PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Jesus Alexandro Sanchez-Armenta, 23, of Phoenix, was sentenced last month by United States District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 72 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised released. Sanchez-Armenta pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit on February 22, 2024. Sanchez-Armenta coordinated and/or recruited his co-conspirators, through   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Nathan Espinoza Jr., 22, of Surprise, was arrested last week for his role in recruiting a driver and coordinating the transportation of two undocumented noncitizens in March 2024, one of whom suffered fatal injuries after jumping out of the driver's vehicle while it was moving. Espinoza was charged by criminal complaint with one count of Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Alien  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: ANDRADE, Calif. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Andrade Port of Entry discovered 71.29 pounds of blue fentanyl pills concealed within the spare tire of a truck. CBP officers at the Andrade Port of Entry discovered 71.29 pounds of blue fentanyl pills concealed within the spare tire of a truck. On Tuesday at approximately 10:22 a.m., CBP offi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc., Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $447,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-24-C-2115 for naval nuclear propulsion components. Work will be performed in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by September 2033. Fiscal 2024 National Sea-Based Deterrence Funds in the amount of $447,000,000 will be obligated   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $159,900,991 firm-fixed-price contract for MK 15 Close-In Weapon System upgrades and conversions, system overhauls, MK 15 Mod 31 SeaRAM upgrade kits and conversions and associated hardware. Work will be performed in Louisville, Kentucky (27%); El Segundo, California (15%); Tucson, Arizona (14%); Williston, Vermont (6%); Tempe, Arizona (4%); Ottobrunn, German  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Advisory Opinions Request Received Advisory Opinion Request 2024-11 (https://www.fec.gov/data/legal/advisory-opinions/2024-11/) (Caroline Gleich) On August 1, the Commission made public an advisory opinion request from Caroline Gleich, a 2024 candidate for the U.S. Senate in Utah. The request  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered preliminary flood maps for Pinal County, Arizona and the City of Apache Junction, Arizona. The maps identify revised flood hazards along Monument Canyon Wash, Palm Wash, Siphon Draw, Weeks Wash, all other Zone ABLE streams. The new maps will help building officials, contractors and homeo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: On August 4, 2024, the Department of the Interior celebrates four years of the Great American Outdoors Act's (GAOA) success and impact across the country with a fee-free day on public lands. Over the past four years, this landmark Law has funded critical infrastructure investments on public lands, from restoring the historic Saratoga Battlefield Tour Road in New York to improving pedestrian and vehicle   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following statement on Aug. 2, 2024: * * * Hobbs Administration Has Secured Temporary Pause on Transport of Ore * * * Governor Katie Hobbs released the following statement on her call with Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren on the EFRI transport of uranium ore through tribal lands: "Tonight, I spoke with President Nygren about EFRI's transport of uranium ore through tribal lands. I committed to being a partner to the Navajo  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- NASA issued the following news release: Editor's Note: This media advisory was updated July 31, 2024, to reflect that the launch now is at 11:29 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3. NASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting 11:28 a.m. EDT on Saturday, Aug. 3, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 21st Northrop Grumman commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laborat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Office on Violence Against Women Director Rosemarie Hidalgo's trip to unveil the comprehensive initiatives to address the intersection of domestic violence and firearms: * * * Director Rosemarie Hidalgo of the Justice Department's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) met with representatives yesterday from 12 pilot sites across the country that receive funding and support through the Firearms Technical Assis  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2024: The final defendant of 41 arrested in an extensive drug trafficking investigation, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and unlawfully possessing a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Kendle Rashen Hawkins, 34, of Goodyear, Arizona, will be sentenced by U.S. Dis  more