MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 10 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Between approximately 4:15 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. (Sanaa time) on April 10, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully engaged three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. Two UAVs were launched over the Gulf of Aden and one UAV was launched over the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercia  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 11 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command conducted an air drop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on April 11, 2024, at 12:26 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.S. C  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * Census Bureau Initiatives to Address Persistent Undercount of Children * * * The U.S. Census Bureau today released new experimental estimates showing children ages 0 to 4 were undercounted in the 2020 Census in every state. Additionally, there were undercounts of children ages 0 to 4 in more than 4 out of 5 counties included in this release. The experimental estimates are availa  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * A New Tool to Help Plan for and Protect Against Floods By Crystal Bergemann, Senior Director for Resilience, Council on Environmental Quality & Kris Ludwig, Assistant Director for Resilience Science & Technology, Office of Science & Technology Policy Flooding is the most common and costly natural hazard in the United States. This spring season alone, approximately 122 million pe  more

PALATKA, Florida, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * St. John's Ship Building exposed workers to lack of oxygen * * * As he had many other days, the morning shift welder arrived at 5 a.m. to work at St. John's Ship Building Inc. in Palatka on Aug. 28, 2023. Tasked with doing some fabrication work in a 4-foot by 8-foot space in a ship's hull, the employee began work unaware that fatal suffocation woul  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 12 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit today announced the arrest of Ira Roberts for financially exploiting an elderly Escambia resident. According to the MFCU investigation, Roberts systematically took more than $17,000 from the senior's bank account over an 18-month period, spending the funds on personal bills and purchases from DoorDash, Netflix, A  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On April 10, a substance abuse facility owner was sentenced to four years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $4,444,417.65 in restitution, for defrauding the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) of over $4 million. The sentence comes after the defendant entered a guilty plea in February. Joseph T  more

TAMPA, Florida, April 12 -- 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 a federal jury has found Anthony Carroll (50, Tampa) guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. Carroll faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. His s  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following statement on April 10, 2024, by Chairwoman Lina M. Khan on the FTC Collaboration Act Report (File No. P238400). The statement was joined by Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya: * * * In 2022 Congress passed the FTC Collaboration Act, which requires the FTC to "conduct a study on facilitating and refining existing efforts with State Attorneys General to prevent, publicize, and penalize frauds and scams  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: A Florida attorney was sentenced today to eight years in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and tax evasion arising out of his promotion of an illegal tax shelter scheme involving false charitable deductions. According to court documents and statements made in court, from at least 2013 through 2021, Michael L. Meyer, of Davie, Florida, used his skills as an attorney and c  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today charging David Campbell, also known as Viejo Dan and Don David, 57, of Honduras, one of the principal narcotics and weapons suppliers to MS-13 in Honduras, with racketeering, narcotics, and firearms offenses. Campbell was presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan federal court after being extradited yesterday from Honduras.   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recognized Centennial Innovation awardees during a ceremony on Apr. 8 held at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., for major impacts on national security. The Centennial Innovation Awards honor 28 of the most creative and impactful accomplishments  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 12 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a 13-state coalition in a lawsuit to stop the Biden Administration's hidden subsidy for electric vehicles and to defend ethanol. In his most recent assault on gas vehicles, President Biden is creating a rule that overstates the efficiency of electric cars by more than six times. This illegal bolstering of electric vehicles negatively affects car owners,  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSres) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following report NUREG-1437 in March 2024 entitled "Site-Specific Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants." Here are excerpts: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY By letter dated January 30, 2018, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL, the licensee) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) an application requesting subsequent license renewal (SLR) of the Turkey Point Nuclear  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: CRANE, Ind. - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) was recognized with two awards by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for technology transfer (T2) contributions. These awards were distributed during a FLC national meeting in Dallas, Texas on April 10. Jenna Dix, the Director of Engagement for NSWC Crane, was awarded the Harold Metcalf Award for FLC Service, which cele  more

PALATKA, Florida, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 4 issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: As he had many other days, the morning shift welder arrived at 5 a.m. to work at St. John's Ship Building Inc. in Palatka on Aug. 28, 2023. Tasked with doing some fabrication work in a 4-foot by 8-foot space in a ship's hull, the employee began work unaware that fatal suffocation would soon end his life. Less than two hours aft  more

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, April 12 (TNSres) -- Palm Beach County issued the following news on April 10, 2024: On Monday, March 11, 2024, the Palm Beach County Public Safety Departments Division of Emergency Management's Community Rating System (CRS) and Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) programs released the annual progress report for CRS Activity 510 - Floodplain Management Planning. This is an annual report summarizing activities implemented during 2023 by stakeholders to further flood mitigati  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on April 9, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron at a joint news availability: * * * Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron at the Department of State. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It is, as always, a great pleasure to have Foreign Secretary Cameron here at the State Department, in   more

TYLER, Texas, April 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: A Jacksonville, Florida woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. Sharena Seay, 39, pleaded guilty to money laundering before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love on April 11, 2024. According to information presented in court, Seay laundered the proceeds of her drug trafficking operations th  more

TAMPA, Florida, April 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Arnulfo Rodriguez-Munoz (43, Fort Worth, TX) and Enrique Velasquez (45, Dallas, TX) each to 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Both Rodriguez-Munoz and Velasquez entered guilty pleas on June 22, 2023. According to court documents, Velasquez coordi  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 11 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following agency statement on April 10, 2024: * * * The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in our state. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., dentists, nurses,  more