Bettman voices support for Coyotes’ new arena plan
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman believes an upcoming vote on a new arena could finally put an end to the relocation rumors that…
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Former YRMC nurse sentenced in sexual abuse case
The former Yuma Regional Medical Center Emergency Room nurse accused of sexually abusing three victims was sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison…
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Status hearing in barber murder
One of the three men accused of murdering a local barber appeared in court Thursday after examining new evidence with his…
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Former MCAS daycare worker requests plea change
The second former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma daycare worker accused of abusing up to 13 children requested a change of plea on…
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Breakaway group aims to save boxing’s Olympic status
LONDON (AP) — American and British boxing officials are among the leaders of a breakaway group which hopes to save boxing’s place at the…
Continue Reading Snowmelt spurs flooding from Southwest to Rockies, 2 rescues
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A rapid spring snowmelt after an unusually wet winter is unleashing flooding from the Southwest to the Rockies, causing…
Continue Reading UNC students protest decision to ban ‘Cop City’ activist
By R.J. RICO Associated Press Students at North Carolina’s flagship public university have walked out of class to protest school officials’…
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Royalty on the diamond: Both Kofa baseball and softball sweeps push them to top spot in Central Valley Region
Entering Wednesday afternoon, both the Kofa Kings baseball and softball programs sat in second of the 5A Central Valley Region with two weeks left in…
Continue Reading Israeli police absolved in killing of Palestinian at Al-Aqsa
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say an internal investigation into the killing of a 26-year-old Palestinian…
Continue Reading Romance novel model gets prison for Jan. 6 attack on police
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Michigan pipelayer who modeled for covers of romance novels was sentenced on Thursday to three years in…
Continue Reading Mother of young boy who shot teacher arrested in Virginia
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia has been formally arrested on charges of child…
Continue Reading AP source: Dan Snyder agrees to $6B sale of NFL’s Commanders
By ROB MAADDI and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writers A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that a group led by Josh Harris…
Continue Reading Suspect in leak probe talked about God, guns and war secrets
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In trying to identify who was behind a major breach of classified U.S. documents, both…
Continue Reading Actor Drake Bell found safe after being declared missing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jared “Drake” Bell, an actor best known as a star of the Nickelodeon television show “Drake & Josh,” was…
Continue Reading In ‘Florida Man,’ Edgar Ramirez ‘has fun with’ popular meme
By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press The new Netflix series “Florida Man” may be a play on the popular meme about wacky news stories out of…
Continue Reading Russian court fines Wikipedia for article about Ukraine war
A Moscow court has again fined Russian Wikipedia for not removing an article about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Thursday’s action is the…
Continue Reading Bill Hader gets deep on human nature in ‘Barry’ final season
By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — “In every man, of course, a demon lies hidden — the demon of rage,” says the…
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Justice has been served for the murder of a Yuma man, two years after his death
Two years after being accused of brutally murdering Derek Runnion, the second suspect, Erick Chavez, has been sentenced for second-degree murder and…
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Montana close to becoming 1st state to completely ban TikTok
Montana lawmakers were expected to take a big step forward Thursday on a bill to ban TikTok from operating in the state, a move that’s bound to…
Continue Reading 4 Penobscot Indians accuse Maine priests of sexual abuse
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Four Native Americans who say they were sexually abused by Roman Catholic priests on their reservation in Maine have sued…
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