EDWARDS AFB, California, May 24 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: Following its formal unveiling, Dec. 2, 2022, the B-21 Raider began flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base where it continues to make progress toward becoming the backbone of the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet. During testimony at the Senate Armed Services Committee, Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, highlighted B-21 flight testing is on track to meet tim  more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Bryan Kim Bullard and Cameron William Fulston with distributing the fentanyl that resulted in the death of a 25-year-old Carlsbad woman. According to court records, on September 10, 2023, at approximately 12:23 a.m., San Diego Police Department officers were dispatched for a suspect  more

FRESNO, California, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Garrett Scott Wheelen, 33, of Fresno, charging him with possessing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on May 1, 2024, Wheelen arrived at the Federal Correctional Institution Mendota wearing a facemask, baseball cap, and hoo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Juan Ignacio Ramirez, 18, of Sacramento, charging him with distribution of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and other charges, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Ramirez distributed 1 pound of methamphetamine in July 2023 and 3 pounds of met  more

FRESNO, California, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Shawn Saesee, 20, of Visalia, charging him with unlawful transfer of firearms in violation of the National Firearms Act and dealing and manufacturing firearms without a license, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Saesee sold an undercover   more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 24 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Diego Division issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Bryan Kim Bullard and Cameron William Fulston with distributing the fentanyl that resulted in the death of a 25-year-old Carlsbad woman. According to court records, on September 10, 2023, at approximately 12:23 a.m., San Diego Police Department officers were dispatched fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By David Vergun, DOD News The Navy's Marine Mammal Program uses bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions to detect, locate and recover objects and threats in harbors and at sea for the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Threats could include explosives, mines, enemy divers and manned or unmanned surface or subsurface vessels. A particularly important mission for the mammals is protection of the Navy's subm  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * One settlement in Northern California will enhance local emergency response capabilities * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a series of enforcement actions to address deficiencies in safety plans at eight facilities in Arizona, California and Nevada that store or use certain types of chemicals. The Clean Air Act requires facilities that use extre  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has entered into an Administrative Order on Consent with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for claims of Clean Water Act violations at the California Men's Colony drinking water treatment facility in San Luis Obispo, California. The order addresses the plant's unauthorized discharges of filter backwash water to Chorr  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by $1.5 billion national investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities through Brownfields projects * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $3 million in grants from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to expedite the assessment and clean  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by $1.5 billion national investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities through Brownfields projects * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500,000 in grant awards from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to expedite the a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by $1.5 billion national investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities through Brownfields projects * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1,992,681 in grant awards from President Biden's Investing in America (https://www.whitehouse  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * San Francisco and Riverside make top 10, cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency, tackling climate change and reducing air pollution * * * California cities lead the nation as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces its annual ENERGY STAR "Top Cities" list, spotlighting the cities with the greatest number of ENERGY STAR certified commercial and multifam  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: WALTER ALVAREZ TIRADO ("TIRADO"), age 34, a resident of Chula Vista, California, was sentenced on May 21, 2024, to 144 months imprisonment, 5 years supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. TIRADO previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetami  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation recently awarded the City of Pismo Beach $16.6M to help fund Central Coast Blue, an indirect potable reuse project to recover water currently discharged into the ocean and protect the local groundwater basin against seawater intrusion, from Reclamation's Title XVI Program. Located in California's central coast, the project includes  more

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, California, May 24 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Senior Airman Joshua LeRoi, Space Launch Delta 30 Public Affairs Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited to Guardians and Airmen at Vandenberg Space Force Base, May 22. During his visit, Vandenberg SFB Guardians and Airmen shared operational details on how they support resilient space activities at the U.S. Space Force's West Coast Spaceport and Test range. Kendall's visit focused o  more

MENLO PARK, California, May 24 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news feature on May 22, 2024: The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has completed the journey to Cerro Pachon in Chile, where it will soon help unlock the universe's mysteries. The 3200-megapixel LSST Camera, the groundbreaking instrument at the core of the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, has arrived at the observatory site on Cerro Pachon in Chile. The LSST Camera is funded by the U.S  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, May 24 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Summary: By leveraging commercially developed spacecrafts and fostering industry partnerships, STEP 2.0 aims to accelerate the development of cutting-edge space technologies over the next decade for the Department of Defense and their mission partners. * * * The Space Test Program (STP) office officially released the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Space Test Experiments Platform (STE  more