WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: CHICAGO- U.S. Customs and Border Protections (CBP) officers in Chicago recently seized 53,700 electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) for violating the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The shipment, originating from China, was destined to a wholesaler in Mississippi. CBP and the FDA examined the vaping pens   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: MADISON, Miss. -The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and FEMA will permanently close the Mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Hinds Community College in Raymond, Miss., at 6 p.m. June 25. This center will relocate and open in Bolton, Miss., at 8 a.m. June 27 to help survivors affected by the April 8-11, 2024, severe storms, straight-line winds, t  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: A Memphis man was sentenced today to ten years in prison for distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl. According to court records, Christopher Brittenum, 39, previously pled guilty to participating in a drug conspiracy. The Drug Enforcement Administration began investigating Brittenum after Brittenum sold fentanyl resulting in the overdos  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: MADISON, Miss. - Two weeks after a federal disaster declaration was issued for Mississippi, more than $1.3 million in FEMA assistance has been approved for survivors of the April 8-11, 2024, severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding. These grants help pay for uninsured and underinsured losses and storm-related damage to eligible homeowners a  more