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Jul 25, 2006

PHOENIX, ARIZONA -- The United States Attorneys Office for the District of Arizona announced that on 7/25/06, a federal grand jury at Phoenix, Arizona, returned an indictment against Ismar Kabaklic, age 24; Adnan Alisic, age 26, and Bakir Mujkic, age…

Jul 23, 2006

Phoenix The Gran fire, reported about 4 pm on Friday, July 21, started in the vicinity of Little Granite Mountain. It is located about 7 miles east of Bartlett Dam and about 9 miles NE of Rio Verde, AZ (Coordinates:…

Jul 23, 2006

PHOENIX -- A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned an eight-count indictment against two current Department of Energy employees, two former Department of Energy employees and the businessman with whom they agreed to accept gratuities in exchange for helping to…

Jul 20, 2006

"All traffic stopped on I-10 East because of a total brown-out with winds estimated to be well over 100 mph. This rig tipped over and landed on top of a Ford Explorer carrying a family of three from Mexicali on…

Jul 18, 2006

Phoenix, AZ ----"The monsoon rains have helped reduce the fire danger allowing land managers to lift most fire restrictions and almost all closures across Arizona," stated Pam McAlpin, Arizona BLM Fire Management Officer. "A large portion of Arizona has received…

Jul 18, 2006

WASHINGTON - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner announced on July 13, 2006, the availability of more than $6.2 million in grant funds through the Rural Community Development Initiative Program (RCDI). The RCDI program provides technical assistance and training funds to…

Jul 13, 2006

EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror operations at ports of entry in El Paso, west Texas, and New Mexico this week identified and stopped 33 people who were being sought by law enforcement…

Jul 10, 2006

(San Francisco, Calif. 07/11/06) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined a Mesa, Ariz. company $24,400 for violating federal pesticide law. Water & Energy Systems Technology, Inc. allegedly sold its pesticide, C124, with a composition that differed from the composition described…

Jul 4, 2006

(Jake's Corner, Arizona) - Local Scottsdale film director/writer Jeff Santo hasn't held back anything in preparing for Jake's Corner, his next film, slated for a fall 2006 shoot date here in Arizona. In fact, Santo has moved into a trailer…

Jul 2, 2006

PHOENIX Effective July 3, 2006, Tonto National Forest officials have lifted the closure order limiting public access to the Mogollon Rim and the Pinal Mountains. The closure is no longer needed because fire danger has been reduced by increased moisture…