LUKE AFB, Arizona, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Senior Airman Katelynn Jackson, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs As part of the Air Force's major moves to reoptimize the service for Great Power Competition, the 13th Combat Air Base Squadron was activated during an assumption of command ceremony, Aug. 5, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 13th CABS is the first of its kind in the Air Force and will set the stage for the future of the Ai  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Governor Katie Hobbs, the Office of Economic Opportunity, and the Arizona Finance Authority (AFA) are announcing the reactivation of the Greater Arizona Development Authority (GADA) with a new round of financial assistance open as of August 1, 2024. GADA, established in 1997, is a financing program that leverages private financing to assist rural communities and Tribal governments with the development of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Thomas Perry, DCMA Public Affairs FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. - Defense Contract Management Agency's Army Reserve Element provides experienced and proficient acquisition professionals ready to deliver value to agency team members, taxpayers and warfighters. Since signing a Memorandum of Agreement in 2022 that reestablished the relationship between DCMA and the Army Reserve Command to optimize mission effectiv  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Today, Governor Katie Hobbs announced the appointment of longtime legal expert Lee Stein to the Arizona Board of Regents. Mr. Stein has over 25 years of legal experience, including as a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Special Assistant Attorney General in the Arizona Attorney General's Office. "Lee Stein has a track record of fighting for accountability and transparency, experience th  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 7 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B329607) on Aug. 6, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Three THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ERIC GONZALEZ, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, James Otto, Judge. Affirmed in part, sentence vacated, and remanded. Randy S. Kravis, under appoin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Phoenix, Ariz. On March 6, 2024, at approximately 5:51 p.m., a U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) remote camera operator responsible for monitoring a USBP remote video surveillance system (RVSS) camera identified a possible human smuggling event occurring at a gas station located in Lukeville, Ariz. The RVSS operator observed a male and female in the vicinity of a gray Nissan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA announced a new round of opportunities for CubeSat, developers to build spacecrafts on that will fly on upcoming launches through the agency's CSLI (CubeSat Launch Initiative). CubeSats are a class of small spacecraft called nanosatellites. The initiative provides space access to U.S. educational institutions, certain non-profit organizations, and informal educational institutions such as museums and science centers, as well as  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Lukeville, Ariz. On February 25, 2024, at approximately 2:14 p.m., Border Patrol agents assigned to the Ajo Station encountered a group of 12 migrants approximately 12 miles west of the Lukeville Port of Entry in Lukeville, Ariz. As part of this group, Border Patrol agents apprehended a pregnant woman later determined to be a citizen of Angola. Agents noticed that th  more