FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 30 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Thirty-eight "Warrior Medics" assigned to the Army Reserve Medical Command's Pinellas Park, Florida, headquarters and headquarters detachment, conducted litter training with a UH-60 Black Hawk military ambulance Saturday with Army Reserve crew chiefs from Golf Company, 5th General Support Aviation Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment here, followed by Bl  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following Beige Book on May 29, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity The economy of the Sixth District grew slowly since the previous report. Labor market tightness eased, and wage growth slowed somewhat. Cost growth continued to moderate, but most nonlabor costs remained elevated. Firms' pricing power was mixed. Widespread concerns about household finances were noted by nonprofits serving low- and middle-income  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 30 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the preservation of a Florida family farm through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. The Limestone Creek Ranch property, a more than 470-acre cattle operation in Hardee County, is being preserved through a rural land pr  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 30 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: HB 59 - Provision of Homeowners' Association Rules and Covenants CS/HB 141 - Economic Development CS/CS/CS/HB 149 - Continuing Contracts CS/HB 293 - Hurricane Protections for Homeowners' Associations CS/HB 481 - Building Construction Regulations and System Warranties CS/HB 535 - Low-voltage Alarm System Projects CS/HB 70  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 30 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills: CS/HB 775 - Surrendered Infants CS/HB 855 - Dental Services CS/CS/HB 1049 - Flood Disclosure in the Sale of Real Property CS/HB 1093 - Florida Uniform Fiduciary Income and Principal Act CS/HB 1161 - Verification of Eligibility for Homestead Exemption CS/CS/SB 808 - Treatment by a Medical Specialist CS/CS/CS/SB 812 - Expe  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 31 -- The Florida State Board of Education issued the following news on May 30, 2024: Today, the State Board of Education adopted new course requirements for health and physical education, which incorporate Florida's Resiliency Education Standards. First Lady Casey DeSantis has both initiated and championed resiliency education for Florida's students and families, with her efforts leading to a first-in-the-nation approach to reframe mental health to help children becom  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: A Florida man was sentenced yesterday to 96 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Raag Singhal, after admitting his role in a multimillion-dollar durable medical equipment (DME) kickback scheme and pleading guilty to carrying out a COVID-19 fraud scheme and being a felon in possessi  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Stephanie Diane Smith, 54, of Sunrise, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 7 months in prison for participating in a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme in which she received two loans from the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP"). In March 2024, a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale found Smith guilty of two counts of wire fraud in connection with the sche  more

MIAMI, Florida, May 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge Deanne L. Reuter of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami Field Division, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO), Sheriff Eric Flowers of the Indian River County Sheriff's Office (IRCSO), Chief Joe DeGiulio of the Boynton Beach  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RUPERT DE LAS CASAS, 64, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to approximately 85 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised release for his parti  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: A Colombian national was sentenced today to 48 years and nine months in prison for his role in kidnapping and assaulting two U.S. Army soldiers who were on temporary duty in Bogota, Colombia. According to court documents, Jeffersson Arango Castellanos, 36, and his co-conspirators targeted, incapacitated, and kidnapped two U.S. soldiers in Bogota to rob them of their valuables. On the evening  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Gregory Edward McLean, 40, of Jacksonville, Florida, was sentenced today to 160 months for distributing child sexual abuse material and 120 months for unlawfully retaining classified national defense information. The sentences will be served concurrently. According to court documents, state law enforcement in Rhode Island received a cyber tipline report that a user of a particular messaging   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending May 30, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 25, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 215,000 to 216,000. The 4-week moving average was 222,500,   more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, May 30 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Between approximately 3:15 and 5 p.m. (Sanaa time) on May 30, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed eight uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) in Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen and over the Red Sea. Additionally, USCENTCOM forces alongside UK Armed Forces conducted strikes against 13 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Information Technology Division researchers co-author Putting AI in the Critical Loop: Assured Trust and Autonomy in Human-Machine Teams book published by Elsevier in February 2024 with an emphasis on technology, devices, systems, and know-how to acquire and move warfighting informati  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Charles Hatfield, 61, of Williamson, pleaded guilty today to theft or bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. Hatfield, who recently resigned as mayor of Williamson, admitted that while chief executive officer of Williamson Memorial Hospital he stole $34,872.62 in hospital funds for personal use and without authorization. According to c  more