COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Benjamin Johnathan Newman, 38, an inmate in the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC), was sentenced to more than 26 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. Newman has been incarcerated in the state prison system since 2012, serving a 25-year sentence for drug tra  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * The Jacqueline A was transiting the Atlantic Ocean on way to shipyard for repairs * * * The sinking last year of a towing vessel in the Atlantic Ocean was due to a lack of watertight integrity, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The Jacqueline A was transiting the Atlantic Ocean from Virginia to a Louisiana shipyard, where the vessel was to b  more