REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, June 18 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news on June 17, 2024: By Sarah Martinez On the Army's 249th birthday, Army Contracting Command welcomed its sixth commander and seventh senior enlisted adviser during a combined change of command and change of responsibility ceremony Friday on the Army Materiel Command parade field. Maj. Gen. Douglas Lowrey assumed command from Brig. Gen. Christine Beeler and Command Sgt. Maj Julie Saorrono relinquis  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' (FDACS) Fresh From Florida program is celebrating the more than 1 million consumers who follow Fresh From Florida on social media, signed up for the Fresh From Florida newsletter, and joined the Fresh From Florida Club. Since January 2023, Fresh From Florida's online followers have grown from just over 500,00  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announces two judicial appointments: Chris Bufano, of Bristol, to serve as Judge on the Liberty County Court Bufano has served as a Deputy General Counsel for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement since 2022. Previously, he served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. He earned his bachelor's degree from Wilmington Uni  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature; CS/HB 21 - Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program CS/CS/HB 23 - Public Records HB 91 - Transportation Facility Designations CS/HB 133 - Criminal History of Licensees and Employees CS/CS/HB 165 - Sampling of Beach Waters and Public Bathing Spaces HB 187 - A  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following consummating order (Docket No. 20240038-GU; Order No. PSC-2024-0197-CO-GU) on June 17, 2024: * * * In re: Petition for approval of Amendment No. 1 to transportation service agreement between Peninsula Pipeline Company, Inc. and Florida Public Utilities Company. CONSUMMATING ORDER BY THE COMMISSION: By Order No. PSC-2024-0167-PAA-GU, issued May 23, 2024, this Commission proposed to take certain actio  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following consummating order (Docket No. 20240028-GU; Order No. PSC-2024-0195-CO-GU) on June 17, 2024: * * * In re: Petition to implement long-term debt cost true-up mechanism, by Peoples Gas System, Inc. CONSUMMATING ORDER BY THE COMMISSION: By Order No. PSC-2024-0170-TRF-GU, issued May 23, 2024, this Commission proposed to take certain action, subject to a Petition for Formal Proceeding as provided in Rule   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the gas industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240028-GU DATE FILED: 06/17/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0195-CO-GU Consummating Order PSC-2024-0195-CO-GU makes Order PSC-2024-0170-TRF-GU effective and final; docket to be closed. DOCKET TITLE: Petition to implement long-term debt cost true-up mechanism, by Peoples Gas System, Inc. * * * DOCKET NO. 20240  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger today sentenced Nicole Danielle Devilbiss (35, Jacksonville) to four years and three months in federal prison for conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos. Devilbiss entered a guilty plea on February 13, 2024. She has been in custody since her arrest on October 31, 2023. According to court doc  more

ORLANDO, Florida, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that George Andrew Pherai-Bogeajis (35, Orlando) today pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine and possessing firearms in furtherance of that conduct. Pherai-Bogeajis faces a minimum mandatory of 15 years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet b  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 17 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed four Houthi radars and one uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. Additionally, USCENTCOM forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) over the Red Sea. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or merchant  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, June 18 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed eight Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) in a Houthi controlled area of Yemen. Additionally, partner forces successfully destroyed one Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) over the Gulf of Aden. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or merchant vessels.   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: A Florida tax return preparer was sentenced today to 30 months in prison, two years of supervised release and to pay $970,970 in restitution for conspiring to defraud the United States by preparing and filing false tax returns for clients. According to court documents and statements made in court, from 2017 through 2020, John Borgela ran Empire Tax Services (Empire) with his co-conspirato  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to require the board of directors and management to take timely actions  more

NAPLES, Italy, June 18 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the Strait of Gibraltar and pulled into Rota, Spain on June 14, 2024. This marks Mason's first port visit in the Mediterranean since the ship departed Mayport, Florida, October 13, 2023, for a scheduled deployment as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. After seven months in the Red Sea, Mason's cre  more