FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 5 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Expands Basic Training Capacity with Support from 108th Training Command (USARC Drill Sergeants) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 108th Training Command: A Pillar of Training and Readiness in the Total Army Ecosystem - Footprint Map 108th Training Command: A pillar of training and readiness within the total Army ecosystem 108th Training Command: A Pillar of Training and Readiness in the Total Arm  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 4, 2025 NAVY Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, is awarded a $99,964,084 modification (P00007) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001923D0015). This modification adds scope and increases the contract ceiling for compatibility assessments and engineering models, cost reduction analysis, softwar  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Convicted Crescent City Murderer Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Wendy Berger today sentenced Francisco Javier Arroyo (31, Crescent City) to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Arroyo pleaded guilty on September 25, 2024  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a proposed settlement agreement related to the U.S. Technology Superfund Site in Berger, Franklin County, Missouri. This agreement seeks to recover costs incurred by the EPA during a Time-Critical Removal Action conducted between September 2018 and June 2019, which involved the removal of approximately 13 million pounds of hazardous spent blast media containing toxic levels of cadmium, chromium, and lead. The wast  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS-03), Kansas Farm Bureau President Warn Trump's Tariffs Will Raise Prices Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) highlighted the economic risks of President Trump's new tariffs, bringing Kansas Farm Bureau President Joe Newland as her guest to the joint session of Congress. Together, they warned that these tariffs will drive up costs for Kansas farmer  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Thompson lead introduction of the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Mike Kelly (R-PA), Chairman of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, and Mike Thompson (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Tax, introduced the Supporting Innovation in Agriculture Act. The bipartisan, legislation provides tax incentives to acceler  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 6 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Andrew Bailey Issues Notice of Intent to Serve Cease and Desist Order Against Planned Parenthood to Stop Violations of Missouri Law JEFFERSON CITY Mo. - Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office has issued a notice of intent to serve a cease and desist order against Planned Parenthood facilities in Missouri to prohibit Planned Pa  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, March 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Over 30 individuals sentenced to federal prison following Angelina County drug trafficking investigation BEAUMONT, Texas - Over 30 individuals have been sentenced to federal prison following a five-year investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe McGlothin, Jr. According to information presented in   more