WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service announced new regulations on March 23, 2006 that will provide a more consistent and balanced approach for managing the 14,500 recreation residences in national forests. The new regulations, under the Cabin…

Boise, Idaho - Two military C-130s equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) are in Albuquerque, New Mexico to support initial attack activity in Texas, Oklahoma and the southwest. Two aircraft from the 145th Airlift Wing of the North…

HONOLULU The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered D & J Ocean Farm, Inc. to restore sensitive wetlands at Kalaeloa on Molokai that were illegally filled. The order requires the company to remove soil and other fill on the property…

Chertoff and Abascal Sign Action Plan BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - In accordance with the Security and Prosperity Partnership, the Secretary of Governance of Mexico, Carlos Abascal, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff met in Brownsville, Texas…

PHOENIX - Michael Craig Anderson, 42, of Yuma, Arizona, pleaded guilty in Phoenix on March 3 in federal district court to charges of bribery, conspiracy to import marijuana, money laundering and filing a false tax return. Anderson was an INS…

EL PASO, TEXAS U.S. Customs and Border Protection ports of entry in El Paso, Santa Teresa, Columbus and Presidio have taken a major step in the modernization of trade processing in recent days. Commercial shipments arriving at those ports are…

(Phoenix) -- Four pregnant cows were shot numerous times and left to die on the Diamond A Ranch, which is located near Seligman. Now, the owner of the ranch, Harvey Dietrich, is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to…

The Shooting Showcase offers activities for all ages. Try out the latest pistols, rifles and shotguns on the range at the Arizona Game and Fish Department's Shooting Showcase, March 25-26 at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility. You'll have the opportunity…

A coyote passes through a neighborhood park. Don't be surprised if you see more wild animals around your home in the next few months. Drought conditions may cause creatures like bobcats and coyotes to wander further into town than normal,…

PHOENIX -- A federal grand jury in Phoenix returned a 13-count indictment against six defendants for their alleged participation in a ponzi scheme that induced people to deposit more than $67 million dollars in unsecured and unprotected investments. The six…

Phoenix, Arizona: Outdoors Arizona hosted by Darla Bardelli and Shake, Rattle & Troll hosted by Don McDowell have been invited to broadcast ËœLIVE from the 2006 Bassmaster Classic to be held February 24-26 at Lake Toho, Florida. Outdoors Arizona heard…

TUCSON, Ariz. Arlene Martinez, 38, of Gila Bend, Arizona, was sentenced in Tucson to 210 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson. Martinez pleaded guilty on August 2, 2005 to one count of Conspiracy to Possess with…