MINOT AFB, North Dakota, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Tech Sgt. Zade Vadnais, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 23rd Bomb Squadron's world-famous "Bomber Barons" returned home from their most recent Bomber Task Force deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 24. The contingent, composed of approximately 280 Airmen and four B-52H Stratofortress, logged hundreds of flight hours from dozens of sorties within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Comman  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, July 27 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: By Tech Sgt. Zade Vadnais, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 23rd Bomb Squadron's world-famous "Bomber Barons" returned home from their most recent Bomber Task Force deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 24. The contingent, composed of approximately 280 Airmen and four B-52H Stratofortresses, logged hundreds of flight hours from dozens of sorties within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of r  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing nearly $55 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital tools and services to support students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the third application window, benefitting approximately 115,000 students   more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Three foreign nationals were sentenced in the District of North Dakota for their roles in an international fentanyl distribution conspiracy. Daniel Vivas Ceron, 43, of Colombia, was sentenced today to 27 years in prison. According to court documents, Ceron - while in prison in Quebec, Canada - was the leader and organizer of an international criminal enterprise that distributed large amounts of fentanyl. U  more

FARGO, North Dakota, July 26 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Cpl. Levi Voss, Marine Corps Recruiting Command Marine Corps Recruiting Command and USA Wrestling hosted the Junior & 16U National Championships from July 14 to 23, 2023, at the Fargodome in Fargo. The eight-day event marks the culmination of years of hard work and dedication from wrestlers and coaches. U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Brian Kiraly exemplifies this spirit as a wrestling father, drawing  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Tech Sgt. Zade Vadnais, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs The 23rd Bomb Squadron's world-famous "Bomber Barons" returned home from their most recent Bomber Task Force deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 24. The contingent, composed of approximately 280 Airmen and four B-52H Stratofortresses, logged hundreds of flight hours from dozens of sorties within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Comma  more

FARGO, North Dakota, July 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota, Mac Schneider, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, along with United States Attorney Natalie K. Wight, District of Oregon, and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, announced that Daniel Vivas Ceron, age 42, Columbia, was sentenced by Chief District Court Judge Peter Welte, to  more

FARGO, North Dakota, July 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota, Mac Schneider, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, along with United States Attorney Natalie K. Wight, District of Oregon, and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, announced that Jason Joey Berry, age 40, Cornwall, Ontario, was sentenced by Chief District Court Judge Peter Welte, to 24 years   more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, July 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Trust Tate, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Airmen from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, the 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, and the 742nd Missile Squadron pose for a photo at a missile alert facility (MAF), near Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 25, 2023. The team assessed indoor air quality at each facility to include temperature, humidit  more

JAMESTOWN, North Dakota, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * Recent shifts from small grain agriculture to biofuel feedstocks affected grassland birds more negatively than did oil and gas development * * * A new study from U.S. Geological Survey biologists shows that grassland birds in North Dakota have responded more negatively to the expansion of corn and soybeans as compared with oil and gas development and other  more

FARGO, North Dakota, July 27 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Cpl. Levi Voss, Marine Corps Recruiting Command Marine Corps Recruiting Command and USA Wrestling hosted the Junior & 16U National Championships from July 14 to 23, 2023, at the Fargodome in Fargo. The eight-day event marks the culmination of years of hard work and dedication from wrestlers and coaches. U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Brian Kiraly exemplifies this spirit as a wrestling father, drawing from his   more