PHOENIX Nelson John Begay, 28, of Kinlichee, Arizona, was sentenced in Phoenix to fourteen years, by U.S. District Judge Earl H. Carroll. Nelson Begay had previously pleaded guilty to kidnaping. Begay asked the female juvenile victim if she needed a…

Additional staff, technology and K-9 teams working in Detroit Detroit, MIFrom protecting Americans against terrorist and terrorist weapons from entering our country, to ensuring that football fans are purchasing legitimate merchandise, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is supporting several…

Under Secure Border Initiative, Expedited Removal to be Implemented Along Northern Border and Coastlines WASHINGTON, DC Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff announced the implementation of Expedited Removal (ER) along the entire U.S.-Canadian border and all U.S. coastal…

Guest Opinion by Roger A. White, Esq. Judge Samuel Alito should not be confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice because of his record and his Senate testimony in favor of the radical "unitary executive" theory now practiced by the Bush…

January Average Daily Loan Approvals Top $54 Million WASHINGTON The U.S. Small Business Administration continues to approve recovery and rebuilding loans for residents and businesses in the Gulf Coast region at a record pace. Following Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma,…

Special Report by Harry Morgan (Mesa, AZ) The Cottonwood team of Jennifer and Wes McCracken won the second in a series of seven AllStar Bass Couples bass fishing tournaments with a six-fish limit totaling 12.77 pounds including a 3.38-pound largemouth…

By Tara Sweeney If you listened only to the news media and environmentalists, you'd think the debate over oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was about caribou and ecology. It's not. ANWR is about land. It is about…

by Cecelia M. Gonzales People ask, "Just what is a CASA?" Good question. A CASA is a Court Appointed Special Advocate. These advocates are volunteers, people like you and me, who are concerned about the safety and care of our…

15 of the 16 suspected alien smugglers indicted in El Paso now in custody EL PASO, Texas One of the two remaining alien smuggler fugitives was arrested on the morning of January 13, 2006 by special agents of U.S. Immigration…

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt has announced the release of "Pandemic Influenza Planning: A Guide for Individuals and Families," a new tool to help Americans understand the threat of pandemic influenza and specific actions they can take to protect themselves and…

SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded the Yerington Paiute Tribe $52,500 for a wetlands development project. The grants are part of over $1.5 million the EPAs Pacific Southwest region awarded to nine organizations, tribes and local…

SAN FRANCISCO -- As part of a new pilot program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the California Resources Agency $300,000 to expand wetland monitoring and report on wetland acreage statewide, and also awarded the Humboldt Bay Harbor District…