BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Beale Air Force Base (9th Reconnaissance Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs Some of the Air Force's most dangerous missions are undertaken by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squads regardless of the hostilities and hazards of an unpredictable environment. Dangerous and ever evolving threats to people and property requires special skills and tools that are ho  more

FRESNO, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Ruben Mireles, 48, of Clovis, pleaded guilty today to stealing $1.4 million in COVID-19 relief money, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Mireles owned and operated a farm labor contracting business in Kings County. His business initially went by the name Vista Pacific Labor Solutions Inc. (VPLS)  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Jeremy Michael Benner, 39, of San Diego, pleaded guilty today to unlawful dealing in firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, between September 2022 to August 2023, Benner sold firearms to a confidential informant on four separate occasions in Vallejo. One of the firearms had previously   more

FRESNO, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Francisco Torres Mora, 30, a Mexican national residing in Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute 60 pounds of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, in April 2021, Torres possessed 60 pounds of methamphetamine at a commercial property that he inten  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Jamel Duppre Stinson, 43, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to two counts of possession of various drugs with intent to distribute, one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and one count of possessing a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking offense, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Accordin  more

FRESNO, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Alma Sanchez, 50, of Alpaugh, was sentenced today to 16 years and three months in prison for distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Sanchez distributed methamphetamine on two occasions to a co-conspirator, who then immediately sold the methamphetamine. On June 16, 2021,  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 26 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Colorado private nonprofit organizations of the Oct. 24 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by severe storms, flooding and tornadoes that occurred June 8 - 23. Private nonprofits that  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 26 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Iowa private nonprofit organizations of the Oct. 24 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by flooding that occurred April 24 - May 13. Private nonprofits that provide essential services  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Residential Wall Systems, Pacific Tugboat Service violated federal contracting laws * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $101,287 from two contractors who failed to provide fringe benefits or pay prevailing wages to 51 employees working on federally funded construction projects in Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Diego and in San Joaquin county. The recove  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Harlan Huntington, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs Joby Aviation, Inc. officially delivered its first experimental electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft to the Air Force during a ceremony held at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 25. The ceremony showcased the unique multi-party collaboration between private industry, AFWERX, the 412th Test Wing and NASA's Armstrong F  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary malignant bone cancer in children and adolescents. While many other cancers now have promising therapeutic advances, treatment options for OS have remained unchanged since the introduction of standard chemotherapeutics and offer less than a 25% five-year survival rate for those with metastatic disease.   more

DEATH VALLEY, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comments by October 25 on proposed fee changes for backcountry permits and campgrounds in Death Valley National Park. The NPS proposes to increase nightly campsite fees by $4 to $8. Some backcountry permits would become reservable in advance on Recreation.gov with a fee. The NPS made permits mandatory for overnig  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs Some of the Air Force's most dangerous missions are undertaken by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squads regardless of the hostilities and hazards of an unpredictable environment. Dangerous and ever evolving threats to people and property requires special skills and tools that are honed and   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is reevaluating the status of the Northern California-Southern Oregon (NCSO) Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of fisher to determine if listing under the Endangered Species Act is warranted. The Service encourages the public to provide information about this DPS to ensure our analysis contains the best available scien  more

MONTEREY, California, Sept. 26 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Three unprecedented global shifts during the 21st century including climate change, demographic makeup, and the nature of allegiance in the digital age has left our nation at a crossroads on how it interacts with the rest of the globe in an international competition for power and influence. At the same time, the U.S. is also ideally poised to succeed in this new  more