MONTEREY, California, April 13 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story on April 12, 2024: More than two dozen homeland security professionals graduated from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security Master's Program, earning Master's of Arts Degrees in Security Studies during a ceremony at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA, on Friday, March 29. Master's Program cohort 2205/2206 included a range of federal, regional,   more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Carlos Victor Passapera Pinott, 56, of Buckeye, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 18 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Passapera pleaded guilty to Bribery of a Public Official and Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Fentanyl, and Heroin on June 23, 2023. On August 9, 2020, while   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: The funding comes from the newly released tranche of Shelter and Services Program dollars; Gallego pushed for and secured the funding to support Arizona's border communities New SSP tranche includes Gallego-proposed reforms to better support Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) today announced $54,573,093 in funding from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Shelter and Services Program (SSP) to support  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 13 -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: Psychiatrists from the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson are launching the Arizona Pediatric Psychiatry Access Line, a consultation service for Arizona health care providers who care for children and adolescents experiencing mental illness. The Arizona Pediatric Psychiatry Access Line, or APAL, is funded through a $1.9 million grant from the Arizona Health Care Cost Con  more