TYNDALL AFB, Florida, May 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base (325th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Tiffany Price Executing large-scale exercises like Checkered Flag, AGILE FLAG and the Weapon System Evaluation Program can be a daunting task, but the 81st Air Control Squadron assigned to Tyndall Air Force base is up for the challenge. Senior Airman Bryce Cox, 81st ACS weapons director, originally from Jefferson, Ohio has been at Tyndall since 2018. Un  more

PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Florida, May 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan A 920th Rescue Wing Airman recently accepted a Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal in posthumous recognition of her late grandfather's military service. Master Sgt. Janet Munoz, 301st Squadron Medical Element non-commissioned officer in charge, received the award during a March 2021 live stream event in honor of Isabelo Leano Viernes, a  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA has approved two grants totaling more than $2.27 million for the state of Florida to reimburse the city of Lynn Haven and the Power South Energy Cooperative for recovery expenses after Hurricane Michael in 2018. Lynn Haven is receiving $1,138,532 in reimbursement for permanent repairs to A.L. Kinsaul Park, Cain Griffin Park, James E. Rodgers Park,  more

ORLANDO, Florida, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA has awarded grants totaling $17,644,098 for the State of Florida to reimburse applicants for debris removal and repairs following Hurricane Irma in 2017. The FEMA Public Assistance program grants include: * Miami-Dade County: $13,225,983 for removal of 370,435 cubic yards of vegetative debris, 4,475 cubic yards of mixed debris, 662 leaning trees an  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on May 26, 2021: United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Darius Jondi Edwards (42, Tampa) to four years and three months in federal prison for manufacturing counterfeit Federal Reserve notes and for violating his federal supervised release. Edwards had pleaded guilty on January 25, 2021, and admitted that he had violated his federal supervision  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with Haitian community leaders at the Little Haiti Cultural Center in Miami, Florida. Secretary Mayorkas, joined by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, met with members of the Haitian community, state and local elected officials, civic leaders, and immigration organizations to discuss issues of importance to the communit  more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, May 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base (325th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Emily Mifsud A revolutionary tool for energy managers, civil engineers and others, is being pioneered at the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Natural Disaster Recovery Division. The Installation Resilience Operations Center, or IROC, is being tested at Tyndall through a contract with Novetta-Simple Sense. Just as the 1980s "IROC" Camaro muscle car gave drivers a wide r  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 26, 2021: Two Bolivian nationals and three U.S. citizens were arrested on May 21, and May 22, in Florida and Georgia on criminal charges related to their alleged roles in a bribery and money laundering scheme. The former Minister of Government of Bolivia and another former Bolivian official are accused of receiving bribes paid by a U.S. company and individuals to secure a Bolivian government contract,   more

TAMPA, Florida, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: Home healthcare aides are among the nation's lowest wage earners. Many depend on receiving every dollar they've earned, including overtime wages, so when their employer fails to comply with federal labor laws and shorts their pay, it hits their wallets particularly hard. A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation of All Support Services LLC, a Tampa-area home healthcare provider, foun  more

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Florida, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: With summer approaching, employers planning to employ teenagers should familiarize themselves with the Fair Labor Standards Act's child labor provisions to avoid the violations and costly penalties incurred by a Panama City Beach scooter rental business operator. A U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation found that MOT Dead Sea Inc., which operates as King of Scooters, vi  more