KINGMAN, Arizona, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kingman Field Office has completed an environmental assessment and is seeking public comment on the proposed Arizona Silver Exploration US, Inc (ASE) Philadelphia Exploration Project. The proposed exploration drilling project is located approximately 7.5 miles east of Bullhead City along the west side of the Black Mountains in Mohave C  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 7, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, Arizona - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.3 percent in Arizo  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Nathan Call, 355 Wing Public Affairs The Heritage Flight Training Course took place at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., February 29 - March 3, 2024. Air Force demonstration pilots went through various routines, solo and with civilian Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation pilots, and became certified to perform in the 2024 air show season. Th  more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: The 355th Wing demonstrated the ability to employ special warfare teams and combat rescue aircraft to execute agile combat employment operations in support of unmanned aircraft systems. During Exercise Agile Angel, a team of special warfare Airmen assigned to the 48th Rescue Squadron, conducted a low-visibility ground infiltration to rapidly establish and contr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. 0-AR-5860): * * * Before the Authority: Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman, and Colleen Duffy Kiko, Member I. Statement of the Case The Union requests reconsideration of the Authority's decision in U.S. Department of the Army, Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs, Arizona Army National Guard (Arizona Army National Guard).[1] The Union's motion for reconsideration (motion) merely att  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who drove to Arizona several times to mail fentanyl pills to his co-conspirator in Sioux City, was convicted by a jury on March 1, 2024, after a 5-day trial in federal court in Sioux City. Aki Awou, age 33, from Omaha, Nebraska, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, and two counts of possession with intent to distribute and aiding and abetting   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal criminal complaint was unsealed yesterday in the District of Arizona charging Abraham Chol Keech, 44, of Utah, and Peter Biar Ajak, 40, of Maryland, with conspiring to purchase and illegally export millions of dollars' worth of fully automatic rifles, grenade launchers, Stinger missile systems, hand grenades, sniper rifles, ammunition, and other export-controlled items from the United States to So  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Jakob Hambright, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs A grand opening ceremony for the new Cox Innovation Lab was held, Feb. 22, 2024, as Luke Air Force Base sets to expand enrichment opportunities for military families and children. The lab will be operated out of the Luke AFB Youth Center by the 56th Force Support Squadron, who are responsible for various mission suppo  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Tony Cardenas, 36, of Phoenix, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Cardenas, the leader of a Phoenix-based human smuggling organization, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Illegal Aliens for Profit and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering on Novemb  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Tucson returned a seven-count indictment last week against Dr. Andrew L. Kassman and his wife, Laurie Ann Kassman, of Tucson, for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Wire Fraud. Dr. Kassman was the former owner of a Tucson orthodontics practice. After selling the practice, Dr. Kassman and his wife continued as employees for the new owner. Dr. Kassma  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The wild population of Mexican wolves saw another year of growth in 2023, according to the results of the annual survey. The 2023 population census revealed a minimum of 257 Mexican wolves distributed across Arizona and New Mexico. This increase marks the eighth consecutive year of population growth, the longest continuous streak since recovery efforts began. The 2023  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