LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 2 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 1, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas on behalf of 21 other state attorneys general in support of a Texas law prohibiting pediatric gender-transition procedures: "States are responsible for protecting the health and safety of their children from dangerous and experimental medical pr  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, March 2 -- The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control issued the following news release: Abandoned and derelict boats are a chronic problem along South Carolina's coast, negatively impacting marshes and coastal waters and creating hazards. Derelict boats are often old, neglected and in very poor condition. A new program is being piloted by the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to prevent derelict boats from entering coastal   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 2 -- The Minnesota Department of Commerce issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Commerce is one of multiple states to enter into a settlement with TradeStation Crypto, Inc. The settlement resolves the investigation into TradeStation's cryptocurrency interest-earning program. See consent order (https://www.cards.commerce.state.mn.us/documents/%7BA4DE809F-C449-4573-9D24-58940F4A58F2%7D/download?documentClass=ENFORCEMENT_ACTIONS&contentSequence=0  more

MOODY AFB, Georgia, March 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Moody Air Force Base (23rd Air Wing) issued the following news: By Mark "Radio" Godwin, 23rd Wing Public Affairs Feb. 27, 2024 marks the end of an era for A-10C Thunderbolt II serial number 78-0674. A-10C serial number 78-0674 was originally assigned to the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina when it came off the assembly line. After Operation DESERT STORM (1991), Myrtle Beach AFB, SC along with England A  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 2 -- Richland County issued the following news on March 1, 2024: Richland County's newly revised Land Development Code (LDC), the result of a years-long process to prepare for future growth and development, takes effect today. The new LDC and its updated zoning districts are designed to: * be more user-friendly * help implement the policies in PLAN Richland County, which establishes a vision and desired growth pattern for the County over the next 10 to 20 year  more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, March 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Alvin Bernard Parks, 42, has pleaded guilty to sending a threatening letter to a federal judge through the mail. According to court documents, Parks is alleged to have sent a letter to a specifically named United States District Court Judge for the District of South Carolina. The handwritten letter contained threats to harm the judge. An excerpt from the   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Derrick Maurice Simpson, 33, of North Charleston, was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Evidence presented to the court showed that beginning in 2020, Simpson arranged shipments of kilograms of cocaine from Harlingen, Texas to various locations throughout the Charleston area. Agents and Task F  more