A City of Detroit lead inspector appeared before a United States Magistrate today on a complaint charging him with abusing his official position to commit wire fraud, after having been arrested last evening. Named in the complaint was Donald Patterson,…

Under court supervision for the rest of his life Cincinnati, OH - Lawrence F. Sipple, 38, of Cincinnati was sentenced to 27 months imprisonment for failing to register as a sex offender, as required by the federal Sex Offender Registration…

First bat cupola to be constructed within city limits PHOENIX Its a win-win for the public and Arizonas wildlife. In a cooperative effort led by the Arizona Game and Fish Department and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the…

A retailer of rayon towels will be barred from making false claims that mislead consumers into thinking that its products are "biodegradable," under a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The settlement with Dyna-E International and its owner George…

KODIAK, Alaska - The Coast Guard, Alaska State Troopers and good Samaritans rescued seven people from an overturned 20-foot pleasure boat near Tee Harbor along Favorite Channel about 15 miles northwest of Juneau Monday. Controllers at the Coast Guard Sector…

WASHINGTON Hayden B. Greene, 31, of Tulsa, Okla., and James Robert Roy, 42, of Tomball, Texas, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture and sell counterfeit pipe couplings. Greene and Adams pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Keith P. Ellison…

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition from ConocoPhillips requesting approval to amend its propane supply agreement with NGL Supply, Inc., pursuant to a 2002 Commission consent order. The FTC order issued to resolve competitive concerns…

Alamogordo, New Mexico Border Patrol Agents from the El Paso Sector had a busy start to the month as they seized over 950 pounds of marijuana in four separate incidents on the first day of August. Border Patrol Agents assigned…

Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Terry Goddard has filed a lawsuit against a Phoenix-based mortgage loan modification company, Santoya Financial Company, LLC and its owners, Thomas Montoya and Robert Sanchez, for engaging in deceptive practices. The lawsuit alleges that since…

Winner says wife didnt believe him at first, told him to stop kidding around Scottsdale retiree Lloyd Kaufman who says the only thing hes ever won was a turkey about 20 years ago has reason to re-think his luck after…

ARIZONA Over a year ago, farmers filed suit against the state of Arizona after the legislature had swept funds paid by growers for specific research and promotion projects associated with their crops. These programs are housed within the Arizona Department…

PHOENIX Carlos Alvarez-Espinoza, 22, a citizen of Mexico, was found guilty of Conspiracy to Take Hostages, five counts of Hostage Taking, Conspiracy to Harbor Illegal Aliens, Harboring Illegal Aliens, and five counts of Brandishing a Firearm during and in relation…