CHICAGO, Illinois, March 7 (TNSres) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Researchers find likelihood of children being a school shooting victim quadrupled since 1970, and offer preventative steps * * * Key Takeaways * Incidence of school shootings increasing dramatically: In the 53 years leading up to May 2022, the number of school shootings annually increased more than 12 times. * Children more likely to be victims. The likelihood of children being   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 8 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced the Arizona Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against defunct quinceanera dress store, Oh La La by Posh, LLC ("Oh La La") and its owner, Renee Cuellar. The lawsuit alleges that Oh La La and Cuellar accepted thousands of dollars' worth of deposits before abruptly shuttering the store and leaving customers without dresses or r  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), Arizona's only member of the House Appropriations Committee, today supported the passage of the FY2024 appropriations package, securing $26 million for his district. It also included $45 million for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) VET-TEC program. Ciscomani's bill to reauthorize this popular VA program passed the House in May of 2023. "From day one, I promi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) proudly announced that all 14 of his Community Project Funding (CPF) requests were included in the government funding package passed by the House of Representatives yesterday - totaling $18,607,035 in funding coming directly to Arizona. "I am extremely proud to have secured this funding that will directly benefit everyday Arizonans, including water conservation in Globe, pedestri  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 7 -- The March of Dimes issued the following news on March 6, 2024: March of Dimes today announced the launch of its newest Mom & Baby Mobile Health Center(R) in Phoenix, aimed at providing quality healthcare to moms and babies. The Phoenix Center is made possible by an $800,000 donation from UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Arizona, and in clinical partnership with Wesley Community & Health Centers and ASU Edson College of Nursing and Innovation. It's the second cente  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: A Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation grant will fund clinical trials for an implantable device that could eliminate the need for glucose testing and insulin injections in the management of Type 1 diabetes. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation awarded researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, part of UArizona Health Sciences, a $2.7 million gra  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Mexican national was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison for his role in an elaborate cocaine trafficking scheme. According to court documents, Gerardo Ignacio Castillo-Lopez, 32, was residing in Tucson, Arizona, in April 2022 when he coordinated the delivery of 22 kilograms of cocaine to his co-conspirator, Dwight Garvey, in Maryland. C  more