LOS ANGELES, California, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: A Hawaiian Gardens man was found guilty by a jury today of selling purported black tar heroin that in fact was fentanyl to an 18-year-old victim who later ingested it and suffered a fatal overdose from the powerful synthetic opioid. Gregory Hevener, 47, was found guilty of one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and one cou  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: Andrew Laughlin, 47, of Tahoe City, pleaded guilty today to one count of smuggling goods into the United States, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Laughlin acted as a "middleman" in an international amphibian smuggling ring. In a conversation with an undercover agent, Laughlin admitted that he parti  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Brad Smith, Space Systems Command Public Affairs In remarks to the Los Angeles chapter of the Air & Space Forces Association, Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander of Space Systems Command, said SSC's focus on acquiring and delivering resilient war fighting capabilities to protect the nation's strategic advantage in, from, and to space, is nearly impossible without the relentless dedication of its workforce, a  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Giancarlo Casem, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs In a historic first, students from the Space Test Course at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School successfully operated a satellite in space from Edwards Air Force Base, May 20. Previous classes have coordinated with commercial space providers to acquire satellite imagery to support multi-domain testing, dictating desired imagery and pass schedules, albeit with  more