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 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: NOGALES, Arizona - La Oficina de Aduanas y Proteccion Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en ingles) anuncio hoy que liderara un esfuerzo ampliado de multiples agencias para atacar a los delincuentes transnacionales que canalizan fentanilo desde Mexico hacia las comunidades estadounidenses. La Operacion Plaza Spike tiene como objetivo los carteles  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce and TSMC Arizona Corporation (TSMC Arizona), a subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC), have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $6.6 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. This proposed funding would support TSMC'  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 10 New Mexico counties and neighboring counties in Arizona and Texas of the May 13, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans are to off  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The average domestic air fare of $396 in the third quarter of 2014 was virtually the same as the average fare in the third quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. During the July to September 2014 period, passengers originating in Cincinnat  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following memorandum opinion and order (MB Docket No. 24-28) on April 8, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Pinal County, Arizona, Petition for Modification of the Satellite Television Markets of KGUN-TV, KVOA, KOLD-TV, KMSB, Tucson, Arizona MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER By the Chief, Media Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. Pinal County, Arizona (Petitioner or the County), with the support of its residents, has filed   more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, April 10 -- The U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command issued the following news: By Kelvin Ringold Service members, civilians and members of the community gathered at the Thunder Mountain Activity Center to celebrate the Month of the Military Child April 6. Hosted by the Fort Huachuca Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation, the theme of this year's observance is, "Military Children and Youth: Brave, Fearless and Resilient." Celebrated every April, the Month of  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, April 10 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Huachuca issued the following news: By Kelvin Ringold Service members, civilians and members of the community gathered at the Thunder Mountain Activity Center to celebrate the Month of the Military Child April 6. Hosted by the Fort Huachuca Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation, the theme of this year's observance is, "Military Children and Youth: Brave, Fearless and Resilient." Celebrated every April, the Month of the Military Child re  more

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Marion Duane Taylor, 71, of Illinois, Ricardo Sodari, 49, of Arizona, and Christopher Utley, 52, of Evansville, have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Marion Duane Taylor was convicted by federal jury in 2023 of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and was sentenced to  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57066) involving Palo Verde Nuclear Plant, Arizona: * * * Facility: Palo Verde Region: 4 State: AZ Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE NRC Notified By: Yolanda Good HQ OPS Officer: Tenisha Meadows Notification Date: 04/04/2024 Notification Time: 19:35 [ET] Event Date: 04/04/2024 Event Time: 16:18 [MST] Last Update Date: 04/05/2024 Emergency Class: Unusual Event 10 CFR Se  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57066) involving Palo Verde Nuclear Plant, Arizona: * * * Facility: Palo Verde Region: 4 State: AZ Unit: [3] [] [] RX Type: [1] CE,[2] CE,[3] CE NRC Notified By: Yolanda Good HQ OPS Officer: Tenisha Meadows Notification Date: 04/04/2024 Notification Time: 19:35 [ET] Event Date: 04/04/2024 Event Time: 16:18 [MST] Last Update Date: 04/05/2024 Emergency Class: Unusual Event 10 CFR Se  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- President Biden issued the following statement on April 9, 2024, on Arizona Supreme Court's decision to uphold an abortion ban from 1864: * * * Millions of Arizonans will soon live under an even more extreme and dangerous abortion ban, which fails to protect women even when their health is at risk or in tragic cases of rape or incest. This cruel ban was first enacted in 1864--more than 150 years ago, before Arizona was even a state and well before women had secured th  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Juan Manuel Soto-Guzman, 41, of El Mirage, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 37 months in prison. Soto-Guzman pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Illegal Aliens for Profit on January 23, 2024. Soto-Guzman was a United States-based human smuggling coordinator. For approximately 13 months, he worked with his brothe  more