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Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Thursday September 19, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Ariz. U.S. Attorney: Tucson Man Indicted for Deadly Human Smuggling-Related Crash Near Arivaca
TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Samuel Lopez-Ozuna, 18, of Tucson, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury on charges of Conspiracy to Transport Illegal Aliens for Profit Placing in Jeopardy the Life of Any Person Resulting in Death, Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit Resulting in Death, and Transportation of Illegal Aliens for Profit Placing in Jeopardy the Life of Any Person Resulting i  more

DOD Issues Arms Sales Notice With Morocco for $250 Million
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense Defense Security Cooperation Agency has issued a arms sales notice, published in the Federal Register on Sept. 17, 2024, entitled "Arms Sales Notification." SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Young at (703) 953-6092, pamela.a.young14.civ@mail.mil, or dsca.ncr.rsrcmgmt.list.cns-mbx@mail.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 36(b)(1) arms sales notif  more

U of A Center Awarded $7.4M for Its Work on Climate Adaptation Solutions
TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 19 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Following an open competition, the University of Arizona has been selected to continue its work as host institution for the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. The center, part of the university's Arizona Institute for Resilience, also received $7.4 million from the U.S. Geological Survey to help fund practical solutions to high-priority climate adaptation needs. The Southwest Climate Adaptation   more

U of A Project Addresses Loneliness in Older Adults Living in Border and Rural Communities
TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 19 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Fewer than 2,000 people call Pirtleville, Arizona, home. The town sits about a mile north of the U.S.-Mexico border and is known to many by its Spanish name, Pueblo Nuevo. Growing up there, Ada M. Wilkinson-Lee made regular trips across the border to visit family. "I really had the best of both worlds, I can really immerse myself in both cultures," she said. "But I also saw the reality of the differences  more