LUKE AFB, Arizona, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Comprised of highly qualified veteran specialists, the Air Force Engineering and Technical Services civilians collaborate closely with active-duty Airmen and their Lockheed Martin counterparts, offering continuity of knowledge and decades of experience to aviation maintenance across the Air Force. Luke AFB currently hosts nine AF  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 2 -- 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 Tucson Field Office released a draft environmental assessment for a 30-day public comment period on the proposed Middle Gila South Access and Transportation Management Plan and Environmental Assessment. The public comment period closes Aug. 31, 2023. The environmental assessment analyzes the potential direct, indirec  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Arizona State Office issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management's Hassayampa Field Office seeks public comment on proposed recreational enhancements to the Table Mesa Recreation Area north of Phoenix. A 30-day comment period begins today. The purpose of the planning effort is to identify appropriate recreational uses in specific areas to avoid user conflict, ensure  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force selected Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, as the preferred location to host Air Force Special Operation Command's third power projection wing. Transforming the 492nd Special Operations Wing into a power projection wing with all of AFSOC's mission capabilities (strike, mobility, ISR, air/ground integration) will enable the Air Force  more

YUMA, Arizona, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Wheezy's Sports Bar & Grill assessed $14K in penalties for willful violations * * A federal investigation into the pay practices of a Yuma sports bar and grill has recovered $114,996 in back wages and damages for 86 workers employed by three owners who learned that denying employees overtime wages -- deliberately and knowingly -- is a bad and costly wager. Investigators wit  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: * * * Cleanup will pave the way to beneficial groundwater use, ensuring future drinking water security * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its plan for the cleanup of the Cyprus Tohono Mine Site Basin Fill Aquifer under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), also known as the Superfund law. The newly signed  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, Aug. 2 -- 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 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, routinely conducts operations between active-duty, Air Force Reserve Command, and Air National Guard members to maintain a cohesive operational force and support Total Force Integration. The 944th FW, the 161st Air Refueling Wing, and the 162nd FW are integral parts of Luke's TFI and capitali  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Martha Betancourth Angulo, 34, of Torrance, California, was indicted last week on one count each of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine. The indictment alleges that, on June 29, 2023, Angulo was traveling on Interstate 8 in Yuma County, Arizona when she was stopped by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Angel Daniel Miranda-Contreras, 29, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 41 months in prison. Miranda-Contreras pleaded guilty on April 10, 2023, to Importation of Fentanyl, Importation of Heroin, Importation of Methamphetamine, and Importation of Cocaine. Miranda-Contreras crossed the border from Mexico in  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Rudy Vasquez Cervantes, 20, of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Phoenix on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The indictment alleges that, on June 30, 2023, Cervantes was traveling by vehicle when he was stopped by the Arizona Department of Public Safety. A subsequent search of his vehicle   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), as the lead Federal agency, in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), invites the public to review and comment on a proposed amendment to the Salt River Project (SRP) Roosevelt Dam Habitat Conservation Plan (RHCP). The amendment package includes a request for a proposed planned deviat  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Today, the United States Attorney's Office announced its immigration enforcement statistics for April 1, 2023, to June 30, 2023. These cases are prosecuted in partnership with the Tucson and Yuma Sectors of the Customs and Border Protection's U.S. Border Patrol, along with Homeland Security Investigations, and assistance from other federal, state, and county  more