MOBILE, Alabama, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: On June 17, 2024, United States District Court Judge, Jeffrey U. Beaverstock sentenced Zeshan Malik Fayyaz and Lener Daneski Jairon-Solis, each to 70 months imprisonment each for Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. Documents filed with the Court established that on October 8, 2022 a cooperating source, along with a Mobile County Sheriff's  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 19 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: SAN DIEGO, Calif. Army dominated against Air Force to secure gold for the Armed Services Women's Rugby Championship here July 13 with a score of 27-5. During the only Armed Forces women's competition where all five service branches have their own teams, they met in 10 matches that lasted 14 minutes each over two days. Air Force took silver, with Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guar  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 20 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on July 19, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 22-state amicus brief in support of Florida's request to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to allow the state to enforce its law regulating sex-modification procedures while the district court's order enjoining the law is heard on appeal. The case is Doe v. Surgeon General, State of Florida. Like half the sta  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Bringing California's job expansion to its 50th month, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the state created 22,500 jobs in June 2024. * * * "California continues to lead the nation's economy and create good jobs throughout the state. Just this year, the state created over 107,000 jobs - more than doubling what we accomplished in the same time period last year." - Governor  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, July 18 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) personnel have concluded operations for the USAID-led mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza from the sea using the Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) capability. With collaboration from multi-national organizations and our regional partners, the JLOTS capability enabled the delivery of the highest-ever volume of U.S. military-supported a  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND Ultimate Ammunition LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada; Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, Canada; Blane International Group Inc., Cumming, Georgia; and Olin Winchester LLC, Oxford, Mississippi, is being awarded a multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H9240323R00020001) with a maximum total ceiling of $750,000,000 and a separate $2,500 minimum ordering guaran  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Northrup Grumman Systems Corp. Aerospace Systems, Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a $1,456,019,386 modification (P00086) to a previously awarded fixed-priced-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost contract (N0001918C1037). This modification procures nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft (four for the Navy and five for Japan), to include over and above support. Work will be performed in Saint Augustine,  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Carpenter Contractors of America faces $161K in proposed penalties * * * FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - For the second time in five years, the U.S. Department of Labor has found a Winter Haven contractor allowed employees to do roof work without adequate protection exposing workers to falls, one of the construction industry's deadliest hazards. The department's Oc  more

WASHINGTON, July 19 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta issued the following Beige Book on July 17, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Sixth District was fairly flat, on balance, over the reporting period. Labor markets and wage pressures eased further, and worker availability and turnover improved. Cost growth moderated overall, but some construction and freight costs increased. Firms' pricing power weakened. Consumer spending was flat. Leisure trav  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 20 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Brett Hinely to the School Board of Okaloosa County. This appointment is effective August 2, 2024. Brett Hinely Hinely, of Niceville, is the President of Cove Marine, Inc. and Bluewater High & Dry. He is also the Director of Marina Cove Realty, LLC and Freedom Distributions, LLC. A veteran of the United States Air Force, h  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 20 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Howard Baum to the Board of Chiropractic Medicine. Howard Baum Baum, of Brandon, is a self-employed Licensed Mental Health Counselor. He is a veteran of the United States Army, retiring with the rank of Colonel. Active in his community, he serves as a counseling clinician for the Tampa Bay Regional Critical Incident Team,   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 20 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Paul "P.J." Marinelli, Karl Rasmussen, and Morgan Wilbanks and the reappointment of Michael Stephens, Scott Stryker, and Stephanie Wardein to the Florida Greenways and Trails Council. Paul "P.J." Marinelli Marinelli, of Naples, is the President of RiverGlades Family Offices, LLC. Active in his community, he serves as Chair  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 20 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of William "Scott" Ramsey to the School Board of Osceola County. William "Scott" Ramsey Ramsey, of Kenansville, is the Owner and Operator of Ramsey Cattle, Ramsey Feed Company, LLC, and P-R Sod, LLC. Active in his community, he is the Chair of the Rodeo Committee for the Silver Spurs Rodeo and is a member of the Osceola Count  more

OCALA, Florida, July 20 -- 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 that Stephen Godbolt (50, Cross City) has pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) with the intent to distribute it. Godbolt faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for September 13, 2024. According to court doc  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber today sentenced Javier Joel Perez (46, Immokalee) to 8 years in federal prison for possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute it, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered P  more

FORT MYERS, Florida, July 20 -- 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 that Jadyn Howard Loman (21, Naples) has been charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. If convicted on all counts, Loman faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years, up to life, in federal prison. The indictmen  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 20 -- 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 the arrest of David Antonetti (28, Riverview) on an indictment charging him with two counts of wire fraud. If convicted, Antonetti faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count. According to court records, between March 2021 and October 2021, Antonetti devised a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administra  more

NEW YORK, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Daniel B. Brubaker, the Inspector in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service ("USPIS"), announced today that ANTHONY ALFANO was arrested after he made a series of graphic and violent threats to kill U.S. Postal Service ("USPS") employees a  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: On July 18, 2024, a resident of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 27 months of imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of federal supervised release, on his convictions for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced toda  more

HOLLOMAN AFB, New Mexico, July 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Holloman Air Force Base (49th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Bob Teichmann, 49th Wing Public Affairs Advancing frontiers of knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is a goal for many people who work in those fields. For Michelle Zeisset, a good place to achieve those goals is in the southern New Mexico desert. Zeisset, the 846th Test Squadron technical director at Holloman Air Force Base, i  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: A Florida man was sentenced to prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His 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. Marcus Clint Martin,  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, July 19 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), visited Israel from July 14-17, 2024. During his visit, he met with the Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, and key members of the Israeli Defense Forces and other national security agencies. The leaders shared intelligence assessments and discussed the security  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 20 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By T. T. Parish Team members with the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity braved the arctic cold and hurricane force winds as part of environmental testing July 11 - 15, 2024, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Working with industry partners and test engineers belonging to the U.S. Air Force's McKinley Climatic Laboratory, the USAMMDA advanced developers put several arctic shelter kits and support systems  more