MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Katie Scott, Air Force Institute of Technology Col. Christopher Rondeau assumed command of Air University Detachment 1 at the Air Force Institute of Technology on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during a ceremony on July 31, 2024. As AFIT's senior military leader, he is responsible for maintaining good order and discipline among approximately 1,800 active-duty faculty, staff and stud  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release: A former Centre police officer has been charged in connection with a scheme to plant drugs on innocent motorists in order to manufacture drug arrests, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples. A one-count information filed in U.S. District Court charges Michael Kilgore, 40, of Centre, with conspiracy to distri  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: The U.S. Census Bureau announced the release of the 119th Congress Block Equivalency Files. These files are the whole 2020 Census tabulation block representations of the 119th Congressional District plans as submitted by the states to the Census Bureau. The .ZIP file contains a national block equivalency file and individual state files for the five states (Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, New York and North Carolina)   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- NASA issued the following news release: To mark progress toward the first crewed flight test around the Moon in more than 50 years for the benefit of humanity, NASA will welcome media Wednesday, Aug. 21, to see a key adapter for the agency's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket at its Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The cone-shaped launch vehicle stage adapter connects the rocket's core stage to the upper stage and helps protect the upper stage's engine   more