PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: United States Attorney Gary M. Restaino today announced $6,285,698 in Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to tribal communities and organizations in the District of Arizona. The grants were awarded by the Department's Office of Justice Programs to prevent and reduce crime and by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to bolster coordinated community respo  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Obiel Anthony Ochoa-Renteria, 21, of Tempe, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in an alien smuggling conspiracy. Ochoa-Renteria pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit on March 27, 2024. In September 2022, agents from Homeland  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Airman Belinda Guachun-Chichay, 56th Fighter Wing After nearly five decades as a training hub for F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots, the 56th Fighter Wing is shifting to exclusively F-35A Lightning II training for the U.S. pilots at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This change will involve updating programs, remodeling infrastructure, and dismantling F-16 equipment to prepare for F-35 operations. The fin  more