JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Families, friends, and coworkers said farewell and good luck to Chief Master Sgt. Justin Apticar, 19th Air Force command chief, during his retirement ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, on June 7, 2024. Brig. Gen. Ryan Messer, director of plans at Headquarters Air Force in presided over the ceremony. Apticar's career in the Air Forc  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Benjamin Faske, 19th Air Force Public Affairs Families, friends, and coworkers said farewell and good luck to Chief Master Sgt. Justin Apticar, 19th Air Force command chief, during his retirement ceremony here June 7, 2024. Brig. Gen. Ryan Messer, director of plans at Headquarters Air Force in Washington, D.C., presided over the ceremony. Apticar's career in t  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Members of the workforce are invited to attend a change of command ceremony at which Col. Taona Enriquez will relinquish command of the 66th Air Base Group to Col. Jorge Jimenez July 10 at 9 a.m. in the Aero Club Hangar. Lt. Gen. Donna Shipton, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center commander, will preside over the ceremony. Jimenez m  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: By SSgt John Miller A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team finished a joint field activity (JFA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina on May 31, 2024. They worked carefully with local officials and the U.S. Embassy to attempt to recover the remains of a U.S. service member missing since World War II. This team, composed of specialists from various fields, is united by a common mi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 7 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order denying petition to intervene (Docket No. 20230017-EI; Order No. PSC-2024-0186-PCO-EI): * * * In re: Petition for limited proceeding for recovery of incremental storm restoration costs related to Hurricanes Ian and Nicole, by Florida Power & Light Company. ORDER DENYING PETITION TO INTERVENE OF JET BLAST, INC. Background On January 23, 2023, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL or Company) filed   more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Sabin Heart Inman (26, Rockledge) to 16 years and 8 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Inman entered a guilty plea on February 8, 2024. According to court documents, throughout 2023, Inman repeatedly distributed methamphetamine  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell today sentenced Evan Graves (40, Alva) to 18 months in federal prison for committing wire fraud in connection with a $1.35 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. The court also ordered Graves to forfeit approximately $1,355,600 and five Fort Myers properties he purchased or funded using proceeds of his fr  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrests and filing of criminal complaints charging Noe Armando Melendez-Amador (35, Honduras) and Carlos Damian Acosta-Melendez (28, Honduras). Both were arrested in Charlotte County, Florida, on June 7, 2024. Melendez-Amador has been charged with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and faces up to   more

HILL AFB, Utah, June 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Deb Henley, 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs Lt. Col. Ryan Smith took command of the 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron from Lt. Col. Douglas Boytim during a change of command ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 7. The change of command is a military tradition, formally transferring a unit's authority and responsibility from one commander to another. Col. James  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following announcement (No. 2024-22) in Internal Revenue Bulletin (No. 2024-24): * * * The Internal Revenue Service has revoked its determination that the organizations listed below qualify as organizations described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Generally, the IRS will not disallow deductions for contributions made to a listed organization on or before   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3110): * * * In Re: Granulated Sugar Antitrust Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in two actions pending in the Southern District of New York move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in that district. This litigation consists of five actions pending in two districts, as listed on Schedule A. In addition, the parties have informed the Panel of 40 re  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2741): * * * In Re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in the Southern District of Florida Gomez action listed on Schedule A move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate our order that conditionally transferred Gomez to the Northern District of California for inclusion in MDL No. 2471. Defendant Monsanto Company opposes the motion. In support of thei  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 9 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - In the past 24 hours, Iranian-backed Houthis launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen into the Gulf of Aden. One ASBM struck M/V Tavvishi, a Liberian-flagged, Swiss owned and operated container ship. M/V Tavvishi reported damage but has continued underway. The second ASBM was successfully destroyed by a coalition ship. There were no i  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 9 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command conducted a humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on June 9, 2024, to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict. The joint operation included one U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft. The U.S. C-130 dropped more than 10 metric tons of Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), providing life-saving humanitarian assistance in Northe  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced that the United States filed an amended complaint against telehealth company Cerebral Inc., Cerebral's founder and former Chief Executive Officer, Kyle Robertson; former Cerebral executive Alex Martelli; telehealth companies Zealthy Inc., Gronk Inc. and Bruno Health P.A. and an executive of those compa  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: More than 400 in-person and virtual guests attended the Mission and Installation Contracting Command change of command ceremony on June 7 in front of the historic Long Barracks at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Maj. Gen. Douglas Lowrey relinquished command to Col. Freddy Adams in the ceremony officiated by Brig. Gen. Christine Beeler  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today lauded the strength of the booming Texas economy at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the world's largest Buc-ee's travel center in Luling. This new 75,000-square-foot convenience store replaces the original Buc-ee's in Luling, which was the company's first large family travel center. Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, Governor Abbott toured the new store, includ  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 11 -- The University System of Georgia issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue today named Dr. Lawrence M. Drake II interim president of Albany State University, effective July 1, 2024. Drake replaces President Marion Ross Fedrick, who announced in February she had accepted the role of executive vice president and chief of staff to the president at Georgia State University. Currently, Drake is the presiden  more