OAKLAND, California, Oct. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: Christian Grajeda-Varela, a Honduran national who pleaded guilty to fentanyl trafficking and money laundering, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., United States District Judge. Grajeda-Varela, 25, was charged by indictment on Aug. 2, 2023, and superseding information on July 15, 2024  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: Christian Quintanilla, a/k/a "Casper," was sentenced to 63 months in prison for illegally possessing 11 rounds of unfired ammunition near 16th Street and Mission Street in the Mission District of San Francisco, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Patrick D. Robbins and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Tatum Kin  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Giancarlo Casem, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs In a significant collaboration across military branches, a six-day Field Training Exercise titled "Obsidian Dragon" concluded at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 13. The FTX brought together Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams from various U.S. military bases. This comprehensive training focused on critical areas such as unexploded   more

PASADENA, California, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Measurements from the agency's Curiosity rover are providing clues as to how the Red Planet's ancient climate transformed. * * * NASA's Curiosity rover, currently exploring Gale Crater on Mars, is providing new details about how the ancient Martian climate went from potentially suitable for life -- with evidence for widespread liquid water on the surface -- to a surface that is inhospit  more

MENLO PARK, California, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news feature on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * This series explores how early-career researchers are helping the DOE's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University reimagine our energy future. United around the goal of sustainability, these scientists and engineers have embarked on paths that target specific solutions, such as better batteries, alternative energy sources and a stronger  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced that the California Office of the Small Business Advocate is being awarded $10 million to support small business growth through the Biden-Harris Administration's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program (SBOP). California's initiative will be supported by $16.25 million in matchi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin issued the following news release: Timothy M. O'Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Heather Carter, 50, Santa Monica, California, was sentenced August 22, 2024, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 8 years in federal prison for attempting to possess methamphetamine intended for distribution. Carter pleaded guilty to this charge on March   more