-The Woodbury is 100% contained around the perimeter edge. This does NOT mean that the fire is controlled. There is still smoke and active fire moving within the interior through pockets of unburned fuel. -Apache Lake remains closed along with…

A joint Interim Final Rule (IFR) issued by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security will be published in the Federal Register on July 16, 2019. This IFR uses the authority delegated by Congress in section 208(b)(2)(C) of the Immigration…

QUESTION: We are pleased and proud to welcome back to the program our Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo – former CIA director, former congressman. How are you, sir? SECRETARY POMPEO: Sean, I’m great. How are you today? QUESTION: How many…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 12, 2019, 50 Members of Congress and stakeholders throughout the country sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump urging him to take to take action to protect our national security interests by combating our…

Encompass Health Corporation (formerly known as HealthSouth Corporation), the nation’s largest operator of inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), has agreed to pay $48 million to resolve allegations that some of its IRFs provided inaccurate information to Medicare to maintain their status…

Command of the Woodbury Fire has been transferred to the Arizona Central West Zone Type 3 Incident Management Team from the Type 1 Incident Management Team, continuing the goals and objectives as fire crews continue their work. As complexity of…

A seven-count indictment was returned yesterday charging a former Assistant Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General, with engaging in a scheme to conceal material facts, making false statements and falsification of…

Containment of the Woodbury fire reaches 53 percent as fire crews continue to patrol, secure and monitor firelines. The southeastern edge, north of Government Hill, is the latest area to be contained. Crews will continue along the fire’s edge to…

Following the major devastation caused by Hurricane Michael across the Florida Panhandle, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has announced a $1.25 million Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant award for Bay District Schools. According to local school…

Personnel used an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to fly over the eastern border of the fire to scout for hotspots. The UAS detected heat within the fire perimeter and helicopters were ordered for bucket water drops in addition to firefighters…

U.S., State, and Local Enforcement Have Helped Stop Companies Responsible for over One Billion Calls PHOENIX – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, and other nationwide law enforcement partners announced a major crackdown on illegal robocalls,…

NOTICE: EXPECT HEAVY FIRE TRAFFIC AND THICK SMOKE ON US HIGHWAY 60 AND STATE HIGHWAY 188. The following actions are occurring today: • Monitor, patrol, and improve lines along the southern and western flank to provide increased security.br/> • Prepare…