MIAMI, Florida, June 18 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * What do drones and toy turtles have in common? Scientists are using these tools to measure sea turtles in the wild without ever touching them. * * * Drones not only take great photographs--they can also be used to take measurements. In our case, we use them to measure the size of sea turtles seen in the wild. Photogrammetry i  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 18 -- The FBI Miami Field Office issued the following news release: Ongoing coordination between judicial and law enforcement authorities across Europe and the United States resulted in the dismantlement of critical online infrastructure of platforms and websites used for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham's (ISIS) propagation of terrorist content. Dozens of servers supporting ISIS's online propaganda infrastructure were taken down earlier this week in the United States  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Senior U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Lucious Denard Scott, Jr. (32, Melbourne) to 12 years in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine. Scott entered a guilty plea on November 9, 2023. According to court documents, a confidential source conducted four controlled purchases of drugs from Scott. In total, Scott distributed over 13 gram  more

TAMPA, Florida, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Alfred Clayton Rosier, Jr. (30, Sarasota) to 15 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Rosier entered a guilty plea on January 18, 2024. According to court documents, the Drug Enfor  more