Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 13th of May.
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🚧 Accidents
Local firefighters battled a fire on 20th Avenue — near 10th Street by Kiwanis Park — that burned a house and a trailer.
A local family of five lost their home when a double-wide trailer caught fire at around 3:00 a.m. on Sunday on South Engler Avenue — East 15th Street, and fire crews quickly contained the blaze with no injuries while the Red Cross helps the family and their three dogs as officials investigate the cause.
💼 Business
Two lottery players in Yuma and Prescott Valley won big prizes — one won $50,000 on May 10 at a Circle K and the other won $100,000 when a ticket was sold at an Elks Lodge near Stoneridge Drive and Highway 69.
These wins make them thousands of dollars richer as confirmed by the Arizona Lottery announcement.
🎓 Education
The San Luis Learners Toastmasters Club of Arizona Western College officially chartered with Toastmasters International to help local speakers build public speaking and leadership skills.
The club will hold a public charter ceremony on May 15th at 12:05 p.m. at the AWC San Luis Learning Center—students and community members are invited to attend.
The welding team from Arizona Western College is heading to nationals for the Skills USA competition and is the only college in Arizona participating— they are fundraising about $15,000 for their travel expenses in June.
🏛️ Government
Brooke Rollins, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, suspended imports of live cattle, horses, and bison from Mexico because a parasitic fly is threatening livestock (New World Screwworm).
Livestock already in holding will be processed (and checked for the fly) as officials work to curb its spread in Mexico.
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