TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Slone Kelly, 29, of Tucson, was sentenced on November 7, 2024, by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash to 77 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release. Kelly pleaded guilty to Importation of Methamphetamine on May 1, 2024. On August 14, 2023, Kelly presented himself for inspection at the Port of Entry in Lukeville, Arizona, driving a 2008 Mercede  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 19 -- The Arizona Department of Gaming issued the following news release: On October 30, 2024, Arizona Department of Gaming ("ADG") Intelligence Agents, with aid from the Arizona Department of Public Safety ("AZDPS"), successfully concluded an investigation into an alleged illegal gambling operation involving gun raffles in Tucson, Arizona. This operation resulted in the arrest of two (2) individuals, who face multiple felony charges, and the seizure of four hundred and f  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 20 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Founded to combine Indigenous knowledge with modern behavioral health practices, the University of Arizona's 7 Generations American Indian and Alaska Native Behavioral Health Center of Excellence is redefining support for Native American and Alaska Native communities across the nation. The goal of the center, also known as the 7 Generations CoE, is to provide health care workers with culturally responsive   more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Parkinson's disease causes difficulty in movement and balance, but its cognitive symptoms receive less attention and have no good treatments. A U of A College of Medicine - Tucson team hopes to change that. * * * "When patients are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, 25% to 30% already have mild cognitive impairment. As the disorder progresses into its later stages, 50% t  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona's Native Nations Institute issued the following news release: * * * Five years after the publication of the CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance, Native Nations Institute researchers and international colleagues remind data actors that guidelines for Indigenous data must come from Indigenous Peoples themselves. * * * A new peer-reviewed paper published in a special issue of the multidisciplinary scientific journal for c  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Nov. 19 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: A University of Arizona math tutoring program is helping prepare local Native American K-12 students for careers in engineering and science disciplines. Since 2017, the Mentorship and Education in Science for Tucson program has served students from middle and high schools across Southern Arizona. Known as MESCIT - pronounced "mesquite" - the program's name refers to the tree native to the Southwestern U.S.  more