WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news: * * * ARM is among managers of surface observatories that will validate and use new satellite data * * * No earlier than May 28, 2024, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the EarthCARE satellite will launch into orbit among other payloads on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The 900-pound satellite, about the weight of a grand piano, is a joint   more

OAKLAND, California, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a Contra Costa County man with wire fraud and other crimes relating to a scheme in which he fraudulently obtained more than $1.1 million in government-backed COVID-19 relief funds, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Robert K. Tripp;   more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Hector Hernandez, who admitted that he took bribes to smuggle methamphetamine and people across the U.S.-Mexico border while on duty, was sentenced in federal court today to 87-months in prison. Hernandez pleaded guilty in January, admitting that he agreed to use his official position to open border fences an  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: After a seven-day trial, a federal jury found Robert Allen Pooley, 49, of Acampo, guilty of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft related to tandem skydiving instructor courses, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, in 2010 Pooley obtained ratings as a "tandem examiner" with the U.S. Pa  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 25 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: A federal district judge imposed a 210-month term of imprisonment to an individual who admitted to driving a car intended to distract law enforcement from another car trafficking 40 pounds of methamphetamine. At a joint plea and sentencing hearing Wednesday, Jose V. Sanchez, 28, of Lindsay, California, pleaded guilty to one count of c  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Divisionissued the following news release: * * * Investigators find workers housed in unsafe conditions with mold, insect infestation * * * A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has recovered more than $450,000 in back wages and damages for 62 people employed by two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms -- where a disgruntled co-worker fatally shot seven migrant workers in January 2023 -- and assessed penalties after i  more

NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, California, May 25 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: The U.S. Navy prides itself on developing leaders and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is no different. NAVAIR is committed to nurturing leadership excellence through multiple programs such as the NAVAIR Leadership Development Program (NLDP) and the Journey Leadership Development Program (JLDP). These programs, overseen by Julie Guy, NLDP Program Administ  more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: A federal district judge imposed a 210-month term of imprisonment to an individual who admitted to driving a car intended to distract law enforcement from another car trafficking 40 pounds of meth. At a joint plea and sentencing hearing Wednesday, Jose V. Sanchez, 28, of Lindsay, California, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to di  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: A Huntington Beach, California, man was arrested today on federal charges relating to sending threats to individuals and knowingly making false bomb threats. Kevin Dunlow, age 62, is charged in a complaint unsealed today in the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina following his arrest in California. He will have his initial appearance today, and his detention hearing   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: REDDING, Calif. - For the first time since 2019, Reclamation Guides at Shasta Dam will be offering full tours of the facility. "We are excited to welcome visitors to our dam and powerhouse tours," said Northern California Area Office Manager Don Bader. "Our Reclamation Guides are ready to welcome guests this summer with our new hours. The reservoir is full, we are generating   more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: A patient intake coordinator for an addiction treatment facility in Orange County was arrested today on a federal grand jury indictment alleging he conspired to pay $37,000 in illegal kickbacks to so-called "body brokers" in exchange for finding him new patients. Luis Guerrero, 53, of Santa Ana, was arrested this morning. He is scheduled for a  more