MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 9 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - United States Central Command conducted an airdrop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on April 8, 2024, at 12:12 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict. The joint operation included one C-130 U.S. Air Force aircraft and U.S. Army Soldiers specialized in aerial delivery of U.S humanitarian assistance supplies. The U.  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, April 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District will be hosting an update on the Western Everglades Restoration Project (WERP) on April 17, 2024, from 5:00-7:00 pm at the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) station, Southwest Florida Research & Education Center, 2685 State Road 29 North in Immokalee, FL. The USACE / Sout  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: The 96th Medical Group is one of a few Defense Health Agency medical facilities collaborating to create a new, patient-centric health care model. The intent of the innovative model is to change how patients access care and how providers deliver care. Their contributions allow the DHA to refine the current health care model and scale to the military health system by the end of the calendar year.   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Philadelphia removed Stanford Jahmaal Omar Bastian, a citizen of the Bahamas with a final order of removal, to the Bahamas on March 26. Bastian is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in the Bahamas for murder. "ERO Philadelphia is dedicated to fulfilling its mission of protecting th  more

SANFORD, Florida, April 9 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation to increase penalties on individuals who expose law enforcement officers to fentanyl and to bring awareness to life-saving measures for someone experiencing an opioid overdose. Governor DeSantis also announced an expansion of the Coordinated Opioid Response (CORE) network from 12 counties to 29. "Because of the Biden administration's unw  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On April 2, a man was sentenced to 220 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in furtherance on his drug trafficking crime. On Sept. 15, 2022, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant on the   more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, April 9 -- 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 Joshua Grady Earrey (45, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute narcotics, one count of conspiring to defraud the United States, and one count of possessing firearms and ammunition while an unlawful user of controlled substances. Earrey faces a combined maximum penalty of  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, April 9 -- 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 the unsealing of an indictment charging Tyler Williams (29, Labelle) with deprivation of civil rights under color of law. Specifically, Williams is charged with unreasonable use of force and obstruction of justice. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison on the use of force charge, and up to 20 ye  more

OCALA, Florida, April 9 -- 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 the unsealing of an indictment charging Terrance Maurice Washington (41, Ocala) with six counts of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine and fentanyl) with the intent to distribute it. If convicted on all counts, Washington faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison.   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 9 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the gas industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240028-GU DATE FILED: 04/08/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0090-PCO-GU Order PSC-2024-0090-PCO-EI suspending tariff; docket to remain open pending Commission's decision on proposed tariff revision. DOCKET TITLE: Petition to implement long-term debt cost true-up mechanism, by Peoples Gas System, Inc. * * * Or  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The City of Atlanta's former Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), Jimmie "Jim" A. Beard, pleaded guilty today to theft of government funds, which included the purchase and possession of two machine guns, and obstructing federal tax laws. "Jim Beard abused his power as the CFO for the City of Atlanta to steal tens of thousands of dollars from taxpayer  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Sonya Hesenius, a former office manager and executive assistant for a company in Alpharetta, Georgia, has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling more than $8.5 million between 2015 and 2020. "Hesenius will now be held accountable for her flagrant theft of millions of dollars from her employer to support a lavish lifestyle," said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buc  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 9 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's collusion with immigration activists. The brief, filed Friday in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, supports states' motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by asylum seekers and immigr  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 9 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Gov. Eric Holcomb recently signed legislation authored by State Rep. Lori Goss-Reaves (R-Marion) into law that ensures pregnant women, who are charged with drug crimes, a pathway into treatment earlier. According to a report from the National Library of Medicine, national estimates indicate that 40% of pregnant women entering jails and prisons have a drug use disorder. Goss-Reaves said these find  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, April 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A fourteenth defendant pled guilty today in federal court for his role in a prison drug conspiracy. Trae Short, 39, pled guilty to conspiring to commit an offense against the United States by conspiring to introduce contraband into a federal prison. According to court documents and information presented to the Court, in 2018, agents with the Drug Enforc  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * Alvin Brown and J. Todd Inman sworn in * * * Alvin Brown and J. Todd Inman were sworn in as members of the National Transportation Safety Board, filling two vacancies and bringing the non-partisan board to full strength. The new members were nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the Senate. Brown's term as a board member is through 2026; Inman's term runs through  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 55) entitled "CSX Transportation Inc. - Abandonment Exemption - In Pinellas County, Florida": * * * On August 20, 2019, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon an approximately 0.86-mile segment of rail line located between mileposts ARE 897.57 and ARE 898.43 in   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's capitulation to illegal immigration activists. President Biden's actions would continue to leave the southern border wide open and communities across the country vulnerable to dangerous drugs and crim  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, April 9 -- The city of West Palm Beach issued the following news: West Palm Beach recently kicked off a project to inventory the condition of City-maintained roadways and select right-of-way asset infrastructure. To accomplish this, the City retained the services of Roadway Asset Services, LLC (RAS) based out of Austin, TX. RAS is a nationwide firm that provides professional asset management and mobile data collection services to local and state government agencies. R  more