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

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUNTER-LIGGETT, Calif. - *** Original text here: https://www.usar.army.mil/News/News-Display/Article/3806437/cstx-91-24-01-feature-where-exceptional-service-meets-unbeatable-value/  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following order (WC Docket No. 10-90; AU Docket No. 17-182) on June 12, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Connect America Fund; Connect America Fund Phase II Auction ORDER By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: 1. In this Order, we grant RiverStreet Communications of North Carolina, Inc. (RiverStreet) a limited waiver of the Commission's Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase II auction service mi  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

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is on Saturday, June 15th. In observance of WEAAD, the U.S. Attorney's Office is reaffirming its commitment to protect older adults from abuse, neglect, and fraud. WEAAD serves as an important reminder of the prevalence of elder abuse and the need for community awareness, education, prevention, and interventio  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Joseph Paul Mosteller, 42, of Morganton, N.C., was sentenced today to 17 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Bennie Mims, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF),  more