WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decisions for environmental assessments (EAs) to control grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in parts of Arizona. Based on the analysis contained in the EAs and the comments received during the public comment per  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release: The U.S. Army today awarded the Javelin Joint Venture, comprised of Lockheed Martin of Orlando, Florida, and Raytheon Technologies of Tucson, Arizona, contract for the Javelin Missile System. This contract allows Javelin Missile System procurement and production support for the Army, Marines, Navy, and international customers. This is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for fiscal years 2023 through 2026, wi  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, May 4 -- The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command issued the following story: By Enrique Tamez Vasquez, NETCOM Public Affairs Office As senior Army leaders evaluate progress toward achieving the Army Unified Network Plan (AUNP) and discuss the path forward for achieving the next set of milestones, the Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) Enterprise Computing Environment Directorate (ECED) is moving forward to survey communications nodes, data center  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Landon Gunsauls, 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs Members of the 37th Helicopter Squadron and the 319th Missile Squadron travelled to several schools across Arizona on an Aviation Inspiration Mentorship Program trip while supporting the efforts of Project Tuskegee from April 22 to April 30, 2023. Project Tuskegee is an initiative of Air Force Global Strike Command, with the intent  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 2 -- The U.S. Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force Base (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Landon Gunsauls, 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs Members of the 37th Helicopter Squadron and the 319th Missile Squadron travelled to several schools across Arizona on an Aviation Inspiration Mentorship Program trip while supporting the efforts of Project Tuskegee from April 22 to April 30, 2023. Project Tuskegee is an initiative of Air Force Global Strike  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 5 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 4, 2023, entitled "Women's Earnings in Arizona - 2021": * * * In 2021, Arizona women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $860, or 80.5 percent of the $1,068 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Comm  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, May 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 55th Rescue Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base received their first HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter, also known as the whiskey model, May 3, 2023. "This HH-60W represents the first of many rescue helicopters at DM as we re-capitalize and sustain our future combat search and rescue capabilitie  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, May 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove, 56th Fighter Wing The 56th Fighter Wing hosted the 10th annual fighter pilot competition Haboob Havoc, April 26th to 28th, 2023, at Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona. Haboob Havoc is a total force competition that provides an opportunity for pilots from various bases to demonstrate their skills across a diverse range of aircraft while also testing their abilities i  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: During the next several weeks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct two major mid-year surveys, the June Agricultural Survey and the June Area Survey. The agency will contact nearly 6,000 producers across the Mountain Region states of Arizona, Colorado, Montana,   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56487) involving Palo Verde Nuclear Plant, Arizona: * * * Facility: Palo Verde Region: 4 State: AZ Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE NRC Notified By: Roxanne James HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 04/26/2023 Notification Time: 06:23 [ET] Event Date: 04/25/2023 Event Time: 23:15 [MST] Last Update Date: 04/26/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Sect  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56487) involving Palo Verde Nuclear Plant, Arizona: * * * Facility: Palo Verde Region: 4 State: AZ Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE NRC Notified By: Roxanne James HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 04/26/2023 Notification Time: 06:23 [ET] Event Date: 04/25/2023 Event Time: 23:15 [MST] Last Update Date: 04/26/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Sect  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56481) involving Southern Arizona VA Health Care, Little Rock, Arkansas: Rep Org: Southern Arizona VA Health Care Licensee: Southern Arizona VA Health Care Region: 3 City: Little Rock State: AR License #: 03-23853-01VA Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Kim Wiebeck HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 04/20/2023 Notification Time: 17:20 [ET] Event Date: 04/19/2023 Event Time:   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56481) involving Southern Arizona VA Health Care, Little Rock, Arkansas: * * * Rep Org: Southern Arizona VA Health Care Licensee: Southern Arizona VA Health Care Region: 3 City: Little Rock State: AR License #: 03-23853-01VA Agreement: N NRC Notified By: Kim Wiebeck HQ OPS Officer: Sam Colvard Notification Date: 04/20/2023 Notification Time: 17:20 [ET] Event Date: 04/19/2023 Event  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56482) involving Southwest Medical Imaging LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona: * * * Rep Org: Arizona Dept of Health Services Licensee: Southwest Medical Imaging, LLC Region: 4 City: Scottsdale State: AZ License #: 07-507 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Brian Goretzki HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 04/20/2023 Notification Time: 17:36 [ET] Event Date: 04/17/2023 Event Time: 00:  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56482) involving Southwest Medical Imaging LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona: * * * Rep Org: Arizona Dept of Health Services Licensee: Southwest Medical Imaging LLC Region: 4 City: Scottsdale State: AZ License #: 07-507 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Brian Goretzki HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 04/20/2023 Notification Time: 17:36 [ET] Event Date: 04/17/2023 Event Time: 00:0  more

KINGMAN, Arizona, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Arizona State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a virtual forum on May 11, 2023, at 5 p.m., to share information and receive public input on three applications for solar energy development on public lands designated as solar variance areas in Mohave County. The three projects are White Hills Solar, Mineral Park Solar, and Leo Solar. White Hills is in  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Salvador Lopez-Vargas, 36, of Michoacan, Mexico, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to a term of 36 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his management role in a criminal conspiracy to harbor and transport 90 undocumented non-citizens (UNCs). Lopez-Vargas pleaded guilty on December 8, 2022, to Conspiracy to  more

FLORENCE, South Carolina, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Mohammad Ribhi Farraj, 43, of Florence, South Carolina, and Marvet Masoud, 34, of Homestead, Florida, were sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to unemployment insurance benefits. Evidence presented to the court showed that Farraj and Masoud engaged in a scheme with others to fraudulently obtain unemploy  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 5 -- U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai issued the following remarks on May 4, 2023, at the Global Links business luncheon: * * * United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today delivered remarks at the 2023 Global Links Business Luncheon in Phoenix, Arizona. In her remarks, Ambassador Tai highlighted how the Biden-Harris Administration is investing in American competitiveness and using trade to promote a more resilient and prosperous future for workers and bu  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 2, 2023: * * * MAGA House Republicans' Default on America Act Would Have Devastating Impacts for Arizona Extreme bill would cut veterans' health care, jeopardize public safety, and raise costs for families--even as House Republicans separately push for trillions in tax cuts skewed to the wealthy and big corporations Congressional Republicans are holding the nation's full faith and credit hostage in an effo  more