WASHINGTON A Chatsworth, California film production company and a Tempe, Arizona video distributor and retailer, along with three owners of the businesses, have been charged by a federal grand jury in Phoenix, Arizona with operating an obscenity distribution business and…

Phoenix, ARIZONA Fire danger is approaching extreme in some areas of the state with high to very high the rule and warm, dry, and breezy conditions are predicted for the weekend. This weather coupled with extremely dry vegetation means almost…

Scottsdale, Ariz. (May 19, 2006) The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has announced the upcoming auction of approximately 17 acres of Forest Service land on the Cave Creek Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, located at the intersection of Cave Creek…

Phoenix, ARIZ---Arizona is experiencing prolonged drought and heavy levels of fuels in many areas of the state. Last winter saw very little snow pack and rainfall was non-existent for a 142-day period between Dec-March in many desert areas. These conditions…

Phoenix, ARIZ --- Effective May 11, 2006, campfire and smoking restrictions went into effect on the Prescott National Forest and the Phoenix District of the Bureau of Land Management. Although fire activity has been light, there has been a noticeable…

On April 29, 2006, ACLU lawyer, Ellen Simon announced her candidacy for Congress, with Gary Hart, a formerly disgraced Colorado Senator at her side. Simon seems to be making a practice of surrounding herself with dishonorable people. In addition to…

PHOENIX - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Director Steve Owens announced that the department has awarded a $258,300 grant to Gila County to fund a water quality improvement project. The Gila County Division of Health & Community Services will…

Phoenix, Ariz. Just one year after the United States Marshals Service (USMS) announced the apprehension of more than 10,000 violent fugitives as part of Operation FALCON (Federal And Local Cops Organized Nationally), the USMS has done it again. Earlier today,…

Renzi also Calls on Auto Industry to Develop More Alternative Fuel Flex Vehicles WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ-1) has called on oil companies to invest their high profits into alternative fuel research to help America move toward new…

$93,000 in Cash Seized at Phoenix Sky Harbor TUCSON, Ariz U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers at Arizona ports of entry continue their mission of protecting the American public, seizing more than $8.4 million in methamphetamines, cocaine and marijuana…

Phoenix, ARIZ -- Effective April 19th, campfire and smoking restrictions went into effect across a large portion of southeast Arizona. Thanks to late spring storms, the earliest fire restrictions in Arizonas history were short-lived. However, fire season never went away,…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Rick Renzi (AZ-1) called on the Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation as gas prices exceed $3 per gallon. The text of Congressman Renzi's letter to the FTC: April 18, 2006 The Honorable Deborah Platt…