RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. The 56th Force Support Squadron hosted a Deployed Family Fair, Sept. 20, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. It welcomed 37 spouses and family members of deployed Airmen to connect with vital resources available during their loved ones' time away. The event featured booths from various base organizations, including the Military & Family Readiness Cente  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news: * * * Innovative operation will help meet growing demand for sustainable packaging * * * BUCKEYE, AZ (September 25, 2024) -- Today, leaders from Blue Polymers, LLC; Republic Services (NYSE: RSG); the Arizona Commerce Authority and the City of Buckeye broke ground on Blue Polymers' newest innovative recycled plastics production facility, which will support sustainable packaging manufacturing across the Wes  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2024: Plug and Play accelerateAZ, a program of the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), announced today at the Arizona Innovation Expo three corporate partners for the Sustainability Accelerator program: Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, NSF Engines: Southwest Sustainability Innovation Engine (SWSIE) and EPCOR. The Plug and Play accelerateAZ Sustainability Accelerator will champion sustainability-d  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: Potential conflict of interest concerns under the Hobbs Administration are under a microscope again, after a judge found "serious flaws" with how Arizona's Medicaid program recently awarded $15 billion worth of contracts. Back in August, an administrative law judge concluded the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) improperly awarded contracts for healthcare services for   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Includes an anticipated $11.5 million for the first workforce development awardees to address critical U.S. job and skill gaps across semiconductor research, design, manufacturing, and production Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the launch of the National Semiconductor Technology Center's (NSTC) Workforce Center of Excellence (WCoE), making a decisive step toward solving one of the most p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today marked major progress for the short and long-term health of the Colorado River System. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton joined leaders from the Imperial Irrigation District (California), Bard Water District (California), Metropolitan Water District (California) and Gila River Indian Community (Arizona) to sign five  more

BISBEE, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- Cochise County issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2024: Cochise County Elections today announced the discovery of an error affecting the ballots that were mailed to voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) that reside in the Sierra Vista Unified School District Precinct (292 voters in total). Specifically, two local ballot initiatives were omitted from that specific district UOCOVA printed ballots. These ballots were sent to   more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: A large-scale Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation has resulted in the federal indictments of ten Magic Valley defendants on drug trafficking charges. An additional ten defendants have been charged in Idaho state courts for their actions connected to the conspiracy. "DEA stands with our partners in the Idaho State Police  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNScapv) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, Sept. 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is honoring 47 truck carriers and freight shippers as industry leaders in supply chain, environmental, and energy efficiency with its annual SmartWay Excellence Awards. This year's SmartWay Partner awards were announced today at a virtual award ceremony hosted by EPA with its SmartWay Partners, affiliates, key stakeholders, and media   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 40-year-old Mexican citizen charged with disorderly conduct, child pornography, and photographing, videotaping or electronically surveilling a partially nude or nude person. Officers with ERO Boston arrested Abraham Malpica Sept. 13 in Roxbury. "Abraham Malpica will have his d  more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 26 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador, joined by 28 other states, has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States. The broad coalition requests a writ of certiorari, asking SCOTUS to take up the case of Snope v. Brown, where the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Maryland's unconstitutional ban on hundreds of styles of firearms, including the AR-15, the most   more

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release: A large-scale Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation has resulted in the federal indictments of ten Magic Valley defendants on drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. An additional ten defendants have been charged in Idaho state courts for their actions connected to the conspiracy. "This investigation is the result of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: In its fourth year, the Inclusive NOAA Fisheries Internship (IN FISH) Program partners NOAA scientists with academic and private non-profit researchers to build a diverse and inclusive workforce. This year's class of 33 IN FISH students hail from 20 states, U.S. territories, and countries. They're enrolled in 29 different colleges and universities in 20 states and U.S. territories. Project top  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The National Academy of Engineering issued the following news release: The Council of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has endorsed the NAE 2025 Nominating Committee's[1] recommendation of Tsu-Jae King Liu, dean and Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, to stand as the sole candidate for the NAE presidency. NAE members will vote in March 2025 to elect a new NAE president to a six-year term beginning July 1. If elected  more

SPOKANE, Washington, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Ramon Alonso Delgado, age 24, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced on one count of Attempted Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or more of Actual Methamphetamine. United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice imposed a sentence of 51 months in fede  more