TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Research Corporation for Science Advancement has chosen 11 accomplished researchers to receive its Cottrell Plus SEED (Singular Exceptional Endeavors of Discovery) Awards for 2024. Each award is $60,000. The competitive Cottrell SEED Award is designed to support members of the Cottrell Scholar community in high-impact research activities. This year, RCSA expanded SEED Awards to include t  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 3 -- Archeology Southwest issued the following news release: Congressman Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ) today reintroduced legislation in the House of Representatives seeking national monument designation for a remarkable cultural landscape known as the Great Bend of the Gila. Cosponsors include Jared Huffman (D-CA), Andre Carson D-(IN), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Dina Titus (D-NV), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Joe Neguse (D-CO). This 80-mile stretch of the lower Gila River and su  more

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 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. 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