GULF BREEZE, Florida, Feb. 29 -- The National Park Service Gulf Islands National Seashore issued the following news release: The National Park Service announced that 400 national parks reported a total of 325.5 million visits in 2023, an increase of 13 million or 4% over 2022 At Gulf Islands National Seashore, visitation numbers visitation increased 40 percent from last year's 5.7 million visitors, and it is now the 5th most visited national park site. Besides the emerald coast and sandy whit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Feb. 28, 2024: Mayor Michelle Wu and the Streets Cabinet today announced a historic investment to redesign Blue Hill Avenue to better serve bus riders, create safer conditions for pedestrians and drivers, increase the tree canopy, and install new amenities for a more vibrant small business corridor. Due to decades of disinvestment, Blue Hill Ave. riders experience poor road conditions and infrastruc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey convened a press conference today with Brian Clark, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Robert K. Tripp, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to announce that the government of Honduras extradited three of its nationals to the United State  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Jose Luis Tejada Aybar was sentenced yesterday to 150 months in prison for operating the Cab Louie Delivery Service, an on-demand drug courier service that delivered fentanyl-tainted cocaine to customers in September 2019. The dea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOISE, Idaho - Four members of a drug trafficking conspiracy were recently sentenced to federal prison for distributing large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Idaho, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, beginning in March 2023, Idaho State Police detectives working in coordination with the Drug   more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs The Hanscom AFB Women's Forum welcomed 20 students from Minuteman High School in Lexington, Massachusetts, to the installation to explore career field options in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, Feb. 27. Jackie Farrell, Hanscom AFB Women's Forum president who organized the visit, highlighted the opportunity for studen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: M&P Production LTD, a Brooklyn, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 669 pounds of raw lamb and beef samsa products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains sesame seeds, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.    more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: A Fall River man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a drug distribution conspiracy involving oxycodone pills. Austin Gonsalves, 37, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for May 30, 2024. Gonsalves was arreste  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty yesterday to his involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Alfredo Valdez, 46, of Providence, R.I. pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. Distric  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general urging the Colorado Supreme Court to affirm a lower court's ruling that a Colorado baker violated the state's antidiscrimination law (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-curiae/scardina-v.-masterpiece-amicus-brief.pdf) when he denied service to a transgender customer. Jack Phillips and his bakery, M  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the guilty plea today of Mayovanex Rodriguez, a/k/a "Menorcito," in connection with his criminal activities as a member of the violent gang Own Every Dollar, including the 2022 murder of Anthony Savarese. Rodriguez pled guilty today to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration; and Erin Keegan, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations, announced   more