ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 11 -- The Association for Career and Technical Education issued the following news release: The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) is pleased to announce the results of the recent election for several spots on its Board of Directors. The election was open to ACTE's membership of roughly 28,000 educators, administrators and other CTE professionals. The following members were elected: Brandon Russell, President-Elect Brandon Russell is a Director o  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 11 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: PIMA COUNTY - Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that a Pima County Grand Jury has indicted Baltazar Quintero Bueno and Dalia Rodriguez De-Padilla on multiple felony charges for their involvement in selling and possessing over 75 pounds of fentanyl pills in the Tucson area last year. On January 2, 2025, a Pima County Grand Jury indicted Bueno on 13 felony offenses and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the sentencing of a man to 36 years in prison for the bias-motivated arson of two churches in Douglas, Arizona. Eric D. Ridenour was convicted at trial of arson and hate crimes for a 2023 incident that resulted in the dest  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: From mapping ore to predicting slope behavior and reclaiming land, mining is a rapidly evolving technological industry. Yet planning and operations have not necessarily kept up with the advancements. With $1.25 million from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, mining and geological engineering researchers in the University of Arizona College of Engineering are boosting thei  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: Gower National Landscape was designated as an International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International. This is an important achievement because the Gower Peninsula is one of the last areas with truly dark skies in South Wales, and this designation will protect the nighttime environment for future generations. Working in partnership, Swansea Council, Welsh Government, Natural Resources Wales, Gower Society, an  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 10 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Research Corporation for Science Advancement, the Frederick Gardner Cottrell Foundation, and the Walder Foundation have made awards to six multidisciplinary teams of early career scientists in the third and final year of the Scialog: Molecular Basis of Cognition initiative. The 16 individual awards of $50,000 in direct costs to each team member will go to 14 researchers from a variety of institu  more