WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The Army is seeking to add approximately 22,000 acres of land to the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. This expansion is meant to create a safety buffer for testing advanced air delivery and aviation systems. A final Legislative Environmental Impact Statement (LEIS) has been completed and will be sent to Congress for a decision. The land, currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management, is needed to expand the proving ground's safety zone. According to the Army, t  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office has amended a prior notice regarding the cultural affiliation of human remains. This adjustment revises the list of Indian tribes or native Hawaiian organizations connected to the remains. The amendment concerns human remains previously addressed in a notice published on May 16, 2025. BLM has now determined a connection between the human remains and several groups across Arizona,   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office intends to facilitate the disposition of native American human remains and cultural items discovered in Pinal County, Arizona, to the Gila River Indian Community. The discovery, reported in late 2023, includes fragments of cremated bone, believed to be from one individual, along with 29 brownware pottery sherds and two basalt flakes. These items were found within a Hohokam-tradition  more

FULLERTON, California, July 31 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Retired Forester Pledges Gift to Support Arboretum and Botanical Garden Fran Colwell and Sandy Koizumi Commit More Than $1 Million to Support Scholarships, Conservation, Research * Each camping and hiking trip that Fran Colwell took with his family as a kid in Arizona fueled his passion for the environment. And when the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, he knew that   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Urges U.S. Air Force to Bring New Space Force Mission to Fort Huachuca * SIERRA VISTA, AZ - In a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) and two of his House colleagues say there is no better place for this U.S. Space Force mission than Fort Huachuca. The lawmakers are urging the Department of the Air Force to select Fort Huachuca in Coch  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 1 -- Major League Baseball issued the following news release: * * * D-backs Trade Shelby Miller and Jordan Montgomery to Brewers for Player To Be Named or Cash Considerations The Arizona Diamondbacks traded RHP Shelby Miller and LHP Jordan Montgomery to the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named or cash considerations. The D-backs' 40-man roster is at 38. Shelby Miller, 34, made 37 relief appearances this season and went 3-3 with a career-high 10 saves, a 1.98 ERA (11 R-8   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Mayo Clinic for Religious Discrimination * Suit says employer forced security guard to get vaccination against federal civil rights laws MINNEAPOLIS -- The Mayo Clinic, which operates hospitals in Minnesota, Arizona and Florida, violated federal law when it refused to grant a security guard's request for a reasonable religious accommodation to its mandatory COVID-19 vaccina  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSFR) -- S'edav Va'aki Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, and the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs have completed an inventory leading to the return of native American human remains and funerary objects. This action aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The inventory identified the remains of at least one individual, along with six associated funerary objects, including basketry fragments, cordage and faunal bone.These items  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 31 (TNSrep) -- The Translational Genomics Research Institute issued the following news release on July 24, 2025: * * * Study reveals a novel immune-based therapy that may be effective in hard-to-treat lung cancers Findings suggest that the patients themselves produce molecules that could reawaken their immune system to battle lung cancer * A study published today by researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), part of City of Hope, and clinicia  more