WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Chief Master Sgt. Vanessa Espinoza poses at a fire station June 21, 2024, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Espinoza is the first female active-duty Air Force fire chief master sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs) A few months ago, Hill Air Force Base's Fire and Emergency Services marked a historic milestone within the Air Force when Chief Master Sergeant Vanessa Espinoza  more

HILL AFB, Utah, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Kendahl Johnson, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs In an effort to improve the efficacy of "pack-and-crate" operations and protect stored aircraft components and tool kits, leadership from the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group called upon a unit from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, to make repairs at the group's large tension fabric shelter system. The shelter, located at t  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: * * * One State and Two Territories Requested Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $425 Million * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Utah, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands' Initial Proposals for the Broadband   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release: With less than six months remaining in 2024, the Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) has already seized nearly 800,000 fentanyl pills in Utah - a new record. In operations between January 1 and June 30, 2024, more than 774,000 fentanyl pills were seized. That total eclipsed 2023's record mark by more than   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: Crews relocate an SR-71 Blackbird static display inside the Hill Aerospace Museum's new L.S. Skaggs Gallery at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 23, 2023. Last month, a significant portion of the museum's aircraft collection were moved into the new gallery by museum staff and volunteers from organizations outside the museum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Todd Cromar) *** Original text he  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $574,588 grant to Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, to expand entrepreneurial support to three Utah regions. This grant will establish the Wildcat Micro Fund and provide business resources and training to support entrepreneurs in underserved and rural areas of Utah. T  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: Joe Robert Rael, 55, of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment, and a term of 60 months' supervised release for engaging in a conspiracy to traffic narcotics and launder money. The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr., took place on July 18, 2024, after Rael, who also goes by the alias "Jojo," pleaded guilty February 9, 2  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The White House issued the following readout of a briefing on July 25, 2024, with southwest business leaders: * * * On Thursday, July 25, the White House welcomed small business owners and leaders of local business organizations from Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah for a discussion with senior officials on the Biden-Harris Administration's actions to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up. More than 40 individuals representing small businesses  more