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Jan 17, 2006

(State Capitol, Phoenix) Gov. Janet Napolitano gets a second chance to keep her word and redeem her actions with respect to the budget agreement with legislative leaders from the end of last session. The Arizona Legislature passed four bills Wednesday,…

Jan 16, 2006

TUCSON, AZ - The holiday weekend proved again to be filled with attempts at smuggling contraband into Arizona through the ports of entry. The largest seizure happened on January 16 at around 2:30 in the afternoon when CBP officers working…

Jan 14, 2006

American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON Hundreds of security detainees were released from prison on January 15, 2006, and multiple bombs and weapons caches were discovered in Iraq over the last few days, U.S. military officials reported. About 500 security detainees…

Jan 5, 2006

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…

Jan 4, 2006

In cooperation with Tonto National Forest, Tonto National Monument will present a special interpretive program at Schoolhouse Point Platform Mound on Saturday, January 7, 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Archeological work in the mid-1990s examined several sites in Tonto Basin and…

Jan 3, 2006

Welcome to a brand new year! 2006 has arrived along with the start of the ninth year for this publication. Beginning in February, Tonto Basin News will have new offices located at 550 Willow (Willow & Hackney) in Globe. I…

Jan 3, 2006

Influenza activity in Arizona rose to the highest classification of "widespread" last week for the first time this flu season, the Arizona Department of Health Services reported. Department of Health Services Director Susan Gerard is again reminding Arizonans to get…

Dec 20, 2005

TUCSON, Ariz. - Rodney A. Coronado, 39, of Tucson, Ariz. and Matthew A. Crozier, 33, of Prescott, Ariz. were found guilty on December 13, 2005 of Conspiracy to Impede or Injure an Officer of the United States, Interfering with a…

Dec 20, 2005

PHOENIX A recent wildfire on the Tonto National Forests Mesa Ranger District has forest officials concerned about firearms use on public lands. The 35-acre Diamond Fire was sparked Sunday, December 4 by bullet ricochets from a large caliber rifle. When…

Dec 6, 2005

E-mails purporting to come from FBI are phony Washington, D.C. - The FBI is warning the public to avoid falling victim to an on-going mass e-mail scheme wherein computer users received unsolicited e-mails purportedly sent by the FBI. These scam…

Dec 6, 2005

Phoenix, Arizona Applications for rafting permits for the Upper Salt River Canyon Wilderness are now available from the Tonto National Forest. They can be obtained by calling the Globe Ranger District at (928) 402-6200 or by visiting the Tontos website,…