MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 4 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - At approximately 2:20 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 4, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed one anti-ship missile (ASM) in a Houthi controlled territory of Yemen. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships. It was determined that the missile presented a threat to U.S. and coalition forces and merchant vesse  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 5 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command conducted an air drop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on April 4, 2024, at 12:18 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict. The joint operation included four C-130 U.S. Air Force aircraft, and U.S. Army Soldiers specialized in aerial delivery of U.S humanitarian assistance suppl  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On April 4, two business owners were charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit money laundering and operating a money transmitting business without a license. As set forth in the criminal complaint, Maryna Petushkova (Maryna), 39, and Oleksii Petushkov (Oleksii) 40, both of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, owned Trident Trade Corp. (Trident) in North  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Chase Gary, 30, and Joshua Gervais, 28, both of Okaloosa, Florida, were sentenced to 30 years and 14 years in federal prison, respectively, after previously pleading guilty to distribution of fentanyl resulting in the death of another. Each will be required to serve a term of three years supervised release following their imprisonment. The sentences were announc  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Florida for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to the drought that began on Dec. 1, 2023. Low-int  more