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Federal Tipoffs Involving Arizona Newsletter for Sunday September 09, 2018 ( 11 items )  

BLM and Partners Host Student Archaeology Excavation Project in Nine Mile Canyon
PRICE, Utah, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's Utah State Office issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management, Green River District Office and Arizona State University are conducting the second annual archaeological excavation at a historic site in Nine Mile Canyon with students from Utah. The public is invited to visit the excavation site while the work is being done. "The BLM is proud to be a part of a project that introduces Uta  more

Drug Enforcement Administration Target Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Phoenix Field Office issued the following news release: Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman and the Arizona Attorney General's Office announced the conviction of 63-year-old Alphonso Taylor for Conspiracy, Illegally Conducting an Enterprise, and Transportation of Marijuana for Sale. DEA's investigation into Taylor began in June 2013, when detectives and agents with the agency's West Valley Task Force  more

FHWA Awards $8.4 Million to Nine States for Innovative Highway Projects
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced $8.4 million in Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration awards to the state Departments of Transportation in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and Utah. Projects will soon be under way in each state to improve safety and operational efficiency of roa  more

Luke AFB Chaplain Corps Feed Flightline Personnel
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Arizona, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force (56th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Zoie Rider Public Affairs As Airmen from around Luke Air Force Base gather for a meal, the smell of lo mein, fried rice and other dishes fill Hangar 914 Sept. 6, 2018, here. The Pearl of the Orient Flightline Feast is about to begin. The Flightline Feast is a monthly event hosted by the Luke AFB Chaplain Corps and is open to all Airmen who have access to the flightli  more

McCain's Life Celebrated at Washington National Cathedral
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's American Forces Press Service issued the following news: By Terri Moon Cronk DoD News, Defense Media Activity The nation bid farewell to Arizona Sen. John S. McCain III -- former Senate Armed Services Committee chairman, war hero and Vietnam prisoner of war -- in a patriotic and emotional service today at the Washington National Cathedral. McCain lost his battle with brain cancer Aug. 25 at age 81. He will be laid to rest tomorrow at th  more

NRC Receives Event Notification Involving Palo Verde in Arizona
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 53575) involving Palo Verde power reactor, Arizona: UNPLANNED LOSS OF STEAM LINE MONITOR CHANNELS "The following event description is based on information currently available. If through subsequent reviews of this event additional information is identified that is pertinent to this event or alters the information being provided at this time, a follow-up notification will be made via the ENS or  more

Sells Gang Member Convicted By a Jury of Shotgun Slaying of a Woman
TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 6 -- The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Warren Miles, 26, of Sells, Ariz., was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a federal jury in Tucson on Sept. 5, 2018. The case was tried before U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins from Aug. 29, 2018 through Sept. 5, 2018. Miles, a member of the Tohono O'odham Nation, is being held after trial. Sentencing is set before Judge Collins on Nov. 28, 2018. The evidence a  more

Swanzey Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Possessing Child Pornography
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Scott Murray, issued the following news release: David Maclean, 71, of Swanzey was sentenced to serve 63 months in federal prison for possessing child pornography, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, the investigation began in July of 2017 with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department Cyber Crimes Unit in Phoenix, Arizona. Macle  more

Tuba City Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Navajo Nation Officer
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 6 -- The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: This week, Raymond Wilson Jr., 25, of Tuba City, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Wilson, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, had previously pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer. On Nov. 21, 2017, a Navajo Nation police officer was dispa  more

University of Arizona to Receive $25,000 from Interior
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service announced that it intends to award a $25,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Arizona for the preservation of archaeological sites at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. The agency description of the grant states: "This cooperative project in Casa Grande Ruins National Monument has two primary objectives. First, to develop a baseline Preservation Plan for 60 archaeological sites including 59 backco  more

University of Arizona to Receive $89,051 from Interior
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation announced that it intends to award a $89,051 cooperative agreement to the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center for the enhancement of water management capacity in the region of Cobre Valley. The agency description of the grant states: "The University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) will identify knowledge gaps and community water management concerns in the region of Cobre Valley  more