WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * Local organizations used federal funding to address local food security challenges and improved outcomes across state lines through the AmeriCorps VISTA Food Security Initiative. * * * AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteering, published a report at the conclusion of its AmeriCorps VISTA Food Security Initiative. The initiative, which launched as a rapid response during the early stages of t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Robert Don Schield, 40, of Camp Verde, was sentenced on Wednesday by United States District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 120 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Schield pleaded guilty to the Distribution of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl that resulted in an overdose death on May 17, 2024. In February 2022, Schield sold the victim six fentanyl pills  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: OTAY MESA, Calif. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility seized more than $5 million worth of methamphetamine disguised and concealed within a shipment of watermelons last Friday. CBP officers found 4587 pounds of meth in shipment of disguised watermelons The incident occurred when CBP officers at the Otay Mesa Comme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Denmark of Excalibur Projectiles and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $121 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: WORCESTER, Mass. Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 33-year-old Brazilian national charged locally with attempted murder, stalking, intimidation, kidnapping and two counts of vandalizing property. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Evandro Ribeiro-Rosa Aug. 12 at the Worcester District Court. "Evandro Ribeir  more