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Hello again Yuma! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Have you seen 16-year-old Alexandra Becerra from Yuma?
  • Yuma firefighters contain intense attic blaze on East Corona Drive
  • How a Yuma trucker crackdown sparked a fight over California licenses

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Periods of sun, with a high of 103 and low of 84 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 104, low: 84.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 107 and low of 86 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• YPD seeks public's help locating missing 16‑year‑old girl (yumasun.com) — Yuma Police are asking residents to help find 16-year-old Alexandra Becerra, last seen leaving her home within Yuma city limits on August 22 in a black four-door sedan. Described as 5-foot-5 with blue hair and brown eyes, she's known to frequent the Quechan and Cocopah reservations. Anyone with information is urged to call YPD or submit an anonymous tip.
   

• Firefighters battle attic blaze on Corona Drive (yumasun.com) — Firefighters from the Yuma Fire Department knocked down a Friday afternoon house fire on East Corona Drive after flames spread into the attic. Crews worked in extreme heat around rooftop solar panels, stayed on scene for overhaul and fire watch, and reported no injuries. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
   

• Surprise: California Licenses Dominate 95 Illegal Alien Truck Arrests on Border in Yuma, AZ (redstate.com) — Border Patrol and partner agencies recently arrested 95 commercial truck drivers identified as illegal immigrants in the Yuma Sector, most carrying California-issued commercial licenses. The piece uses those Yuma-area busts to argue that blue-state licensing policies endanger highway safety and calls for tougher federal crackdowns on non-domiciled CDL programs nationwide.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • LOST DOG!!
    LOST DOG!! If Anyone in the country walk area has seen a white golden doodle, with the collar named Stevie PLEASE CONTACT: 786-212-9140 (Nextdoor Century Park South)
  • Please text me if these are your dogs.
    206-714-8686. ... These two dogs just wandered up on my porch. A couple of girls. One looks pregnant. Gave them a bowl of water as they are very very… (Nextdoor Yuma Foothills)
  • County of Yuma Arizona posted a job opening for Library Assistant I - Youth (Main) (Grade 7) in Yuma. Apply here.
  • Triple A Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Server in Yuma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yuma here.

🗞 Nearby News

San Luis

  • Rezoning rejection in east San Luis pits Riedel against city councilmembers (roselawgroupreporter.com)
  • ICE Locks Up Three Guatemalan Illegal Aliens in Tennessee for Stealing Americans' Social Security Numbers — One Was Already Deported THREE TIMES (domigood.com)
  • San Luis police to conduct DUI, traffic enforcement over Labor Day weekend (yumasun.com)

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Ok Yuma! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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