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Mayor Phil Goode Honors the Life and Legacy of World War II Veteran Jerry Welna
Mayor Phil Goode’s Statement About the Passing of. “I was saddened to learn of the passing of a very distinguished Prescott resident, Jerry Welna, a World War II veteran who survived 17 engagements including the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Jerry served as a crewman aboard the USS Barton, a destroyer providing close support for the US Army Ranger Group, leading to their capture Pointe du Hoc. He later served in the South Pacific on the USS Sterett during the battle of Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle of Okinawa. Later, his ship survived a Japanese Kamikaze suicide pilot who crashed his plane into the side of the ship.
Major meth, cocaine busts in Arizona at Port of San Luis
(The Center Square) – Another major drug bust occurred along the southern border in Arizona last week. United States Customs and Border Protection stopped 47 pounds of cocaine and 80 pounds of methamphetamine at the Area Port of San Luis in two separate seizures made on the same day at the same port. Both drivers were United States citizens and were “turned over” to the Homeland Security Investigations Department of...
Local Jehovah’s Witnesses to attend their major annual conventions this summer
Local Jehovah's Witness communities will be heading to their major annual conventions this summer. The post Local Jehovah’s Witnesses to attend their major annual conventions this summer appeared first on KYMA.
4-car crash leaves 3 people hospitalized in west Phoenix
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A crash involving multiple vehicles has sent three people to the hospital on Friday morning in west Phoenix. Phoenix police say four vehicles crashed near 51st Avenue and Campbell Road, north of Indian School Road. Three people were rushed to the hospital, including one person with life-threatening injuries.
ASU falls short on returning human remains to Native tribes
Thirty-four years ago, Congress granted Native American tribes a pathway to reclaim ancestors that were dug up, stored and sometimes displayed in museums. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) required American institutions to return them. The road to repatriation has been long at Arizona State University. The...
Salt & Straw opening its first Arizona ice cream shop in Gilbert
PHOENIX – Arizonans are always looking for a way to cool off in the summer heat and a new ice cream shop is making its first foray into metro Phoenix on Friday. Salt & Straw, an award-winning ice cream brand from Portland, is opening its first location in the Grand Canyon State in Gilbert.
Day 5 of Catch 22: Yavapai Silent Witness Seeks Information on Fugitive Joshua Fernandez
It’s day 5 of Yavapai Silent Witness’ Catch 22 Program. Today Yavapai County Law Enforcement is asking for your help in locating fugitive Joshua Fernandez. In March of 2022 Officers with the Chino valley Police Department arrested Fernandez for a valid warrant and theft that occurred in Prescott. When officers arrived at Fernandez residence and discovered he was attempting to hide from them in one of the bedrooms. As they attempted to place him into custody Fernandez began resisting the arrest and one of the officers sustained minor injuries. He was charged with aggravated assault against the law enforcement officers and resisting arrest.
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