WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: Amtrak and its partners have been awarded more than $2.1 billion to improve existing routes and advance plans to expand Amtrak service across the United States. "Amtrak ridership is soaring and we're advancing plans to further enhance and expand our services across the United States with our various partners, thanks to these grants," said Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner. "We're eager to bri  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement after demanding answers to why the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) unnecessarily closed the Lukeville Port of Entry (POE) in Arizona: "Lukeville is the fourth highest POE in Arizona for border crossings. Each day, thousands of people rely on moving through the Lukeville POE to work, vacation, study, visit family   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 8 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The University of Arizona rose two spots in the annual Best for Vets: Colleges list from Military Times, ranking No. 6 overall and No. 1 in the West. The University of Arizona retained its status as one of the nation's best universities for service members, according to Military Times. UArizona rose to No. 6 overall, No. 5 among public universities and No. 1 in the West in the latest edition of the Militar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56876) involving Banner - University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona: * * * Rep Org: Arizona Dept of Health Services Licensee: Banner University MC - Tucson Region: 4 City: Tucson State: AZ License #: 10-044 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Brian Goretzki HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 11/29/2023 Notification Time: 11:45 [ET] Event Date: 11/28/2023 Event Time: 00:00   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Announcement includes 10 projects in 9 states ready for construction and 69 corridors across 44 states identified for future development through two grant programs funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it has awarded $8.2 billion for 10 passenger rail projects across the country  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * A new center will build research knowledge and practice to benefit communities globally as climate extremes increase. * * * A $3.8 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, a division of the National Institutes of Health, will fund planning for the Southwest Center on Resilience for Climate Change and Health, or SCORCH, at the University o  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Members of the public helped the University of Arizona's Catalina Sky Survey spot a previously unknown near-Earth asteroid on its orbit around the sun. The asteroid, TW 2023, has no chance of colliding with Earth. * * * Discovering asteroids in space used to be a privilege reserved for astronomers - until now, thanks to a project led by the University of Arizona Catalina Sky Survey, which m  more