS_CMCDANIEL

Colorado River Tea Party (CRTP) members have condemned the alleged discrimination by the Internal Revenue Service against conservative organizations attempting to file 501(C)(4) tax-exempt status applications.The IRS has been under fire recently afte... Full story

Court strikes down 20-week abortion ban

BY HOWARD FISCHER - CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES

PHOENIX — Calling a woman's rights “unalterably clear,” a federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Arizona's nearly year-old ban on abortions at 20 weeks and beyond.In a unanimous decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ackno... Full story

Gonzalez, Villalpando leading Somerton vote

BY CESAR NEYOY - BAJO EL SOL

SOMERTON — A first-time candidate and an incumbent were leading Tuesday in the races for two seats on the city council, according to incomplete returns from Somerton's general election.And winning by a 2-1 margin on the same ballot was a measur... Full story

Prosecutors offer plea bargains for man accused of credit card fraud and drug offenses

BY JAMES GILBERT @YSJamesGilbert

Prosecutors have offered plea bargains to a man who has been charged with identity theft, credit card fraud and separate drug related offenses, but his defense attorney declined to accept them on Tuesday, instead asking for another hearing. In addres... Full story

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