Following eight weeks of trial, a federal jury in Central Islip, New York, today returned a verdict convicting Colombo organized crime family acting boss Alphonse "Allie Boy" Persico and administration member John "Jackie" DeRoss of murder in aid of racketeering…

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses from Salmonella Newport associated with fresh ground beef products contaminated with multi-drug resistant Salmonella that may have been ground…

Mother Nature and her last two storms were certainly among the big news last week. If you checked our last issue, the lake levels at Roosevelt were at 2100.30 feet on December 3. On Tuesday, December 11, Rosy was 52%…

New HUD data shows program has helped 33,000 homeowners prevent foreclosure in three months; More than 50,000 to be helped by end of year WASHINGTON - In response to the Bush Administration's plan to help families avoid foreclosure, tens of…

ST. LOUIS, Missouri - Microsoft Corporation, Google, Inc., and Yahoo! have entered into settlements with the U.S. to resolve claims that they promoted illegal gambling, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway, of the Eastern District of Missouri announced today. The…

A fugitive from Phoenix, wanted for the November 29, 2004, murder and robbery of an armored car guard, has been added to the FBIs List of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. Jason Derek Brown allegedly encountered the guard, Robert Keith Palomares,…

Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Terry Goddard and Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Director Steve Owens have announced a $175,000 settlement with United Metro Materials and Tanner Companies resolving air quality violations at five facilities in Gila, Pima and…

WASHINGTON A San Francisco grand jury has returned a three-count indictment charging Bernard V. Ward, 56, with distributing and receiving child pornography, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced. Ward, a San Francisco resident who works…

Photo by Terry Stevens After months of rehabilitation and preparation, a young bald eagle will soar free today at the Windy Hill Recreation Site near Roosevelt Lake. Found in the Needle Rock area near Fountain Hills, this juvenile bald eagle…

The Federal Trade Commission today released a survey showing that 8.3 million American adults, or 3.7 percent of all American adults, were victims of identity theft in 2005. Of the victims, 3.2 million, or 1.4 percent of all adults, experienced…

Tucson, Arizona Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Tucson Sector seized more than 4,687 pounds of marijuana in three incidents over the last 24 hours. The first seizure took place at around 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 28, 2007. Agents…

Second Phase of Ongoing Cyber Investigation Reveals More Than $20 Million in Economic Loss and More Than One Million Victimized Computers. Public Urged To Take Precaution The FBI has announced the results of the second phase of its continuing investigation…