ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: As part of its ongoing modernization efforts, the Department of the Air Force chief information officer, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, is accelerating initiatives to provide Guardians, Airmen, civilian employees, and contractors the ability to responsibly experiment with Generative AI, with adequate safeguards in place. DAF senior leaders are focused on maximizing competi  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Charleston, W.Va.- A state-federal Mobile Disaster Recovery Center will open tomorrow, June 11, 2024, at 8 a.m. at the John Slack Park Parking Lot in Boone County to help West Virginia residents affected by the April 2-6 severe storms. Individuals in Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel counties can apply  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A man and woman from Virginia were convicted on June 10, 2024, of multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.   more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 12 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Are you considering having children? If you're trying to get pregnant, but haven't been able to, you may have questions about how TRICARE can help. "If you're struggling to conceive, it's important to find out what might be causing you or your partner to struggle with infertility," said Elan Green, chief of the Medical Benefits and Reimbursement Branch of the TRICARE Health Plan at the Defense Health Agency. "T  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 11 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency signed a feasibility study grant to support the Alexandria Petroleum Company (APC) in its efforts to improve the health, safety, and environmental protocols of its El Max refinery in Alexandria, Egypt. The grant will fund a series of studies to identify and address the facility's priority safety and fire protection needs. APC is a  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A federal jury convicted three Newport News men yesterday on charges relating to a series of violent crimes that included several shootings and multiple murders. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from at least Jan. 16, 2017, through November 2017, Ronzel Monte Dixie, aka Bone or Bizzy, 31; Kwaimain Shy'de Redmon, aka Kwa, 30; and M  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: A Federal grand jury has indicted 26 people in seven cases for the trafficking of fentanyl, cocaine, cocaine base, and methamphetamine. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced that Quavonte Pugh, also known as "Q," "Q Man," and "Brother," age 28, of Wheeling, West Virginia, and 11 others were named in a 16-count superseding indictment char  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Jordan Lee Jobe, 30, of Leon, was sentenced today to two years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute heroin. According to court documents and statements made in court, from about April 2022 to about September 25, 2022, Jobe and Edward Daniel Walker Jr. participated in a conspira  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Larry Williams Jr., 53, of Pontiac, Michigan, was sentenced today to seven years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on February 9, 2023, Williams sold approximately 1 gram of methamphetamine and a quantity of heroin to a conf  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Terry James Cox, 40, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on November 30, 2023, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Cox in  more