PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced the filing of an amicus brief in support of the Hualapai Tribe's request for a preliminary injunction in Hualapai Indian Tribe v. Haaland and Arizona Lithium, Ltd. The amicus brief urges the court to take action to protect Arizona's water resources from potentially irreversible damage posed by exploratory drilling near the Hualapai Tr  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Samuel Lopez-Ozuna, 18, of Tucson, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury on charges of Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit Placing in Jeopardy the Life of Any Person Resulting in Death, Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit Resulting in Death, and Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit Placing in Jeopardy the Life of Any Person Resulting i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: Phoenix, Arizona-based WillScot Holdings Corporation (WillScot) today announced that it is abandoning its proposed acquisition of McGrath RentCorp (McGrath). Under the merger agreement, which the companies publicly disclosed on January 29, 2024, WillScot agreed to acquire McGrath, a leading business-to-business rental company based in Livermore, California, for $3.8 billion. WillScot and McGrath are two of t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: State Representative Justin Wilmeth, Vice Chairman of the House International Trade Committee, alongside Speaker Ben Toma, Majority Leader Leo Biasiucci, and committee members, welcomed a foreign delegation from the Republic of Indonesia to the Arizona State Capitol today. The 12-member delegation, consisting of elected officials, government representatives, and business leaders, was  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that REHA JANEE ARVIE, ("ARVIE"), age 33, of Westwego, LA, was indicted on September 6, 2024 for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud (Count1), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349; Mail Fraud (Counts 2 and 3), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 17, 2024, ahead of a briefing regarding the ongoing wildfire season response and federal efforts to reduce wildfire risk: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Okay? I'm about to receive a briefing on everything we're doing to support the people and communities threatened by these horrific wildfires. And they're -- and they're devastating. I -- as I was saying to my staff before you came in, since I've been president, I've flown   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: OTAY MESA, Calif. CBP officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility seized over a million dollars' worth of cocaine in a single enforcement action this past week. The seizure occurred on Tuesday, September 10, at approximately 12:40 p.m., when CBP officers encountered a 34-year-old man driving a commercial tractor-trailer and empty flatbed applying for entry from   more