LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 14 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing several arrests in central Arkansas as a result of coordinated operations between his office, local and federal law enforcement agencies, and private-industry partners: "Over the past month, coordinated 'blitzes' have resulted in 17 arrests in North Little Rock, Little Rock, and Conway of i  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: As he was about to head to work for another busy week, his phone lit up with an email from his supervisor. The Montana Air National Guard offered Royal Cambodian Air Force officers a tour of their C-130J Hercules while it was refueling at the Phnom Penh International Airport for the joint military exercise Atlas-Angel, requiring his presence as a translator between the two units. He  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "Americans are dealing with the impacts of more and more extreme weather caused by climate change--affecting their lives and our infrastructure," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "With these funds, the Biden-Harris Administration is helping communities rebuild key transportation links and make them more resilient for the future." FHWA's Emergency Rel  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 14 -- The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources issued the following news: BILOXI, Miss. - The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified eight state saltwater fishing records for the month of August. For conventional tackle, Dustin Conway of Vancleave set the record for Golden Tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) with a fish weighing 28 pounds, 8.96 ounces and Maison Hallman of Vancleave set the record for Guachanche Barracuda (Sphyraena guachanc  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 14 -- The Mississippi Department of Insurance issued the following news release: The Mississippi Insurance Department (MID) has filed a proposed regulation to establish "Strengthen Mississippi Homes," a program within the Mississippi Insurance Department and part of the Mississippi Comprehensive Hurricane Mitigation Program. This program will issue financial grants to single-family, site-built, owner-occupied, residential property owners for the retrofitting of their  more