SAVANNAH, Georgia, June 14 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to conduct geophysical work to identify any potential fuel distribution components remaining at the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Site property located within Cape Hatteras National Seashore in Dare County, North Carolina, as soon as late June, or early July 2024. "We're committed to advancing our investigative efforts at th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to Award $9.75 Million in Grants to Support Water Quality Monitoring and Protect the Health of Beachgoers * * * Today, June 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $9.75 million in grant funding to help coastal and Great Lakes communities protect the health of beachgoers. The funding will assist many states, Tribes, and territories in conducting water quality monitori  more

MACON, Georgia, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release: A confirmed member of a local criminal street gang was sentenced to life in prison this week for his role in a prolific armed drug organization in Middle Georgia dealing kilograms of fentanyl and other deadly street drugs often mixed with the lethal synthetic opioid. Kenneth Emanuel Pertillo, Jr. aka "Fat Boy," 40, of Gray, Georgia, and formerly of Macon, West Virgin  more