PHOENIX, Arizona, June 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, issued the following news release: Prosecutors from the United States Attorney's Office, along with a special agent from the FBI, will participate in a telephonic town hall coordinated through the AARP to provide information to Arizona residents to help them identify and avoid fraudulent schemes, including scams related to COVID-19. The telephonic town hall will happen on Tuesday, June 9 from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. PDT.   more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Coronado National Forest - issued the following news release: Coronado National Forest continues to work through an unpredictable and changing situation. USDA Forest Service is making every effort to expand access to recreation sites within the context of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and state and local government orders for residents, while prioritizing employee and public hea  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 11 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: When she isn't handling business system determinations for the Defense Contract Management Agency, Rachel Sindelir is an avid photographer, school volunteer, mom-of-five children (including triplets), and as of last August, Girl Scout leader of Troop 2320. For Sindelir, a DCMA Phoenix systems administrative contracting officer, having her triplets join the Girl Scouts seemed like a no-brainer. Her tw  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the Department of Education has approved 10 additional career and technical education (CTE) plans. Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin are the latest states, along with the District of Columbia, to have their CTE plans approved under the new, bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21  more

OAKLAND, California, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to assist the State of Arizona in combating the Big Horn Fire burning in Pima County. On June 11, 2020, the State of Arizona submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for the Big Horn Fire. At the time of the request, the fire threatened app  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Coronado National Forest - issued the following news release: Coronado National Forest continues to work through an unpredictable and changing situation. USDA Forest Service is making every effort to expand access to recreation sites within the context of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and state and local government orders for residents, while prioritizing employee and public heal  more

WILLCOX, Arizona, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service is asking visitors to take caution and not to approach wildlife, especially wild rabbits, and to keep pets on a leash at all times. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHDV2) has been detected in Cochise County and is likely to occur in the Southeast Arizona Group National Park Units including: Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Chiricahua National Monume  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos hosted the second in a series of forums with K-12 education leaders this week to discuss best practices for remote learning, including lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 2,000 education leaders from across the country listened in as educators from Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina discussed how they establ  more