TUCSON, Arizona, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: Putting honey bees into early indoor cold storage in October rather than November increases their chances of surviving the winter and the colonies emerge readier to pollinate almonds, according to a new Agricultural Research Service (ARS) website. Overwintering managed honey bee colonies in indoor cold storage in states such as Idaho has become increasingly popular with bee  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - Arizona Field Office issued the following news release: The next time you snack on almonds, add blueberries to your smoothie or eat pumpkin pie, thank a pollinator and thank farmers, ranchers and private forestland owners who work hard to create and maintain their habitat. Pollinators, such as honeybees, bumblebees, butterflies, birds, bats, flies and many others, play a critical role in crop production. Wi  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Coronado National Forest - issued the following news release: The Coronado National Forest, Safford Ranger District in partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation will commence 2020 field operations on the Pinaleno Ecosystem Restoration Project on Monday, June 22. The public will see increased traffic from Moonshine Creek/Cunningham Campground down the Swift Trail as log trucks transport decked  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, June 24 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Jensen took command of the 355th Fighter Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 19, 2020. Command of the group was relinquished from Col. Jeffery Hogan as he retires after 24 years of service. "To the Airmen of the 355th Fighter Group, it has been an honor to serve with you over these wild last two years," said Hogan. "This has been the honor of a l  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, June 27 -- The U.S. Air Force (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Col. Peter White took command of the 563rd Rescue Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 25, 2020. Command of the group was relinquished from Col. Jason Pifer as he goes to be the Air Education Training Command Air Force Special Warfare division chief at Randolph AFB, Texas. White took command of the 563d RQG after previously holding the position of Personnel   more

OAKLAND, California, June 25 -- 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 Aquila Fire burning in Maricopa County. On June 23, 2020, the State of Arizona submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) for the Aquila Fire. At the time of the request, the fire threatened app  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, June 25 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: Eighty percent of what most individuals perceive comes through sense of sight. Luke Air Force Base Optometry Clinic Airmen are professionals that help Airmen maintain eye health and enable mission success. Two optometrists and two technicians treat more than 4,000 patients annually through routine checkups, glasses deliveries and glasses adjustments. Approximately 26 active duty, foreign nationals   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 27 -- The White House issued the following remarks on June 24 by National Security Advisor Robert C. O'Brien on Chinese Communist Party's ideology and global ambitions: Well, thank you Governor. That was an extraordinarily kind introduction and for thinking of Kayla and her parents. We had them at the State of the Union. That was a very special occasion for the President and for all of us as Americans. What happened to Kayla should never happen to anyone, especially Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54746) involving Arizona Department of Health Services, Mesa: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - FOUND RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL The following was received from the Arizona Department of Health and Services (the Department) via email: "On June 11, 2020, the Department received a call from the Mesa Fire Department that they were responding to a residence that possessed a metal ammo can that was believed to c  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54745) involving Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - MEDICAL EVENT The following was received from the Arizona Department of Health Services (the Department) via email: "On June 12, 2020, the Department received notification from the licensee of a possible medical event involving an I-125 eye plaque. A patient was implanted with an eye plaque on June 4, wi  more

SAN LUIS, Arizona, June 24 -- President Trump issued the following remarks after the commemoration of the 200th mile of U.S.-Mexican border wall: Q Can I ask question on the wall: How's it looking? THE PRESIDENT: I think it's great. It's great. It's going to be -- it's really foolproof. It's solid steel. It's rebar and concrete inside the steel. So we have a very heavy concrete inside the steel. And inside the concrete, we have rebar. So you have everything you could have. It's what they wante  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- President Trump issued the following remarks on June 23 before Marine One departure: THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. So we're going to Arizona. We're celebrating. We have over 200 miles of wall built. It's been incredible. Our numbers on the border, as you know, are at just about a record-breaking low. People are not being able to cross the border. The wall is up, because we have more than 200 -- we have about 212 miles up of wall. So that's good. And we're going to be   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: After a review by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Shamrock Foods Company - a food products and services company based in Phoenix, Arizona - has agreed to pay $858,492 in lost wages, benefits, and interest to resolve allegations of discrimination against female, African American and white applicants at its facilities in Phoenix, Arizona, and Eastvale  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is providing $2.8 million in additional funding to support grasshopper and Mormon cricket suppression in Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming as a result of higher than normal populations due to a warm, dry spring. APHIS had originally allocated approximately $2.6 m  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, June 24 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a discussion about the U.S.-Mexico border wall on June 23 while en route to Yuma, Arizona: Q What should we expect today? What are we going to see? MS. MCENANY: You're going to see the wall that the President has built -- more than 200 miles. I believe it's 212 now. Is that right? ACTING COMMISSIONER MORGAN: Two hundred and twenty. MS. MCENANY: Two hundred twenty. Two hundred twenty miles of the wall. You'll   more

YUMA, Arizona, June 24 -- White House issued the following transcript of a roundtable discussion on border security on June 23: THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. Great to be here. Beautiful runway. A little warmer than I'm used to, but that's okay, Doug, right? We have a -- I was just given a beautiful picture of the wall. That's before and after. And that's quite a difference: one area you walk over, you drive over, you do whatever you want, and other one you say, "Well, I guess we don  more