WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) today announced it has a cooperative agreement with Arizona under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Through this agreement, USDA and Arizona are working together to offer over $3.2 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build re  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 12 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 27, 2023, entitled "Arizona Job Openings and Labor Turnover - September 2023": * * * Arizona had 198,000 job openings in September 2023, compared to 192,000 openings in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in A  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Employment and average weekly wages increased in all of the 10 largest U.S. counties from June 2022 to June 2023. Among the areas with the largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment were Harris County, Texas, at 3.6 percent, Miami-Dade County, Florida (3.5 percent), and Maricopa County, Arizona (2.6 percent). In June 2023, national em  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Phoenix Division issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: On November 29, 2023, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned an 11-count indictment against Jorge Damian Roman-Figueroa, Luis Eduardo Roman-Flores, Manuel Jose Bernal, Joel Salazar-Ballesteros, and Jesus Armando Gonzalez-Villela, citizens of Mexico, for Conspiracy to Transport Aliens; Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments; Conspi  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command issued the following story: By Karima Turner U.S. Army professionals across the Continental United States gathered for the Regional Cyber Center-CONUS Technical Summit Dec. 5-7. Held for the first time since 2019, the event hosted team members from the 7th Theater Signal Command, the 93rd Signal Brigade and the 106th Signal Brigade. "Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, which had everyone isolated for years, th  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, Erek L. Barron, issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson sentenced Dementrous Von Smith, a/k/a "Meecho" and "El Meecho," age 36, of Waldorf, Maryland, to 53 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, in relation to the submission of fraudulent CARES Act unemployment insurance claims in  more

AJO, Arizona, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following agency statement on Dec. 11, 2023: Ajo, Az - Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in cooperation with Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge are hosting the 2023 Christmas Bird Count Thursday through Saturday, December 21st - 23rd. We are calling for birders of all skill levels to come and join us for this fun, fascinating and important event! The Christmas Bird Count is a National Audubon S  more

PAGE, Arizona, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Glen Canyon) is pleased to announce that Nichelle Rich has been selected as our new Chief of Commercial Services. Nichelle has nearly a decade of National Park Service (NPS) experience in several parks. Glen Canyon Superintendent Michelle Kerns stated, "Nichelle Rich brings important skills and experience to the Glen Canyon Commercial Se  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release: An Arizona resident was sentenced Tuesday by United States District Judge Cristina D. Silva to 135 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Mateo Vailon-Ramirez, aka Juan De Dios Yuen Felix, 38, conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine and   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Dec. 12, 2023, on continued denials of abortion care: * * * No woman should be forced to go to court or flee her home state just to receive the health care she needs. But that is exactly what happened in Texas thanks to Republican elected officials, and it is simply outrageous. This should never happen in America, period. Legal and medical chaos, as we are witnessing in states like Texas, Kentucky and Arizona, is a direc  more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, Dec. 12 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Prescott National Forest - issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: The Prescott National Forest announces the selection of Sarah Clawson as the new Forest Supervisor, effective December 31, 2023. Clawson currently serves as the District Ranger for the Bradshaw and Chino Valley Ranger Districts of the Prescott National Forest. These districts, which encompass a wide range of ecosys  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Nathan Hernandez, 20, of Yuma, pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl last week. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for March 25, 2024, before United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi. Hernandez admitted that on November 3, 2023, he entered the United States through the San Luis Port of Entry in San Luis, Arizona, with 115.04 pounds of fen  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Pilar Angel Leon-Beltran, 44, of Sinaloa, Mexico, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 144 months in prison. Leon-Beltran pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime on March 22, 2023. Leon-Beltran also admitted to being in violation   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: On November 29, 2023, a federal grand jury in Tucson returned an 11-count indictment against Jorge Damian Roman-Figueroa, Luis Eduardo Roman-Flores, Manuel Jose Bernal, Joel Salazar-Ballesteros, and Jesus Armando Gonzalez-Villela, citizens of Mexico, for Conspiracy to Transport Aliens; Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments; Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana, Methamphe  more