WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tim Mitchell, in his role as operations supervisor for the 357th Fighter Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, had a problem to solve. An A-10C "Warthog" Thunderbolt II from the base diverted to Fort Huachuca, U.S. Army base southeast of Tucson, because of a mechanical issue. His job was to figure out how to get the subsonic attack aircraft back to its home base a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued the following feature story: Judge Steven P. Logan's journey to the bench is a story of valor, perseverance, and determination. The U.S. district judge in Phoenix, Arizona, became the first in his military family to graduate from college. He went on to serve 26 years in the Marine Corps and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal during his time stationed in Iraq. "The time I spent in the Marine Corps, I'd do it a thousand tim  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: COCHISE, ARIZONA -- As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, a key pillar of Bidenomics, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to a $1.3 billion commitment in three transmission lines crossing six states. This historic commitment, made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will advance transformative projects aimed at adding 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of additional grid  more

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Arizona, Oct. 31 -- 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) Lake Havasu Field Office is seeking public input on an environmental assessment analyzing a Programmatic Vegetation Management Plan. The purpose of the plan is to maintain and improve ecological conditions in vegetation communities on public lands within the field office area by using an integrated tre  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane E. Young, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: An Arizona company and CEO pleaded guilty today in federal court in Concord for distributing drugs into the interstate commerce that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Centera Bioscience, d/b/a Nootropics Depot, and its CEO, Paul Eftang, 38, pleaded guilty to the introduction o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 2 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Small nonfarm businesses in 10 Arizona counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 2 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: * * * Published on November 1, 2023 by Disaster Field Operations Center West * * * Small nonfarm businesses in 10 Arizona counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-Wes  more

YUMA, Arizona, Nov. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Antonio Varela-Verdugo, a U.S. citizen, and Gilberto Villalva, a citizen of Mexico, were charged by complaint on October 25, 2023, with Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens. The complaint alleges that Varela-Verdugo and Villalva conspired to smuggle 22 undocumented noncitizens in the tank of a water truck. On October 23, 2023, Yuma Station Border Patrol agents followed a wa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2023: An Arizona man pleaded guilty today to two felony charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Jacob Zerkle, 51, of Bowie, Arizona, pleaded guilty to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A brother and sister from Arizona both pleaded guilty today to a felony charge for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Cory Konold, 28, and Felicia Konold, 29, both   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: The Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women awarded the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) $830,000 to prosecute domestic violence and sexual assault occurring on tribal lands. Among other things, this grant will fund a Tribal Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA). The OVW grant will enhance the capacity of CRIT to hold domestic violence offende  more