TUCSON, Arizona, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Jesus Ernesto Dessens-Romero, 28, of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, was sentenced today by United States District Judge John Hinderaker to 10 years in prison. Dessens-Romero was found guilty by a jury of multiple alien smuggling offenses, including Conspiracy to Transport and Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit and Bringing in Illegal Aliens to the United States for Pr  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Michael Pengchung Lee, 27, of Tucson, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 16 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. The conditions of supervised release include substance abuse testing, a mental health assessment, location monitoring, and a no-contact provision that precludes defendant from being on the University  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: Any notion that medicine was immune to the culture shocks in our nation was destroyed by the intersection of the George Floyd response and COVID-era policy, writes ophthalmologist Jane Lindell Hughes, M.D., F.A.C.S., in the summer issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Hughes serves as president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 27, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Tucson - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.60 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chri  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 3 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: Neena Shell '26 has been awarded a scholarship to study tribal public policy from the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. The prestigious Udall Undergraduate Scholarship Program identifies future leaders in environmental, tribal public policy, and health care fields. Shell, a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow majoring in Native American and Indigenous studies and women's, gender, and sexuality   more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The sun barely peeks over the horizon as a suitcase-like transport box exits Steward Observatory, home to the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy. Inside, held snugly in place by foam, is precious cargo: CatSat, the university's first satellite built entirely by students. After loading it into the back of the car, Shae Henley and Walter Rahmer, both engineering students at UArizona, stre  more

FOLSOM, California, July 2 -- The California Independent System Operator issued the following news release: * * * Chair and vice chair also selected at June 20 meeting in Idaho * * * The Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) Governing Body recently reappointed Rob Kondziolka and Rebecca Wagner to its ranks, with terms beginning July 1, 2024. Now in his second term, Kondziolka is an executive consultant for the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, which develops and enforces rel  more