SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Jan. 10, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Arizona - Second Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in Arizona's two largest counties from June 2022 to June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2022.) Regiona  more

MOHAVE VALLEY, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is working to correct a significant drop in water levels in Topock Marsh. The 4,000-acre marsh is adjacent to the Colorado River in the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. Managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service, it serves as a recreation area and wildlife habitat for the tri-state area.  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2024: As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting children and improving air quality, today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of three applicants in Arizona to receive $40,090,898 through EPA's first Clean School Bus Program Grants Competition. The awards, made possible through President Biden's Investing in America agenda, will help selectee  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) to improve wastewater treatment at its Chinle, Kayenta, and Tuba City facilities in Arizona. NTUA has agreed to a Partial Consent Decree that requires wastewater treatment upgrades that will total approximately $100 million and aims to improve compliance with the faciliti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SAN DIEGO -- A Southern California man was sentenced in federal court Jan. 5 to 106 months in prison for transporting two teens from San Diego to Phoenix, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas, for the purpose of prostitution. "This lengthy sentence serves as an appropriate punishment for the defendant's role in exploiting multiple victims for the sole purpose of financ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: 44 States, U.S. Territories, Tribes Intend to Launch Permanent Summer EBT Program in 2024; Even More Expected in 2025 WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that 35 states, all five U.S. territories, and four Tribes plan to be the first to launch the new, permanent summer grocery benefits program for children - known as Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer - in sum  more

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Arizona, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command issued the following news: By Morgan Blackstock, Office of Public Affairs and Communication PEO Land Systems The Marine Corps is one step closer to defeating unmanned aircraft systems. In December, Program Executive Officer Land Systems successfully tested the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS, low-rate initial production model, hitting several launched drones during a live-fire test at the Yuma Provin  more

PAGE, Arizona, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Beginning January 15, there will be a temporary closure of the National Park Service's (NPS) developed area in Hite, Utah. Hite is a remote ranger district in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, located at the top of Lake Powell, adjacent to the confluence of the Colorado and Dirty Devil Rivers. Motorists driving the 126-mile stretch of Utah State Highway 95 between Hanksvi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Community colleges are an integral part of the United States' broader efforts to support foreign policy goals by expanding access to education and economic opportunity both at home and abroad. The U.S. Department of State announced today that nearly 150 students from 16 countries convened in Mesa, Arizona this week as part of the U.S. Community College Initiative (CCI) Program, which taps into the educational   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Whitney Adams, 27, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 48 months in prison and ordered to pay over $1 million in restitution to 17 victims. Adams pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering on May 16, 2023. Between January 2021 and April 2022, Adams laundered money for scammers who lured victims  more