EIELSON AFB, Alaska, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: The 354th Fighter Wing redesignated the 18th Aggressor Squadron as the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron and the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as the 18th Fighter Generation Squadron, Feb. 2, 2024, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Eielson service members, families and community members attended a ceremony commemorating the event. A guest speaker at the ceremony was   more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 3 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Between approximately 3:49 to 10:00 a.m. (Sanaa time) on April 3, USS Gravely (DDG 107) and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed one inbound anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) and two unmanned aerial systems (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists from Yemen towards USS Gravely in the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage repor  more

CECIL FIELD, Florida, April 5 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The first of 22 repatriated Swiss F-5 Tiger II aircraft arrived at the Tactical Air Support facility at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Florida, March 21 for the second phase of the Avionics Reconfiguration and Tactical/Modernization for Inventory Standardization (ARTEMIS) program. The aircraft, which arrived via a U.S. Marine Corps C-130J from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 23  more

NEW YORK, April 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces eight selections under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund's National Clean Investment Fund and Clean Communities Investment Accelerator through President Biden's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, April 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its selections for $20 billion in grant awards under two competitions within the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Redu  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 5 -- The city of Tallahassee issued the following news on April 4, 2024: The Tallahassee City Commission will hold a workshop and regular meeting on Wednesday, April 10, in the City Commission Chambers, second floor, City Hall, 300 S. Adams Street. Public hearings begin at 6 p.m. The workshop begins at 1 p.m. The regular meeting begins at 3 p.m. Agendas for both the workshop and the meeting, as well as details about how to share public comment, are available at Tal  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments: Rear Adm. Marc J. Miguez will be assigned as chief of legislative affairs, Washington, D.C. Miguez is currently serving as commander, Carrier Strike Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia. Rear Adm. Ralph R. Smith III will be assigned as director, J2, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 5 -- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority issued the following newsletter on April 4, 2024: * * * Fairfax County Economic Development Authority and Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) Co-sign Letter of Support, Strengthen Cooperation Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) and Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) co-signed a letter of support and cooperation between the two agencies at the FCEDA headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, on February  more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, April 5 -- The Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill (SB) 1638, Funding for Environmental Resource Management, which provides $150 million for necessary repairs and upgrades to the Central and South Florida Water Management System. The bill further directs 96% of the revenue generated from the Seminole Tribe Compact to fund water quality improvement, infrastruct  more

POLK COUNTY, Florida, April 4 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Governor DeSantis was joined by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to announce expedited construction timelines for several "Moving Florida Forward" infrastructure projects, including the widening of I-4 in Osceola and Polk counties and the Poinciana Parkway Connector Project in Osceola County. Thanks to Governor DeSantis' priorities, these projects are commenci  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 5 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting request for confidential classification (Docket No. 20240001-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0086-CFO-EI) on April 4, 2024: * * * In re: Fuel and purchased power cost recovery clause with generating performance incentive factor. ORDER GRANTING FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION {DOCUMENT NO. 00449-2024) On January 31, 2024, pursuant to Section 366.093, Flori  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 5 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order granting request for confidential classification (Docket No. 20240001-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0087-CFO-EI) on April 4, 2024: * * * In re: Fuel and purchased power cost recovery clause with generating performance incentive factor. ORDER GRANTING TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY'S REQUEST FOR SPECIFIED CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND MOTION FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER (DOCUMENT NO. 00444-2024) On January 31,   more

TAMPA, Florida, April 5 -- The Florida Department of Transportation issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: This week, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) emphasized its dedication to emerging technology by bringing together the newly-created Advanced Air Mobility Advisory Committee comprised of key industry partners and public and private sector stakeholders to discuss the integration of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) into Florida's transportation network and perform the f  more

ORLANDO, Florida, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Tijuanna J. Thomas (65, Daytona Beach) has pleaded guilty to theft of government property. Thomas faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. As part of her plea, Thomas has agreed to forfeit $88,440, the proceeds of her criminal conduct, and to make full restitution to the Department of Veterans Aff  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 5 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is now accepting a second round of applications as part of the $3 million, 5-year Underserved Farmer to Farmer grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of Mexico division. The DNR will continue to distribute the remaining funds from the $3 million EPA grant to eligible applicants across the state over the remaining three years of the gra  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A foreign national was sentenced today to 13 years and one month in prison for his role in an international conspiracy to distribute more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine for unlawful importation into the United States. According to court documents, from 2014 through May 2019, Lazaro Viton Rodriguez, 55, a long-time resident of the Dominican Republic, participated in a drug trafficking network based in the Dom  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 5 -- Miami International Airport issued the following news on April 4, 2024: Miami-Dade County and LEVEL officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Miami International Airport on April 3 to celebrate the airline's launch of Barcelona-Miami service, which made Miami the airline's fifth U.S. destination and its only route in Florida. The event was also celebrated with "flying colors" when officials unveiled Crossroads, a large-scale painting by Miami graffiti artist Quake  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 5 -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Miami-Dade County and LEVEL officials hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Miami International Airport on April 3 to celebrate the airline's launch of Barcelona-Miami service, which made Miami the airline's fifth U.S. destination and its only route in Florida. The event was also celebrated with "flying colors" when officials unveiled Crossroads, a large-scale painting by Miami graffiti  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: Former Romulus Mayor LeRoy Burcroff, 59, of Romulus, was sentenced to three years probation with four months home confinement following his theft and misuse of over $15,000 in campaign funds, announced United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison. Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Federal   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will showcase redefining defense technologies at the Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition in booth 301, held at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Apr. 8-10. NRL Senior Scientist for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Glen Henshaw, Ph.D., will speak on the "F  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 5 -- The city of Miami issued the following news on April 4, 2024: A regularly scheduled meeting of the Miami City Commission will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the City Commission chambers located at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133. The April 11, 2024 City Commission Meeting will be broadcast live for members of the public to view on the City's website (www.miami.gov/tv), Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Comcast Channel 77 (Com  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Noel Mateo, age 35, of Umatilla, Florida, and David Duclos, age 29, of Orlando, Florida, were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms and more of cocaine and possessing firearms in furtherance of a dr  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news on April 4, 2024: NEWPORT, R.I. - Two Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employees in the Undersea Warfare Combat Systems Department recently received a Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Team Excellence Award for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023, as members of the Undersea Warfare Decision Support System (USW DSS) Prevention of Mutual Interference (PMI) team. Nath  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 4, 2024: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Cut Medicare and Social Security While Slashing Taxes for Big Corporations and the Wealthy During his State of the Union Address, President Biden made clear that he will always stand up for America's seniors and stand in the way of any Congressional Republicans who try to cut Social Security and Medicare. He laid out his vision for a future where we make   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 3, 2024: * * * House Republicans Propose Severely Undermining Fight Against Opioid Crisis in Latest Extreme Budget Proposal The Republican Study Committee, which represents 100% of House Republican leadership and about 80% of their members, released a budget that would severely cut critical funding for states to respond to the overdose epidemic. More Americans between the ages of 18 and 49 die from opio  more