MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, May 24 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - At approximately 7:26 a.m. (Sanaa time) on May 23, Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) into the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships. This continued malign and reckless behavior by the Iranian-backed Houthis threatens regional stability and endangers the lives of mariners across the Red S  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, May 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE) is issuing a Notice of Availability for the Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM) Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). USACE is proposing a new regulation schedule for Lake Okeechobee within an updated Water Control Plan (WCP). The regul  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Funded by $1.5 billion investment into Brownfields sites from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and create healthier communities * * * On May 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $8,387,710 in grant awards from President Biden's Investing in America (https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/) agenda t  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: A former officer in the Venezuelan National Guard was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for participating in a money laundering scheme that involved bribes to foreign officials and defrauding foreign financial institutions. According to court documents, Nepmar Jesus Escalona Enriquez, 47, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and formerly of Venezuela, participated in an illegal schem  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: A Florida man was convicted today of assaulting a Prince George's County Police Officer, felony civil disorder, and six misdemeanor offenses, two of which involve physical violence on Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and c  more

OCALA, Florida, May 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced a federal inmate, David Lee Bishop (50, Ocala), to life in prison based upon his conviction for second degree murder. Bishop pleaded guilty on April 5, 2024, three days before his federal jury trial was scheduled to begin. According to court documents, on February 3, 2019, Bishop strangled his cellmate   more