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Apr 18, 2007

PHOENIX Federal law enforcement officers are asking Arizona residents with outstanding tickets for misdemeanor crimes on federal lands and properties in Arizona to circle May 1 on their calendars. On May 1 we are going to open the U.S. Fish…

Apr 17, 2007

PHOENIX Eddie Browning, State Director for USDA Rural Development, recently announced the availability of Section 504 low interest loans for very low income individuals to make needed repairs on their home. Funding may be used for a variety of projects…

Apr 17, 2007

by Attorney General Terry Goddard Sometimes the proximity of two unrelated events is so great that to call them coincidental seems hard to believe. So it is with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision telling the federal government to reconsider its…

Apr 17, 2007

ARIZONA Most Americans celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd. Farmers and ranchers celebrate Earth Day every day. Agriculturalists grow and raise renewable commodities 365 days a year in a manner that protects the land and promotes conservation. "Farmers and ranchers…

Apr 17, 2007

Divestitures of Ready Mix Concrete, Concrete Block, and Aggregate Plants in Florida and Arizona Will Preserve Competition WASHINGTON -- The Department of Justice recently announced that it has reached a settlement that will require Mexico-based Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. to…

Apr 3, 2007

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Homeland Security just announced the start of the fiscal year 2007 application period for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. More than $492.3 million will be awarded this year to fire departments and nonaffiliated…

Apr 3, 2007

WASHINGTON The U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced the record maritime seizure of approximately 42,845 pounds of cocaine aboard the Panamanian flagged motor vessel Gatun on Sunday off the coast of Panama by the San Diego-based…

Apr 3, 2007

TUCSON On March 20, 2007, Khalid Altimyat, 26, of Saudi Arabia, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and was sentenced to time served, and ordered to self deport from the United States by United States District Judge John…

Apr 3, 2007

PHOENIX, Ariz. - Phoenix FBI Special Agent in Charge John E. Lewis announced the successful arrest of fugitive William Pumphrey, age 50, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Pumphrey faces one federal charge of Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution and is wanted…

Apr 3, 2007

WASHINGTON - Kraft Foods Global, Inc., a Kirksville, Mo., establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,800 pounds of bacon due to insufficient cooling during processing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. The following product is…

Mar 23, 2007

The U.S. Geological Survey hosted a two-day scientific workshop that drew state and federal government scientists, and university researchers together to discuss interdisciplinary research along the US-Mexico border. The workshop, "Facing Tomorrow's Challenges along the US-Mexico Border," held March 20-22,…