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Sep 16, 2008
Calexico, Calif. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico downtown port of entry intercepted over 228 pounds of narcotics concealed in three vehicles that entered the United States from Mexico, within a three day period. The total value…
Sep 2, 2008
Joseph City flash flood, July 1998 (Photo: Navajo County) What is a Flash Flood? Floods are the most common and widespread of all weather-related natural disasters. Most communities in the United States have experienced flooding after spring rains, heavy thunderstorms,…
Aug 19, 2008
Philadelphia It has been a busy few weeks for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Express Mail Consignment facility near Philadelphia International Airport. The six week tally: 17 parcels seized; 63 pounds of Khat (a schedule I narcotic);…
Aug 19, 2008
A MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system assigned to the 17th Reconnaissance Squadron takes off for a training mission May 19 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.) by Staff Sgt. Thomas J.…
Aug 19, 2008
WASHINGTON Four former National Century Financial Enterprises (NCFE) executives have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to deceive investors about the financial health of NCFE. NCFE, formerly based in Dublin, Ohio, was one of the largest healthcare finance…
Aug 19, 2008
Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Israel Ernesto Palacios, also known as Homie, age 31, of Silver Spring, Maryland, of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, murder in aid of…
Aug 19, 2008
Consumers Have Until September 15 to Apply for Refunds Airborne Health, Inc., the Bonita Springs, Florida maker of the popular Airborne Effervescent Health Formula, an effervescent tablet marketed as a cold prevention and treatment remedy, has agreed to pay up…
Aug 5, 2008
Thoratec HeartMate II Ventricular Assist Device The small size of the HeartMate II and its streamlined support system allows patients to retain a high level of mobility. By Daniel Stolte, Sarver Heart Center Although his pulse is so weak it…
Aug 4, 2008
San Diego U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana in two commercial vehicles/trailers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility in Calif., Friday, August 1, in a three-hour time frame. CBP officers became suspicious when a…
Jul 22, 2008
Laredo, Texas Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector made two significant drug seizures in the past 24 hours. The first case occurred on Tuesday night when agents from the Laredo North station working at the Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint…
Jul 20, 2008
The Arctic may get some temporary relief from global warming if the annual North American wildfire season intensifies, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado and NOAA. Smoke transported to the Arctic from northern forest…
Jul 10, 2008
Blaine, Wash. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pacific Highway port of entry arrested a 31-year-old Surrey, British Columbia, man for attempting to smuggle over one million dollars into the United States concealed in the cab of his…