TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 27 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on Oct. 26, 2023: American Battery Factory (ABF), an emerging battery manufacturer leading the development of the first network of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cell gigafactories in the United States, today broke ground on a two million square foot gigafactory located in Tucson, Arizona. The site will provide an estimated 1,000 jobs, $1.2 billion in capital investment and $3.1 billion in economic impact  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 26 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Reflecting his dedication to the highest standards in elections administration, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes today announced the successful completion of a rigorous certification and recertification training program for election workers, in preparation for the highly anticipated 2024 Presidential Election cycle. "I commend Arizona's diligent election officials for their unyieldin  more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: The map could help the agency decide where the first astronauts to the Red Planet should land. The more available water, the less missions will need to bring. Buried ice will be a vital resource for the first people to set foot on Mars, serving as drinking water and a key ingredient for rocket fuel. But it would also be a major scientific target: Astronauts or robots could one day drill ice co  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Michael Lee, 27, of Tucson, was arrested yesterday on a federal complaint warrant by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Southern Arizona Violent Crime and Gang Task Force for transmitting threats through interstate communications for threatening to commit a mass shooting at the University of Arizona. The complaint alleges that Lee transmitted threats t  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * College of Medicine - Tucson researchers will create a portable virtual reality device to quickly assess traumatic brain injuries when and where they occur. * * * One of the most common injuries sustained by military personnel in recent conflicts has been traumatic brain injury, or TBI. In response to this, and the fact that military operations are increasingly being cond  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Realistic, to-scale renditions of otherworldly landscapes, created by a team at the university's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, help lay the groundwork for ongoing and future Mars exploration campaigns. * * * Picture soaring over a rugged canyon on another world, strapped into an imaginary hang glider. Or getting a bird's eye view of craters that stretch on for miles and following along t  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Data collected ahead of the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule's plunge into Earth's atmosphere will help test algorithms used to pinpoint asteroids that could impact Earth. * * * Hours before the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule blasted into Earth's atmosphere and landed safely in the Utah desert on Sept. 24, a small University of Arizona team was tracking another key part of the mission: t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SELLS, Ariz. -- An Arizona woman was sentenced Oct. 20 to 120 months in prison for transporting noncitizens resulting in a death. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Border Patrol and the Tohono O'odham Tribal Police Department investigated the case. Sunshine Michelle Betters, 47, of Tucson, was sentenced to an additional 11 months imprisonment for violat  more