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Jul 18, 2006

Phoenix, AZ ----"The monsoon rains have helped reduce the fire danger allowing land managers to lift most fire restrictions and almost all closures across Arizona," stated Pam McAlpin, Arizona BLM Fire Management Officer. "A large portion of Arizona has received…

Jul 18, 2006

WASHINGTON - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner announced on July 13, 2006, the availability of more than $6.2 million in grant funds through the Rural Community Development Initiative Program (RCDI). The RCDI program provides technical assistance and training funds to…

Jul 13, 2006

EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror operations at ports of entry in El Paso, west Texas, and New Mexico this week identified and stopped 33 people who were being sought by law enforcement…

Jul 10, 2006

(San Francisco, Calif. 07/11/06) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined a Mesa, Ariz. company $24,400 for violating federal pesticide law. Water & Energy Systems Technology, Inc. allegedly sold its pesticide, C124, with a composition that differed from the composition described…

Jul 4, 2006

(Jake's Corner, Arizona) - Local Scottsdale film director/writer Jeff Santo hasn't held back anything in preparing for Jake's Corner, his next film, slated for a fall 2006 shoot date here in Arizona. In fact, Santo has moved into a trailer…

Jul 2, 2006

PHOENIX Effective July 3, 2006, Tonto National Forest officials have lifted the closure order limiting public access to the Mogollon Rim and the Pinal Mountains. The closure is no longer needed because fire danger has been reduced by increased moisture…

Jun 27, 2006

PHOENIX With forest closures and fire restrictions limiting some recreation opportunities on the Tonto National Forest, forest officials are advising people to look ahead when making weekend plans. We want people to know that the Tonto is open for business,…

Jun 21, 2006

PHOENIX The Tonto National Forest will close the Mogollon Rim running from the Town of Strawberry to the Fort Apache Indian Reservation beginning Friday, June 23 at 8 a.m. The Tonto will also close the Pinal Mountains south of Globe…

Jun 21, 2006

Bipartisan Majority Supports FY07 Defense Appropriations Act WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.) has announced that millions of dollars in defense appropriations contracts are slated for Arizona projects designed to fight the War on Terror. The fiscal year 2007 Defense…