TUCSON, Arizona, June 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Alegria Pompeya Mendoza-Castro, 30, of Tucson, was sentenced on Tuesday by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 60 months in prison. Mendoza-Castro pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl on November 16, 2023. On April 20, 2023, Mendoza-Castro traveled from Mexico through the DeConcini Port of Entry  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 7 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: The City of Moab is now an International Dark Sky Community, as designated by DarkSky International (DarkSky). This designation is the culmination of years of efforts from residents, businesses, elected officials, and city staff to promote safe lighting below and uninterrupted views above. "At times the stars are so bright that they create their own natural light. Besides all of the natural red rock landscapes t  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: On June 11 and 12, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Andrea Gacki will travel to Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, where she will participate in beneficial ownership reporting outreach events organized in partnership with Senator Kyrsten Sinema's (I-AZ) office. Under the Corporate Transparency Act--a bipartisan law enacted to curb illicit finance by supporting law enforcement efforts--m  more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: A study led by researchers from the University of Arizona Cancer Center at UArizona Health Sciences identified a biological mechanism that could lead to more effective treatments for breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain. By studying the metabolic differences between primary breast cancer cells and those that metastasize to the brain, they determined that autophagy was   more

TUCSON, Arizona, June 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: An international team of astronomers, including scientists from the University of Arizona, has used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study the disk of gas and dust around a young, very low-mass star. The results reveal the largest number of carbon-containing molecules seen to date in such a disk. The findings have implications for the potential composition of any planets that might form around t  more