GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Trevor Gordnier, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs The 4th RS is responsible for maintaining the RQ-4 Global Hawk, a high-altitude, long-endurance, remotely piloted aircraft that provides global all-weather, day and night ISR capabilities. "I don't think that a lot of people know about the RQ-4 as far as its reconnaissance missions/s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Robert J. Fenton today announced that the La Jolla Band of the Luiseno Indians was one of the selections for a combined $150 million in capitalization grants to help communities reduce vulnerability to natural hazards. Funding through the Safeguarding Tomorrow Revolving Loan Fund Program will provide $5.1   more

HELENA, Montana, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: * * * Governors draw attention to "devasting financial impact" on western states Governor's Office * * * Governor Greg Gianforte today led a group of five western states in writing a letter to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sounding the alarm about an unfair settlement reached that will have a devastating impact on athletic programs in smaller states. Recen  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has approved an initial set of 78 communities, including Grand Forks, North Dakota, for designation as a jurisdiction of focus to address intimate partner gun violence under Section 1103 of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. The Justice Department - through its United States Attorney's offices (USAOs)   more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: By Staff Report, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs Airmen assigned to the 2nd and 5th Bomb Wings participated in Prairie Vigilance/Bayou Vigilance 24-4, a training operation designed to test the wings' readiness to conduct deterrence and combat operations here, Sept. 4-8. "The purpose of 'Prairie Vigilance' is inherent in the name itself: vigilance," said Col. Jesse Lamarand, 5th Bomb Wing comma  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a comment letter that asks the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets regulation. The regulation attempts to impose an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operators, and manufacturers--including trucking companies that drive one truck for as little as one day per   more