PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Arizona State Office issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management's Lower Sonoran Field Office invites public input on a proposed developed recreation area near Apache Junction. A 15-day public comment period on the draft Apache Junction Goldfield Recreation Area environmental assessment begins today. The BLM developed a variety of alternatives to consider for th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 24 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 23, 2023, entitled "Arizona Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2023": * * * Arizona had 193,000 job openings in June 2023, compared to 200,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Arizona was   more

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Chief Warrant Officer 4 Steven M. Melvin, U.S. Army Operational Test Command Thirty-nine Cavalry troopers from Fort Cavazos, Texas just completed training and testing on the Army's newest anti-tank missile system. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment (Ghost), 3rd Brigade (Grey Wolf), 1st Cavalry Division, immediately began new equipment training on the Javelin Lightweight Command L  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, Cole Finegan, issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Lawrence Rudolph, 68, formerly of Paradise Valley, Arizona, was sentenced to life in prison for murder. Rudolph will also serve a concurrent sentence of 20 years for defrauding multiple life insurance companies, pay $4,877,744.93 in restitution, a fine of $2,000,000, and a $2  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on Aug. 24, 2023: By Joseph Clark, DOD News The Defense Department will begin training Ukrainians to fly and maintain F-16 fighter jets in the coming months, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said today. The training is expected to begin in October at the Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson, Arizona, and will be facilitated by the Air National Guard's 162nd Wing. The U.S.-led training   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing more than $68 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital tools and services to support students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the third application window, benefitting approximately 110,000 studen  more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, issued the following news release: A U.S. District judge sentenced an Arizona man to 100 months imprisonment after he admitted to trafficking more than 1,300 grams combined of fentanyl and heroin into southern Illinois. Jimmy Carrasco, 28, of Glendale, Arizona, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Following his prison sentence, he will serve  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: A southern Arizona man was sentenced Aug. 15 to 60 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for smuggling weapons from the United States into Mexico following an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI); the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. "Any attem  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron employs a unique multi-faceted approach to executing the aircraft maintenance mission at Luke Air Force Base. The fabrication flight is one of multiple flights dedicated to inspecting aircraft, precision structural repair, and producing support equipment necessary to keep Luke AFB's jets in  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 10,276,078 visitors to national parks in Arizona spent $1,151,700,000 in the state in 2022. That spending resulted in 16,418 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $1,880,100,000. "Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care of our national parks. With the help of volunteers   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Aug. 20, 2023, on Tropical Storm Hilary: * * * As soon as Tropical Storm Hilary's path became clear, my Administration took immediate action to prepare. At my direction, FEMA deployed to California federal personnel and supplies that can be surged to impacted communities. The U.S. Coast Guard pre-positioned aircraft to allow for rapid response and search-and-rescue efforts. My Administration also deployed federal personne  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: The United States Attorney's Office, District of Arizona, announced today the recent unsealing of 13 indictments charging a total of 22 individuals with Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit. Each indictment charges a human smuggling coordinator who utilized social media, including Snapchat, to recruit individuals within Arizona to transport u  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Following a 60-day public comment period, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has finalized a recovery plan for the endangered beardless chinchweed (Pectis imberbis), an herbaceous plant native to the sky island mountains of southern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. Recovery plans are not regulatory but provide a framework for the recovery of  more

FORT MEADE, Maryland, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Information Systems Agency issued the following news: By Lora L. Bender, Joint Interoperability Test Command U.S. Navy Capt. Anthony Saxon recently took the reins of the Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Interoperability Test Command from U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Matthias during a moving change of command ceremony Aug. 17 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. With its primary mission to test and certify joint interoperability  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Huachuca issued the following news: By Lora L. Bender, JITC U.S. Navy Capt. Anthony Saxon recently took the reins of the Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Interoperability Test Command from U.S. Navy Capt. Robert Matthias during a moving change of command ceremony Aug. 17. With its primary mission to test and certify joint interoperability among defense information systems, JITC paves the way for seamless communication and collabo  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica D. Aber, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: A Phoenix, Arizona, couple pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute multiple controlled substances including heroin, methamphetamine, and para-fluorofentanyl over the darknet. According to court documents, from approximately January 2021 through May 2023, Cheerish Noel Taylor, 36, and Robert James Fischer, 35, ran the darknet moni  more