DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, April 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon, 355th Wing Public Affairs The second annual Women's Leadership Symposium was hosted by the 355th Wing's Diversity and Inclusion Council and the Women Inspiring the Next Generations (W.I.N.Gs) DM Chapter, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, March 28-30, 2023. A wide variety of speakers from across base, ranging from an ai  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: * * * Made possible by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean and safe drinking water * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $87,486,000 to Arizona for essential drinking water infrastructure upgrades through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). Thanks to a $6 bil  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 3, 2023: The Department of Justice announced today that it has seized virtual currency worth an estimated $112 million linked to cryptocurrency investment scams. Seizure warrants for six virtual currency accounts were authorized by judges in the District of Arizona, the Central District of California, and the District of Idaho. According to court documents, the virtual currency accounts were alleg  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: A former San Diego Police Department vice detective and his co-defendants each pleaded guilty today in connection with their operation of five illicit massage businesses in California and Arizona that profited for years by exploiting women to engage in commercial sexual services under the guise of offering therapeutic massage services. According to court documents, Peter Griffin, 78, who l  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Starting in May and continuing through November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the monthly Agricultural Yield Survey. The information captured in this survey will help NASS track changes in yields that can occur due to weather, pests, disease, and  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Apri 6, 2023: Brian Riggs, 51, of Jeddito, Arizona, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to 30 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Riggs, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, was convicted of Second Degree Murder following a seven-day jury trial. On February 16, 2019, emergency medical services respon  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on April 7, 2023: A Scottsdale, Arizona, man was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for distributing fentanyl on the darknet. According to court documents, from August 2021 through May 2022, John McKernan, 32, ran the darknet moniker "KingofKeys" on a darknet market. On this market, he advertised and sold pressed pills that he marketed as oxycodone, bu  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, April 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson, 56 Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 56th Fighter Wing hosted Phoenix-area educators for a West Valley Educators Immersion Tour at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, Mar. 31st, 2023. "From pharmacy technicians to air traffic controllers, fighter pilots to maintainers, our educators got to see a little bit of everything during their visit to Luke AFB,"   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda: Delivering for Arizona Companies have committed to invest over $58 billion in Arizona since President Biden took office For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden's Investing i  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The White House issued the following readout of a roundtable affirming transgender kids: * * * Domestic Policy Advisor Ambassador Susan Rice and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy hosted a roundtable at the White House about the joys, hopes, and challenges that transgender children are experiencing. Transgender kids and their parents traveled to the White House from states that have attacked the rights of transgender kids, including Arizona, Texas, and Virginia, and s  more