San Luis CBP Officers Seize Methamphetamine

San Luis, Arizona - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a San Luis resident Thursday in connection to a failed smuggling attempt at Arizona’s Port of San Luis.

Operation Sandman Leads to 204 Arrests for Human Smuggling

Yuma, Arizona - Special Operations and Intelligence Border Patrol agents detected and apprehended 204 suspects near the Imperial Sand Dunes west of Yuma, during a three-week Border Patrol operation between February and March.

Wyoming Military Department Found Liable for Subjecting Employee to Sexual Harassment

Casper, Wyoming - The Justice Department announced that on Wednesday, a federal district court in Casper, Wyoming, found that the Wyoming Military Department (WMD) discriminated against former employee Amanda Dykes by subjecting her to sexual harassment and constructively discharging her.  The verdict was returned after a July 2017 bench trial during which the Justice Department produced evidence that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and religion.

Grilling and other high-temperature cooking may raise risk of high blood pressure

New Orleans, Louisiana - Grilled or well-done beef, chicken or fish may raise the risk of developing high blood pressure among people who regularly eat those foods, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention | Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Scientific Sessions 2018, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in population based cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians.

Man Convicted of Hate Crime for Using a Stun Device During a Racially-Motivated Assault of His Neighbor

Salt Lake City, Utah - Following a three-day trial, a jury found Mark Porter, 59, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, guilty yesterday of committing a federal hate crime when he used a stun device during the racially-motivated assault of a neighbor at his apartment complex in Draper, Utah.