FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, July 15 -- The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command issued the following story: By Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Ringold Preparing organizations for future success is something leaders are charged with every day. As the landscape of contingency operations changes, Army subject matter experts must come together to help their leaders ensure their units, and Soldiers, are ready to handle any mission, anywhere. Warrant officers from across U.S. Army Network Enterprise T  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, July 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center partnered with major technology companies to test a new avionic prototype for the A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 924th Maintenance Squadron, June 29, 2023. The new Portable Automated Test Station (PATS) will modernize weapon systems capabilities, improve return-to-combat times and stren  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 7 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Phoenix Division issued the following news release: Today, United States and Mexican law enforcement announced significant enforcement actions against a prolific transnational drug trafficking organization operating in Nogales, Sonora, along the U.S.-Mexico border. After extensive bilateral cooperation between the United States and Mexico, Mexico's Attorney General's Office, Fiscalia General de la Republ  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 12 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release: The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today announced $2 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants have been awarded to fund two important projects that will create 142 units of affordable housing for seniors in Arizona. FHLBank San Francisco is the largest privately-owned source of affordable housing funding within  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 11 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today announced $32.9 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants have been awarded to fund 38 projects that will create 2,825 units of affordable housing throughout Arizona, California, and Nevada. FHLBank San Francisco is the largest privately-owned source of af  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 12 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today announced it awarded over $26 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to fund 30 projects that will create 2,420 units of affordable housing in California. FHLBank San Francisco is the largest privately-owned source of affordable housing funding within i  more

HILL AFB, Utah, July 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: The University of Arizona and Hill Air Force Base have created an Education Partnership Agreement that establishes collaborations for internships, Interdisciplinary Capstone projects, student training as part of the new Defense Civilian Training Corps program, and potentially faculty research. Representatives from Hill visited campus July 11 to sign the agreement and tour engineer  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho Josh Hurwit announced the result of two separate fentanyl trafficking cases in Eastern Idaho today. An Arizona man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Additionally, a Pocatello man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for assisting in the distribution of me  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers in Phoenix, Arizona, conducted a targeted enforcement action that resulted in the arrest of an unlawfully present Mexican citizen on June 20. The previously removed individual has a prior burglary conviction, for which he spent three months in a county jail. "This targeted arrest is part of ERO'  more

NOGALES, Arizona, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: A Mexican national, and former law enforcement officer from Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced last week to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his involvement in firearms smuggling as a result of an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations. "This prison sentence sends a clear message - HSI will expose weapons traff  more

NOGALES, Arizona, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: On July 7, the United States and Mexican law enforcement announced significant enforcement actions against a prolific transnational drug trafficking organization operating in Nogales, Sonora, along the U.S.-Mexico border. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) continues to investigate transnational criminal organizations in partnership with DEA both dome  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Parts Authority, Diligent Delivery Systems misclassified employees as independent contractors * * * The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking people now or once employed by a national auto parts distributor and its delivery company who may be owed their share of more than $5.6 million in back wages and damages recovered on behalf of more than 1,300 drivers. The division   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Arizona Field Office issued the following news release: ARIZONA HIGHLIGHTS Durum wheat production in Arizona, based on conditions as of July 1, 2023, is forecast at 5.29 million bushels, according to the July 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is up 29 percent from the June 1 fo  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56599) involving Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona: * * * Rep Org: Arizona Dept of Health Services Licensee: Banner University Medical Center Region: 4 City: Phoenix State: AZ License #: 07-478 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Brian D. Goretzki HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 06/30/2023 Notification Time: 00:33 [ET] Event Date: 06/29/2023 Event T  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, July 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, Clinton J. Johnson, issued the following news release: An Arizona resident was sentenced to 20 years and 8 months in prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute; possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime; and for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary sentenced Hatcher Raymond Day,   more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, July 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Devlin Bishop Airmen from the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron took part in a Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force field exercise at the Davis-Monthan explosive ordnance disposal range, June 29, 2023. Prime BEEF training happens monthly, and increases readiness among civil engineer Airmen and provides them with the skills necessary to handle si  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Cecilia Campos, 49, of Pellham, Alabama, was sentenced on June 14, 2023, by United States District Court Judge James A. Soto to 18 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Campos pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Heroin and Methamphetamine and Conspiracy to Commit Laundering of Monetary Instruments. Campos' co-conspirat  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Eric Lee Kinney, 37, of Inscription House, Arizona, was sentenced on June 26, 2023, by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 292 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Kinney pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder. On or about November 5, 2022, Kinney, a member of the Navajo Nation, stabbed the victim to death and later fled from law en  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Diana Marie Moore, 42, of Mesa, Arizona, pleaded guilty on Monday to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering. Sentencing is scheduled for September 18, 2023, before United States District Judge Susan M. Brnovich. Moore admitted that she owned two behavioral health counseling services, Harmony Family Services (HFS) and Harmony Family Services II (HFS II) and that   more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: Hector Francisco Ramirez-Roman, 39, of San Luis, Rio Colorado, Mexico, was sentenced on Tuesday by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 108 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release. Ramirez-Roman also was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. Ramirez-Roman pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 Gram  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following agency statement on July 11, 2023: * * * We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invite public review and comment on nine Compatibility Determinations (CDs) for the Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge in Parker, Arizona. CDs include the proposed uses: wildlife observation and photography, fishing, boating, research, environmental education and interpretation, picnicking, b  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on July 14, 2023: A Tempe, Arizona, woman was sentenced today to 5 years in prison for her role in operating multiple darknet pages selling illicit drugs alongside two previously sentenced co-conspirators. According to court documents, from at least in and around January of 2022 through August 2022, Veronica Dittman, 28, along with co-conspirators Rick Sch  more