LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 25 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Jan. 24, 2024: * * * Following a meeting today to formally kick off Arkansas's efforts as part of the Organized Retail Crime Alliance (ORCA), Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "Last summer I was contacted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) about joining a regional effort to combat organized retail crime. Since then we have begun wor  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Memphis District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Memphis District proudly announces the Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) STEM Conference has selected Operations Division Chief Andrea L. Williams to receive a 2024 Career Achievement Award in recognition of her significant achievements as an engineer for a U.S. Government organization. Williams is the first woman in district histor  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Shelley Tingle and Chris Kieffer, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Climate change is a major priority for the Biden administration, which has set a goal to reach net zero emissions by no later than 2050. As the Army works to meet these goals and accomplish the objectives set in its own Climate Strategy, it has begun to focus more attention on one of i  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justus Reed, U.S. Army Engineer Research & Develpment Center With an ever-changing technological landscape comes waves of new data waiting to be explored. Computer scientists at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) merge high-performance computing (HPC) and data analytics, giving them the capability to process large amounts of data with unprece  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Carol Coleman, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Dams are integral to many communities and critical to watershed management. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) operates and maintains approximately 740 dams and associated structures that provide significant, multiple benefits to the nation. In order to effectively operate and maintain those dams,   more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Crystal Maynard, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center In cold temperatures, fresh concrete can be irreversibly damaged by internal freezing before adequate strength has developed, and the rate at which strength develops is slowed. Industry-standard cold weather protection measures are frequently laborious, expensive and time-consuming. In cold regions, mor  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: LAUGHLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Capt. Tabitha Letourneau, an 86th Flying Training Squadron instructor pilot at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, made history on Jan. 4, 2024, and became the first instructor pilot to fly with student pilots while pregnant at an Air Force pilot training base. "I was 27 weeks pregnant at the time of this flight," Letourn  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The investments from the Mega and INFRA competitive grant programs are made possible by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda and Bidenomics WASHINGTON - Today, President Biden and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more than $4.9 billion in funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to 37 projects through two major discretionary grant programs, the Natio  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Ahead of oral arguments in Miller v. Bonta, Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a statement urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold California's lifesaving assault weapons ban. "The Court has a simple choice: uphold one of the nation's best tools for keeping people safe from gun violence or put millions at risk in the name of the extremist gun lobby. When guns are   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using a new modeling framework in conjunction with data collected from marshes in the Mississippi Delta to improve predictions of climate-warming methane and nitrous oxide emissions from soils in coastal ecosystems. Underlying processes such as sulfur cycling and influences like salinity in these waterlogged wetland s  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Approximately 40 individuals were arrested Tuesday pursuant to 10 federal indictments filed in the Southern District of Mississippi charging defendants from Lauderdale, Newton, Neshoba, Scott, and Jasper counties in Mississippi, as well as Mexico, California, Texas, and Alabama. The charges stem from a four-year federal investi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Division issued the following news release: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has launched a new campaign encouraging the public to make Every Day Take Back Day by utilizing year-round collection sites to dispose of unneeded and unwanted medications. For more than a decade, DEA has worked with state and local law enforcement partners to host National Prescription Drug Take Back  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Governor Tate Reeves today announced that he is calling a special session to finalize the largest economic development project in Mississippi's entire history. The project will include a $10 billion corporate capital investment and create 1,000 high-tech jobs. At $10 billion, it is the single largest capital investment in state history and four times the size of the previous la  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Jan. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Grand Bay, Alabama man pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 991 grams of methamphetamine. Charles Oliver Trahan, III, 51, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, in early 2023, law enforcement officers received intelligence that an individual named Linda Mizell was selling methamphetami  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: Two Louisiana men pled guilty to conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act, announced U.S. Attorney Todd W. Gee, Acting Special Agent in Charge Stephanie Johnson of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Colonel Jerry Carter of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. Brandon Scott Favre, 49, of Baton Rouge, pled guilty on November 8, 202  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (TNSres) -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2024, with 1,288 grants totaling $32,223,055. Recipients include organizations from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, recommended in the categories of Grants for Arts Projects, Challenge America, Research Grants in the Arts, and Research Labs. Also incl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has launched a new campaign encouraging the public to make Every Day Take Back Day by utilizing year-round collection sites to dispose of unneeded and unwanted medications. For more than a decade, DEA has worked with state and local law enforcement partners to host National Prescription   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, Todd W. Gee, issued the following statement on Jan. 23, 2023: * * * "I am Todd Gee, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi. Today we are announcing the arrests of approximately 40 individuals, who are being charged in 10 federal indictments of large-scale drug trafficking crimes that occurred throughout East Mississippi with connections to Mexico, California, Texas, Alabama  more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Keesler Air Force Base (81st Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Trenten Walters, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs Recognizable in their Airman Battle Uniforms and polished black boots, the Colonel Berta A. Edge Composite Squadron of the Mississippi Civil Air Patrol have returned to Keesler for the first time since 2018, this time with more opportunities for cadets. CAP is a Total Force partner and auxiliary compo  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 25 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 21-state coalition to block President Biden's latest attempt to over-regulate Utah drivers. The coalition filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky seeking to stop the Biden Administration's stringent climate mandate, which would force states with federal interstates and highways to rapidly reduc  more