PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 14 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Academic symposium spotlights medical students' research * Insights from nearly 150 research projects were on proud display at Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School in mid-November as part of the medical school's 19 th annual academic symposium. The school hosts the showcase each fall to highlight the vast array of student-led research conducted the previous summer.  Class of 2028 medical stude  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Buchanan, Vindman Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Wild Horses, Save Taxpayer Money * Bill Would Deploy U.S.-Made Drones to Ensure Humane Treatment, Modernize Land Management and Reduce Federal Waste WASHINGTON Congressman Vern Buchanan, co-chair of the Animal Protection Caucus, and Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.) recently introduced the Leveraging Aerial Systems for Stewardship Operation  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * CRAWFORDVILLE FELON SENTENCED TO FIFTEEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DRUG AND GUN CHARGES Jason Rigdon, 44, of Crawfordville, Florida was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence was ann  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * CROSS CITY MAN SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING IN METHAMPHETAMINE GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA - Khiri Jackson, 31, of Cross City, Florida, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney fo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Diaz-Balart Recognizes Naples Student as 2025 Winner of the FL-26 Congressional App Challenge * Naples, FL - The office of Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-26), Dean of the Florida Delegation, hosted its 10th annual Congressional App Challenge (link is external) competition and recognized winner Dallas Szittai from Gulf Coast High School in Naples, Florida. "My team was proud to recognize Da  more

BOCA RATON, Florida, Nov. 15 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Study: Small Group Counseling Helps Children Thrive at School Study Snapshot: Many students experience anxiety, stress or disconnection at school, which can hinder both their academic and social-emotional growth. While school counselors provide support, traditional programs often lack structured, evidence-based approaches to help stu  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida posted the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS PENSACOLA MAN FOR SHOOTING AT DEA SPECIAL AGENT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Austin James McCastler II, 36, was convicted by a federal jury on two counts of distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, po  more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening To Assassinate The President * Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Christopher Davies (31, Cape Coral) has pleaded guilty to one count of making threats against the President of the United States. Davies faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date   more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Florida Woman Sentenced For Role In Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy * Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Angel Jackson (45, Astatula) to one year and one day in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Jackson pleaded guilty on February 10, 2025. According to court documents, Jackson and others conspired to create and exec  more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Georgia Non-Profit Entity Pays $3.5 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations Involving Paycheck Protection Program * Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces that Southside Communities Fire Protection, Inc. (Southside), a nonprofit entity providing emergency services to Chatham County, Georgia, has agreed to pay a settlement of $3,4  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sen. Rick Scott to Fox News: Obamacare is Broken; Let's Fix it to Actually Lower Costs for Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott spoke to Fox News about his ideas to fix Obamacare and allow Americans to choose affordable health care that fits their needs as Democrats keep fighting to spend billions of tax dollars to mask the costs of the brok  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... Sens. Rick Scott, Ron Johnson Tour Pacific Palisades Wildfire Damage and Speak to Victims * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott, as chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, held a field hearing in Pacific Palisades, California with Senator Ron Johnson, chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's Permanent Subco  more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Jacksonville Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years For Possessing Destructive Devices * Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Matthew Reid Davisson (36, Jacksonville) to four years and five months in federal prison for possessing destructive devices which were not registered to him in the National Firearms Registratio  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Justice Department Announces Nationwide Actions to Combat Illicit North Korean Government Revenue Generation Four U.S. Nationals and Ukrainian Identity Broker Plead Guilty Department Seeks Forfeiture of More Than $15M in Virtual Currency Stolen and Laundered by North Korean Hackers * The Justice Department today announced five guilty ple  more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Leader Of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Over 13 Years For Conspiring To Traffic Over 43,000 Kilograms Of Cocaine Valued At $1.3 Billion * Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Kathryn K. Mizelle has sentenced Jorge Hernan Gonzalez-Ortiz (49, Colombia) to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United   more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Lehigh Acres Man Sentenced To Ten Years In Federal Prison For His Role In Orchestrating Multi-Million Dollar Covid Relief Fraud Scheme * Fort Myers, FL - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Lester John Parker, Jr. (55, Lehigh Acres) to ten years and one month in federal prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud s  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, Nov. 15 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: * * * Educators attend UFLI workshop to enhance literacy and phonics instruction Education and Human Sciences Teacher candidates from Louisiana Tech University, educators from A.E. Phillips Laboratory School, and literacy leaders from Lincoln Parish Schools came together to strengthen small group phonics instruction during a recent professional development workshop. Hosted by the Department of Curriculum, Ins  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * LULAC CALLS FOR FLORIDA INVESTIGATION INTO DEATH OF LATINO AIR FORCE CADET Nation's Oldest and Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Demands Full Review of Mishandled Case of Alexander Bello Ortiz * The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today urged Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Commissioner Mark Glass to order a special and in  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Macedon business owner involved in classic car scheme going to prison for $2.5 million wire fraud ROCHESTER, NY - U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Clark P. Rittersbach, 51, of Cape Coral, Florida, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Assistant U.S. Att  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Mexican National Extradited Back to Florida to Face Forced Labor Charges * Alexander Villatoro Moreno, also known as "Quichi," 53, made his first appearance in federal court today after the Mexican government recently apprehended and extradited him to the United States. Villatoro Moreno faces four charges, including conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Miami Influencer Sentenced to More than 2 Years in Prison for COVID Relief Loan Fraud and Fake Check Scheme A popular social media influencer and singer has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for orchestrating a years-long fraud scheme that began with COVID-19 relief loan fraud and ended with attempts to use fake checks to pay for luxury  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Miami Lakes Attorney Charged with Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with Multi-Million Dollar Embezzlement Scheme A Miami Lakes attorney made his initial appearance in federal court on Oct. 28 to face charges in connection with a scheme to embezzle millions of dollars in investment funds entrusted to his attorney trust account. According to cour  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida posted the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * PENSACOLA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL CHARGES FOR ATTEMPTING TO KILL AN ESCAMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Darrion K. Finley, 21, of Pensacola, Florida, has pled guilty in federal court on charges related to a shooting incident in late 2024. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * PENSACOLA MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO NARCOTICS AND FIREARMS CHARGES PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Jujuan Andre George, 33, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of distribution of controlled substances, one count of possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a d  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Romanian Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Laundering Proceeds of Online Auction Fraud Scheme A Romanian national illegally present in the U.S. pleaded guilty in Miami federal court on Oct. 20 to participating in a concealment money laundering scheme operating out of South Florida. According to court documents, Dan Flaviu Komuves, 28, admitted  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. John Rutherford, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rutherford Leads Bicameral Letter on State Management of South Atlantic Red Snapper * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, co-chairs of the South Atlantic Red Snapper Task Force, U.S. Congressmen John H. Rutherford (FL-05), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Russell Fry (SC-07), and David Rouzer (NC-07), sent a bicameral letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in strong support of Florida, Georgia, Sou  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Made in America: Restoring Trust in Our Medicines" at 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 19, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Members * Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida) * Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-New York) Witnesses * Tom Neely, Chairman of the Board, Oxford Pharmaceuticals, Birmingham, AL * Allan Coukell, Chief Government Affairs & Public Policy Officer,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * Senator Moody & Congressman Rutherford Request Secretary Lutnick Approve State Management of South Atlantic Red Snapper Request On Thursday, Senator Ashley Moody joined co-chairs of the South Atlantic Red Snapper Task Force, U.S. Congressmen John H. Rutherford (FL-05), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Russell Fry (SC-07), and David Rouzer (NC-07), in sending a bicameral letter to U.S. Se  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * TALLAHASSEE MAN RETURNED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING Dwyone N. Dugan, a/k/a DeWayne Dugan, 59, of Tallahassee, Florida, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison today for distribution of more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida posted the following news release on Nov. 14, 2025: * * * U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quinones Meets with Miami-Dade County Mayor to Discuss Public-Safety Partnership U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quinones and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Yara Klukas met yesterday with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and senior members of her administration to discuss shared public-safety priorities  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida posted the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quinones Receives Key to the City of Miami from Mayor Francis Suarez At the City of Miami Commission meeting on October 23, 2025, Mayor Francis Suarez presented U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quinones with the Key to the City of Miami in recognition of his deep hometown roots and more than 22 years of service to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Greg Steube Announces Veterans History Project Interview Featuring Master Sergeant Glenn Ackerman, United States Air Force (Global War on Terror) * Watch the Video Here SARASOTA U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) today released the latest installment in his ongoing Veterans History Project Series, honoring the military service of constituents from Florida's 17th District. This in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor Statement on Congressional Republicans' Unaffordable, Partisan Spending Bill * Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14) released the following statement on Congressional Republicans' partisan spending bill that fails to address the affordability crisis: "The fight to lower costs and ensure Floridians have access to the health care they need is not over. To the four million Flor  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Collaborating to Fight Cancer Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers are teaming up with University of Miami biologists, biophysicists and chemists to develop new approaches to cancer treatments. By Kyra Gurney Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, are teaming up with biologists, biophysicists and  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Honoring a Legacy of Support and Innovation In recognition of his family's generosity, the main lobby of the Minimally Invasive Surgical Training and Education Center (MISTE) was dedicated in honor of the late George Sabga, Sr. By Debby Teich For the Sabga family, supporting the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is more than tradition. It is a deeply cherished family leg  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, Nov. 15 -- The University of Florida issued the following news: * * * Breakthrough with first disease-resistant wine grapes shows hope for a Florida wine renaissance By Meredith Bauer-Mitchell and Eva Sailly In a milestone for Florida agriculture, researchers have grown and harvested wine grapes that are resistant to the main bacterial disease that has long prevented the state from establishing a large-scale wine industry. Researchers successfully grew five grape vari  more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * VRA Enterprises Agrees To Pay Over $17 Million For Allegedly Billing Medicare For Over-The-Counter COVID-19 Tests That Were Not Provided To Beneficiaries, Or That Were Sent To Beneficiaries Months After Being Billed To Medicare * Tampa, FL - VRA Enterprises, LLC dba Precision Rx (VRA), a pharmacy located in Tampa, Florida, has agreed to pay the United States   more