Tucson.com

Gov. Doug Ducey has asked the EPA to revise federal rules to give states the power to decide which streams will be protected as “Waters of the U.S.”

That power can have huge impacts over how strictly development along those streams is regulated, such as subdivisions and mines whose construction requires dredging and filling of water bodies.

In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, Ducey also argues that ephemeral streams and washes — those that carry water only after storms — shouldn’t be protected under that rule. Those are the overwhelming majority of watercourses in Arizona and Pima County.

Continue reading “Gov. Doug Ducey asks EPA for power to regulate Arizona streams”

Tucson.com

A foiled gun-smuggling attempt in Nogales, Arizona, and a daring raid at an airstrip in Sinaloa, Mexico, led U.S. authorities to a gun shop on Tucson’s northwest side.

Along the way, federal agents encountered rifles powerful enough to take down a helicopter, two phony home invasions, dozens of fraudulent gun sale records, and a former Tucson police officer accused of stealing the identities of people he arrested as part of a scheme to smuggle guns across the border.

Continue reading “Federal agent in Tucson gun-smuggling case: ‘Every family member had a .50 cal’”

World Events and the Bible

WEB Notes: Of course the article goes on to say, “The participants did not include any of the world’s nine nuclear-armed countries, which conspicuously boycotted the negotiations.”

While this treaty may not “bite,” look at the peace negotiations taking place in the world. We have Russia, China and the US all working together to fight terrorism and now to “stop” North Korea. In our Signs and Seasons article from 2015 we documented how world leaders called on all to help stop terrorism which is the common enemy of mankind.
Continue reading “‘Historic Peace Treaty’ Is Reached At The United Nations To Ban Nuclear Arms”

Yahoo News

Nine people were shot — one fatally — late Saturday night at a private residence near Cincinnati, police told reporters at the scene.Three of those shot were children. The fatality is an adult female.

Police were called at 11:20 p.m. about reports of a shooting at a house in Colerain Township, said Colerain Township Police Officer James Love.   Continue reading “1 dead, 8 injured in shooting at ‘gender reveal’ party in Cincinnati-area home”

NBC News

Chicago police issued a warning Saturday about a string of robberies over the last month, including one in which a boy as young as 6 years old displayed a handgun.

In each incident, three to nine offenders approached the victims on the sidewalk, in a parking lot and in the hallway of a residential building and either demanded or forcibly removed property before fleeing on foot, according to a community alert from Chicago police.   Continue reading “Boy as Young as 6 Used Handgun in Robbery: Chicago Police”

Yahoo News

BEIRUT (AP) — An open-ended cease-fire in southern Syria brokered by the United States, Russia, and Jordan came into effect on Sunday at noon.

The agreement, announced Thursday after a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, is the first initiative by the Trump administration in collaboration with Russia to bring some stability to war-torn Syria.

It followed weeks of secretive talks in the Jordanian capital, Amman, to address the buildup of Iranian-backed forces, in support of the Syrian government, near the Jordanian and Israeli borders.   Continue reading “Cease-fire in southern Syria goes into effect”

Dallas Morning News – by Kevin Krause

The unmarked vehicles arrived in the morning. More than 20 armed agents poured out.

Hours later, Mii’s Bridal & Tuxedo was out of business after serving customers for decades. Its entire inventory of wedding gowns and dresses as well as sewing machines and other equipment were sold at auction.

The hastily-called sale held inside the store netted the IRS about $17,000 — not enough to cover the roughly $31,400 in tax debt alleged, court records show. The balance is now likely unrecoverable.   Continue reading “IRS shuts down mom and pop dressmaker, sells dresses within hours”

Westmonster

Pro-open borders activists, George and Amal Clooney, are reportedly planning to leave the UK because they don’t feel safe after the recent spate of terror attacks, according to a family insider.

The celebrity power couple have used their fame and fortune to push for open borders and even sat down with Angela Merkel herself to express their support for her refugee policy.  Continue reading “Pro-open border Clooneys ‘leaving UK amid terror fears’”

The Anti-Media – by Alice Salles

Chicago, Illinois, has a chronic inflated state problem disguised as a schooling problem. In order to eradicate the symptom, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has decided to attack those who suffer from it and not the actual root of the problem — adopting a classic “more of the same” approach.

A plan approved in May is set to take effect soon, forcing high school seniors to either be enlisted in the military, have a job, be enrolled in a gap-year program, or have a college acceptance letter before the Chicago public schooling system will give them their diploma. The obvious consequences of this new policy are problematic. Still, Emanuel doesn’t seem to care.   Continue reading “Chicago’s Terrible New Plan to Force High School Kids Into the Military”

Mail.com

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — An hourslong standoff inside a suburban Atlanta bank ended when an officer shot and killed a man who had claimed to have a bomb that could “take out the room.” Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce confirmed the man died in an “officer involved shooting.” Pierce said a police bomb squad had rendered safe a backpack in which the suspect claimed to have a bomb. Police were still analyzing the contents to determine if he actually had explosives, he said.

Two people were freed shortly after a military-type vehicle smashed its way through the wall, raining bricks onto its hood. However, it’s not clear if they escaped through the wall opening. Heavily armed police officers had converged on the bank earlier in the day.  Continue reading “Man who claimed to have bomb at bank is killed by police”

NPR

Carol McDaniel has a perennial challenge: Attracting highly specialized acute-care certified neonatal nurse practitioners to come work for Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla.

They are “always in short supply, high demand, and [it is a] very, very small group of people,” says McDaniel, the hospital’s recruitment director.

So, about six months ago, McDaniel says, the hospital started using a new recruitment tactic: It buys lists of potential candidates culled from online profiles or educational records. It then uses a technology to set up a wireless fence around key areas where the coveted nurses live or work. When a nurse with the relevant credentials enters a geofenced zone, ads inviting them to apply to All Children’s appear on their phones.   Continue reading “Recruiters Use ‘Geofencing’ To Target Potential Hires Where They Live And Work”