FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, March 28 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Huachuca issued the following statement on March 27, 2024, by Maj. Gen. Robert Edmonson II: * * * Team - I am pleased to share the newly announced C5ISR Hall of Fame Class of 2024! From major contributions in business logistics systems to historic space-aged contributions and ensuring mission success in the signal intelligence and electronic warfare fields, these individuals have changed our Army for the best. Join me in commending: -   more

DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (355th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves, 355th Wing Public Affairs The Royal Canadian air force conducted Exercise Cougar South at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 14, 2024. The exercise included scenario-based missions, air combat tactics, close air support training, air-to-air refueling training, and employment of precision-guided munitions. Davis-Monthan tra  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Leads the way in transforming kinship care practices for underserved communities Today, Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra announces approval for Michigan to become the first state to implement separate licensing standards for kin caregivers. Michigan is the first state approved following the Salt River Pima Tribe in Arizona. Last September, HHS finalized a new regulat  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Mason Hargrove, 56th Fighter Wing U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ned McCaster III, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron maintenance instructor, was awarded the Semper Fidelis Coach Award, March 15, 2024, at Peoria High School, Peoria, Arizona. The Semper Fi Coach Award honors high school coaches who exemplify the Marine Corps values of honor, courage, and commitment. McCaster's nomina  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: An Ohio man was sentenced today to two and a half years in prison for sending death threats to an election official in the Arizona Secretary of State's Office during Arizona's primary and general elections. "If you threaten violence against the public servants who administer our elections, there will be consequences," said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. "The right to vote, which i  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57047) involving Palo Verde Nuclear Plant, Arizona: * * * Facility: Palo Verde Region: 4 State: AZ Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE NRC Notified By: Jason Hill HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 03/25/2024 Notification Time: 00:48 [ET] Event Date: 03/24/2024 Event Time: 16:34 [MST] Last Update Date: 03/25/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section:   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57047) involving Palo Verde Nuclear Plant, Arizona: * * * Facility: Palo Verde Region: 4 State: AZ Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE NRC Notified By: Jason Hill HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 03/25/2024 Notification Time: 00:48 [ET] Event Date: 03/24/2024 Event Time: 16:34 [MST] Last Update Date: 03/25/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section:   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 15 Arizona counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Busine  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 15 Arizona counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 29 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 20 Colorado counties and neighboring counties in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Busine  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 29 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 20 Colorado counties and neighboring counties in Arizona, New Mexico and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 29 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 33 New Mexico counties and neighboring counties in Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 29 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 33 New Mexico counties and neighboring counties in Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36501) entitled "Union Pacific Railroad Co. - Construction and Operation Exemption - In Maricopa County, Arizona": * * * Digest:/1 The Board places a briefing schedule for submissions in abeyance and directs Union Pacific Railroad Company to provide a sworn verification and affidavit as specified in the Board's December 2023 decision. As discussed in the de  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Jesus Angel Vasquez Balganon, 33, of Mexico, pleaded guilty on March 14, 2024, to Smuggling Goods from the United States and International Money Laundering. Vasquez Balganon is scheduled to be sentenced on May 23, 2024, by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps. Vasquez Balganon admitted that, between March of 2018 and January of 2021, and on April 6, 2021, he att  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Oliver Jaramillo Brown, 34, of Tucson, was sentenced on Monday by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to six years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Brown pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Methamphetamine on June 27, 2023. Brown was involved in a Nogales, Sonora-based drug traffic  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Earlier this month, a federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 30-count indictment against Kenneth Harrison, 44, and Courtney Haywood, 38, of Las Vegas, Nevada on 30 felony counts related to their Arizona-based company, Aurtism, LLC, which was used to defraud the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) of over $9.4 million. Harrison and Hayw  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Petty Officer 2nd Class Laticia Sims, Recruiting Command Incident Management Team OS2 Merrill Magowan, with Sector San Francisco Command Center, recently became the first Coast Guard member - and first servicemember ever -- to graduate from United States Naval Community College (USNCC). Magowan earned his Associate of Arts in Military Studies through fully funded online classes at USNCC p  more