WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * This Settlement is Part of the FCC's Ongoing Effort to Ensure That the Public Has Reliable 911 Service * * * The Federal Communications Commission today announced a $950,000 settlement with AT&T to resolve an Enforcement Bureau investigation into whether the company violated FCC rules by failing to deliver 911 calls to, and failing to timely notify, 911 call centers in conne  more

PEORIA, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A Peoria, Illinois, man, Paul Jordan Klawer, 34, was sentenced on August 21, 2024, to 42 months in federal prison for threatening a federal judge. Klawer was also order to serve a three-year term of supervised release upon completion of his term of confinement. At the sentencing hearing before U.S. District Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins, the government established th  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: The 375th Air Mobility Wing hosted Manpower, Personnel and Services along with Air Force Personnel Center leadership for a tour of Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, Aug. 26, 2024. Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, Headquarters Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services; Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Temple, HAF Manpower, Personnel and Services senior enlisted leader; Maj. Gen. Jefferso  more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: By Kelly Haertjens, U.S. Army Sustainment Command He's the man behind the scenes, but without him and others like him, Army Sustainment Command buildings worldwide wouldn't be as well thought out. "You will know if you're in a building that I built, because the bathroom doors open out," said ASC G4 (Logistics) Facilities Management engineer William Ellis. "Why do they open out? Because you don't hav  more