JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, will begin dredging of the Saint Lucie Inlet, Martin County, Florida, on July 2, 2024. The project was awarded May 3 in the amount of $9,295,100 to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company, LLC. It calls for the dredging the St. Lucie Inlet entrance channel and impoundment basin to a depth of 7 feet with an allowable  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District issued the following news release: The Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is beginning a feasibility study and preparation of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessment for the North Fork St. Lucie River Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) Section 1135 project. The project will focus on oxbow and floodplain restoration on the North Fork St. Lucie River and its associated   more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 1, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Hurricane season affects county employment and wages in the 19 Gulf and Atlantic Coast states. Every third quarter, during peak hurricane season, we update maps and data for hurricane flood zones in these coastal states. In third quarter of 2023, Louisiana, once again, had the largest share of employment located in hurricane flood z  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: By Lucelia Ball, Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs Air Commandos, family, and friends gathered here to honor Brig. Gen. Michael Conley, director of operations for Air Force Special Operations Command, as he was promoted to lieutenant general by Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, AFSOC commander, July 1, in preparation to his assumption of command July 2. Bauernfeind offered t  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: By Samuel King Jr. The MH-139A Grey Wolf's back left tire was the last to leave the ground as Maj. Jonathan Palka's synchronized stick and pedal movements propelled the aircraft up, forward and away from Duke Field's runway. The lift-off June 27 marked the last aircraft out and official end of the new helicopter's time at Eglin and its flight forward to a future as an Air Force Global Strike Com  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces criminal charges against nine individuals in connection with alleged schemes to defraud programs entrusted for the care of the elderly and disabled, and to obtain controlled substances through fraud. The charges filed in the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) are part of the Department of Justice's 2024 National Health   more

TYNDALL AFB, Florida, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Tyndall Air Force Base (325th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Betty Chevalier and 2nd Lt. Lyca Steelman, 325th Fighter Wing Public Affairs The 325th Fighter Wing held a change of command ceremony to officially mark the transfer of leadership to Col. Chris Bergtholdt from Col. George Watkins at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, July 1, 2024. Maj. Gen. David B. Lyons, Fifteenth Air Force commander, presided over the cerem  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Michael Jerrett Amos, Nap  more