WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 5, 2025 NAVY Systems Planning and Analysis Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, is being awarded a $98,585,373 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00002) to a previously awarded and announced contract (N00030247002) for support services for Nuclear Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Weapons Surety, Policy, and Compliance. Tasks to be performed include systems engineering and system integration, test/fl  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Detroit Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Edward Keith Perkins, 31, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Employee at Multinational DVD Company Charged with Stealing, Selling Pre-Release Commercial DVDs for Blockbuster Films A worker at a DVD and Blu-ray manufacturing and distribution company used by major movie studios was arrested today in Memphis, Tennessee, for allegedly stealing DVDs and Blu-rays of blockbuster movies from the company and selling them before their official schedule  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Former priest and convicted child molester sentenced for passport fraud, stripped of citizenship, and ordered deported ALEXANDRIA, La. - An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has resulted in a one-year sentence for passport fraud for Jorge Antonio Velez-Lopez, a 69-year-old Columbian national, former archdiocese priest and convic  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Indianapolis CBP intercepts delivery loaded with phony-baloney jewelry 148 counterfeits with MSRP of $4.62M INDIANAPOLIS-- On March 4, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at an Express Consignment Operations hub in Indianapolis seized a shipment containing inauthentic designer jewelry worth over $4 million, had the merchandise been genuine. T  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 6 -- The Office of the Tennessee Attorney General issued the following news: * * * TN AG Division of Consumer Affairs Announces Previous Year's Top Ten Consumer Complaint Categories NASHVILLE--In honor of National Consumer Protection Week, the Tennessee Attorney General's Office Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announces the top ten complaint categories of 2024. DCA received 8,536 formal consumer complaints during the last calendar year. The division diligently   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 7 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on March 6, 2025: * * * Tennessee Attorney General's Office Announces Key Senior Staffing Update NASHVILLE - Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced a key senior staff update: Chris Tutor has been named Chief of Staff to the Attorney General as previous Chief of Staff Brandon Smith returns to private practice. The Chief of Staff at the Attorney General's Office is resp  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: * * * Gov. Lee Announces Judicial Appointments NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Today, Gov. Bill Lee announced two key judicial appointments. "I am proud to announce the appointment of these highly qualified individuals and value the significant experience they will bring to their respective roles," said Gov. Lee. "I appreciate their leadership and am confident they will serve Tennesseans with integrity." The followin  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 7 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on March 6, 2025: * * * Gov. Lee Bans Manus, DeepSeek AI Platforms on Tennessee State Network The Chinese-owned platforms collect sensitive information and pose security threats NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Today, Gov. Bill Lee announced that two artificial intelligence (AI) tools with direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party are now banned on the state network. Manus and DeepSeek have been added to a list of fore  more