TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Thomas Franklin Wilson, also known as "Tee Woopin," 29, of Tucson, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. On March 13, 2024, Wilson pleaded guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl connected to the overdose death of a 17-year-old that occurred in April 2021. In April 2021, Wils  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 17 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority posted the following news on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * Arizona Venture Alliance to position the state as a premier location for startups and investors * * * Today, roughly two dozen investors, founders, and economic development and nonprofit leaders came together to launch a new coalition dedicated to advancing Arizona's startup ecosystem. The Arizona Venture Alliance (AVA) will work to promote Arizona's startup and investor ecosystem, e  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: TUCSON, Ariz.-- Three of four monitoring gauges added by a judge last week to track the health of the San Pedro National Riparian Conservation Area in southeastern Arizona are already below court-ordered levels, violating federal water rights. "These violations prove beyond any doubt that developers and the U.S. Army in Sierra Vista are stealing water specifically reserved for the San Pedro River," sa  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: Bipartisan infrastructure law led by Sinema and shaped by Kelly invests over $5 million in key infrastructure improvements to enhance safety in Arizona054,410 from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investments and Jobs law led by Senator Kyrsten Sinema and shaped by Senator Mark Kelly will be invested in Arizona projects aimed at strengthening roadway, pedestrian, and cyclist safety. The $5,054,410 investmen  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Retrieving the largest asteroid sample ever brought to Earth, advancing a vaccine for Valley fever to human clinical trial - the world's first against fungal infection to reach this stage - and mitigating the effects of extreme heat are examples of the power of the University of Arizona faculty, staff and student research and innovation. University officials project research activity has exceeded $  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Some millennials are rethinking their retirement plans in the face of uncertainty related to climate change, a new University of Arizona study finds. "Millennials are the first generation to reach retirement-savings-age amid the climate crisis," said lead study author Marissa Hettinger, a graduate student studying human development and family science in the Norton School of Human Ecology in the U  more