EDWARDS AFB, California, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Chase Kohler and Tiffany Holloway, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs A trio of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft recently arrived at Edwards Air Force Base to join a unique fleet at the Air Force Test Pilot School. The arrival marks the first newly assigned aircraft for the school in nearly 30 years. The A-29 was designed as a low-cost close-air support aircraft. These A-29s were originally acq  more

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Beale Air Force Base (9th Reconnaissance Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Over the past 6 months, the Beale Innovation Team attended multiple temporary duties (TDY) tackling innovation combat employment under the name Combat Innovation Task Force with the premise that if Airmen were in a contested environment on an island, would th  more

FRESNO, California, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Angelo Jackson Mendiver, 27, of Bakersfield, a former campus security supervisor at Arvin High School, was sentenced today to two years in prison for conspiring to engage in the manufacturing and dealing in explosive materials and for mailing explosive devices, as well as making false statements to FBI agents, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Accord  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Fidel Andrade, 36, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess and distribute cocaine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, between January and October 2020, Andrade, who then worked as a correctional officer, supplied cocaine to his co-defendant Neftali Castillo Montes. Montes then sold o  more

FRESNO, California, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: Bryan M. Williams, 41, of Atascadero, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, between 2013 and 2019, Williams served as the treasurer of a Kern County political organization. During that time period, he stole between $230,000 and $435,000 from the organization, and used those  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: A federal court yesterday enjoined a California company from manufacturing and distributing adulterated food products following a listeria outbreak linked to multiple hospitalizations and two deaths, the Justice Department announced. In a civil complaint filed on Sept. 27, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, the United   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Troy Othneil Smith, a passenger aboard a small aircraft that made an emergency landing on Highway 76 in Oceanside last month, appeared in federal court today to face drug charges stemming from the incident. According to a complaint, after the plane landed safely, Smith attempted to hide a package of cocaine from Oceanside police officers w  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A Los Angeles woman and a San Fernando Valley man were arrested today on a 24-count federal grand jury indictment alleging a scheme to defraud Medicare out of more than $54 million via hospice and diagnostic testing services that were never provided and then laundered their illicit proceeds, including by buying millions of dollars' worth of gold bars and coins  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Francisco Division 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 o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Eligible California Homeowners and Multifamily Building Owners Can Use the Federal Home Energy Rebate Programs to Save Energy, Save Money on Energy-Efficient Upgrades, and Lower Housing Costs Investing in America Agenda Provides Added Support to California's Existing Energy-Efficiency Programs, Giving Residents More Opportunities to Save * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in Americ  more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: In a significant advancement for metal additive manufacturing, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and their academic partners have developed a groundbreaking technique that enhances the optical absorptivity of metal powders used in 3D printing. The innovative approach, which involves creating nanoscale surface features on metal powders, pr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to a civil penalty or criminal conviction in the shooting of a California sea lion. It was found alive between lifeguard stations 22 and 23 at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Orange County, California on August 7. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Orange County rescued the male sea lion, but it died from   more

MONTEREY, California, Oct. 10 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: From evolving threats influenced by past "game changers" such as the Oklahoma City bombing, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, among others, to current trends and tactics, security for mass gathering events is an ever-changing challenge. On Friday, Sept. 20, two experts with decades of experience managing security for many of our nat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A California man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Michael Fagun  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In August 2024, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the lowest unemployment rate, 1.9 percent. The next lowest rates were in Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont; Madison, Wisconsin; and Rapid City, South Dakota, 2.1 percent each. El Centro, California, had the highest rate, 20.2 percent. A total of 238 areas had August jobless rates below the U.S. rate  more