JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is promoting workforce diversity through established working groups tasked to identify and eliminate any barriers impeding an inclusive and equitable working environment. AFIMSC's Diversity and Inclusion Council recently established nine Center Barrier Analysis W  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The annual Air Force Assistance Fund, or AFAF, campaign provides an opportunity to help fellow Airmen and Guardians when they need it most. The 2024 Campaign runs through May 10, but e-Giving donations may be made at any time by clicking on the "DONATE NOW!!" button on the Air Force Assistance Fund website at https://www.afassistancefund.org/index.ph  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 4 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor drew inspiration from a federal judge blocking a federal rule yesterday that tried to coerce state highway departments to measure and reduce CO2 emissions on roadways. The 21-state coalition led by Kentucky challenged the Federal Highway Administration's rule in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. "This rule is mo  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 4 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is proud to expand its apparel offering with the introduction of Athleta, a premium performance brand dedicated to empowering women and girls to find confidence, strength and belonging through movement. Athleta styles are now available to shop tax-free at ShopMyExchange.com and in 15 post and base exchanges worldwide, including: U.S. Locations * Fort Eise  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Fort Worth District issued the following news release: The Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public meeting from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., April 10, 2024, at the Ennis Welcome Center, 201 North West Main Ennis, Texas 75119 to provide information and receive public input on the Bardwell Lake Master Plan and Environmental Assessment. The meeting will begin with a brief presentation at 4:00 p.m. followed by an open   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy issued the following news on April 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), the City of San Antonio Aviation Department and City Public Service Board (CPS Energy), and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlining collective efforts to develop and promote technologies that include, but a  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 3, 2024, entitled "Dallas-Fort Worth Area Employment - February 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, metropolitan area increased by 75,100 over the year in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted tha  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Great Texas Airshow is just days away on April 6 and 7 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph and promises to be a thrilling show, showcasing a wide variety of aerial performers and static aircraft displays. The C-17 Globemaster and the C-5 Super Galaxy will be among the aerial performers at the event. For a list of aerial performers, static display  more

HIDALGO, Texas, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry this week seized $387,000 in unreported currency hidden within a vehicle during an outbound examination. "Our frontline officers maintained their vigilance and seized a significant amount of unreported outbound currency," said Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Hi  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 4 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, the Senate approved Senators Sonya Jaquez Lewis, D-Longmont, and Chris Kolker's, D-Centennial, bill to protect communities from gun violence and create safer public spaces by prohibiting the carrying of firearms in certain locations. SB24-131 would restrict the presence of firearms in certain locations where children and families may be present. The bill would prohibit carrying  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Kimberly M. Colloton, deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., to deputy chief of engineers, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army; and deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C. Maj. Gen. Lance G. Curtis, dep  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON - Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a Colombian national who was charged locally with the rape and indecent assault and battery of a minor over the age of 14. ERO Boston deportation officers apprehended the alleged Colombian sex offender March 28 near his residence in Lynn, Massachusetts. "This unlawfully present Colombian nation  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 4 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the appointment and re-appointment of the following 32 Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. * * * State Board of Pardons and Paroles Wayne Bennett served as the Sheriff of Glynn County from 1992 until his retirement in 2012. During his time in office, Bennett was confirmed by the U.S. Federal Court and Superior Cour  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: On April 4, 1949, less than four years after the end of World War II, 12 nations from Europe and North America signed the Washington Treaty and NATO was born. This group of one dozen nations -- Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States - understood the gre  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: LAREDO, Texas - A Mexican citizen pleaded guilty for attempting to smuggle 140 pounds of pure meth following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with the assistance of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Eleazar Vilchiz Alonso, 62, pleaded guilty April 2 before U.S. District Judge Marina Garcia Marmolejo. According to c  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Houston Field Office, with assistance from ERO Guatemala and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) task force, removed from the United States on April 1, three unlawfully present Guatemalan fugitives wanted for rape. Aurelio Coy-Quib, 41, Byron  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 4 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Two teams of Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers headed out today on a three-week deployment to help the State of Texas secure the U.S.-Mexico border. The send-off for ISP took place this morning in front of the Idaho Capitol after Governor Brad Little took the troopers to breakfast at locally owned Moon's Cafe in Boise. Governor Little announced the three-week mission during his State of the  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Multiple Defense Department assets teamed with state, federal and private sector agencies in Baltimore Harbor March 30 to begin removing wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. "The [Defense Department] continues to support the whole-of-government response in Baltimore. Through the Unified Command, the U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating th  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The Justice Department today filed a civil injunction suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas seeking to permanently bar Mayuen K. Ajak, Yier B. Deng, Bol C. Guot, Gabriel M. Kuot and Golden D4 Heart Tax Services LLC from owning or operating a tax preparation business and preparing tax returns. The complaint also requests that the court require the defendants to d  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC (ITC) has agreed to pay over $6.6 million to federal and state natural resource trustees to resolve claims for natural resource damages resulting from a 2019 fire at ITC's Deer Park terminal facility near Houston that released hazardous chemicals. A complaint filed concurrently with the proposed consent decr  more

MCCONNELL AFB, Kansas, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force McConnell Air Force Base (22nd Air Refueling Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs The 22nd Air Refueling Wing received its first sets of KC-46A Wing Air Refueling Pods (WARP), which will undergo extensive Initial Operational Testing and Evaluation (IOT&E), as well as increase the aircraft's air refueling capabilities for probe and drogue - equipped receivers. On March 5, 2  more

WEST POINT, New York, April 4 -- The Military Academy issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army has announced that Col. R.J. Garcia will be promoted to brigadier general and become the next Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy. Garcia graduated from West Point in 1996 and holds a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Military Academy, a Master of Science from Kansas State University, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. Garcia, ori  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced that the Justice Department is adding three new cities to its Criminal Division's Violent Crime Initiative (VCI), building on the successful model launched in Houston, Texas, in September 2022, and expanded to Memphis, Tennessee, in November 2023. The VCI surges law enforcement tools and  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57052) involving Nondestructive and Visual Inspection LLC, Carthage, Texas: * * * Rep Org: Texas Dept of State Health Services Licensee: Nondestructive & Visual Inspection LLC. Region: 4 City: Carthage State: TX License #: L06162 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Art Tucker HQ OPS Officer: Natalie Starfish Notification Date: 03/26/2024 Notification Time: 14:15 [ET] Event Date: 03/26/202  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following news on April 3, 2024: * * * Annual reduction of nearly 1,400 metric tons of methane pollution emissions from President Biden's Investing in America agenda - equivalent to taking nearly 10,000 cars off the road * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced $392 million i  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: On April 8, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States (including Texas) and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, completely blocking the sun's face. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. Much of San Antonio will be in the direct viewing path for t  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, April 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Sean Worrell, 12th Flying Training Wing At approximately 11:30 a.m. CST today a T-6 aircraft from the 559th Flying Training Squadron conducted an emergency landing at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The aircrew, emergency responders and supporting ground personnel executed emergency procedures, and the aircrew is safe. 12th Flying Training Wing Safety   more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 41-year-old Corpus Christi man has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of possessing narcotics with the intent to distribute, being a felon in possession of a firearm and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury sitting in Corpus Christi convicted Jason Ram  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 24-year-old Crosby resident has been taken into custody for trafficking fentanyl on multiple occasions that resulted in death and serious bodily injury, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Joshua Ray Stebelton is expected to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dena Hanovice Palermo at 2 p.m. The indictment, returned March 27 and unseal  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 34-year-old Mission resident has been sentenced following his conviction for transportation of undocumented aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Simon Garcia III pleaded guilty Dec. 15, 2023. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos has now ordered Garcia to serve 24 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release. At the  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: A Dallas man was sentenced today to 37 years in prison, with credit for time served in state custody, following his guilty plea to hate crime charges arising out of a fatal shooting at a car repair shop. On Sept. 14, 2023, Anthony Paz Torres, 39, pleaded guilty to five federal hate crime counts for killing one individual and attempting to kill four ot  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Texas man and alleged member of the Proud Boys organization has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to th  more

RESTON, Virginia, April 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Illegal dumping of oil and gas wastewater disrupts the microbes in desert ecosystems of southeast New Mexico and West Texas, according to a U.S. Geological Survey-led team that included researchers from the University of Texas at El Paso and the Bureau of Land Management. The study sampled five sites, from a set of illegal dump sites identified   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Do you know what to do when you or a family member feel sicks but it's outside of business hours or it's the weekend? Should you go to an urgent care clinic or the emergency room, or wait until your doctor's office is open? Luckily, TRICARE has a service called the Military Health System Nurse Advice Line that can help when you need health care guidan  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 4 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 3, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the pending Clean Air Act (CAA) regulatory proposal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Large Municipal Waste Combustors Voluntary Remand Response and 5-Year Review. The State of Indiana led the letter, urging the   more