PHOENIX -- The February fire north of Payson, AZ, grew to more than 1200 acres overnight as downslope winds blew the fire into tinder-dry juniper and ponderosa pine vegetation south of the Mogollon Rim and the Highline Trail. Due to…

PHOENIX - Fire crews are continuing to battle the February Fire, which has consumed more than 200 acres on the Tonto and Coconino national forests since its ignition Monday evening. The fire, which is burning in juniper and ponderosa pine…

PHOENIX - The February Fire, a wildland fire located approximately 12 miles north of Payson, Ariz., has burned about 80 acres of juniper and ponderosa pine forest. There were no threats to personal property Tuesday afternoon. A total of six…

TUCSON, Ariz. - Two men were convicted in Tucson on February 3, 2006 by a federal jury on a 15-count indictment on alien smuggling charges. The charges are related to a roll-over crash in Sierra Vista, Arizona in late 2004…

(State Capitol, Phoenix) Senator Tim Bee has SB 1273 to develop a ground based radar system along Arizona's border with Mexico to increase border enforcement and to deter illegal immigration. The $20 million pilot program, administered by the Department of…

PHOENIX Recreation use fees at some of the most popular recreation sites on the Tonto National Forest would change March 1 under a current Forest Service proposal. The proposed changes are targeted at the popular chain of lakes recreation sites…

NOGALES, AZ - Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales port of entry stopped three cocaine smuggling attempts on Monday, January 30, 2006, arresting three people and seizing more than 128 pounds of cocaine. The first smuggling attempt happened…

$1.5 MILLION IN NARCOTICS SEIZED TUCSON, AZ - Customs and Border Protection Officers at the ports of entry in Arizona had another weekend filled with activity, seizing more than 185 pounds of cocaine and 115 pounds of marijuana, all valued…

Lender to Pay $325 Million and Reform its Lending Practices (Los Angeles, CA) Attorney General Terry Goddard announced on January 23, 2006 that Ameriquest Mortgage Company has agreed to pay $325 million to consumers and states and make sweeping reforms…

Group Allegedly Responsible for Series of Arsons in Western States,Acting on Behalf of Extremist Movements WASHINGTON, D.C. Eleven defendants have been indicted on charges including arson and destruction of an energy facility for allegedly participating in a campaign of domestic…

In the first prosecution of its kind in the nation, a well-known member of the botmaster underground pleaded guilty on January 23, 2006 to federal charges related to his profitable use of botnets armies of compromised computers which were used…

First Nationally Integrated Intelligence Task Forces to Be Established in Texas and Arizona Washington Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff announced on January 6, 2006, the creation of new Border Enforcement and Security Task Forces, as part of…