JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - In an innovative move to ensure the safety of 12th Flying Training Wing pilots, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph has begun utilizing methyl anthranilate tree canopy fogging as a proactive and preventative measure to control bird populations within the base. The scheduled fogging time is to change to 7 p.m. on M  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - The 37th Training Wing recognized its top award winners for 2023 during a dinner held at the Gateway Club at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Feb. 23. Before the event, all nominees were presented with a special medallion by Col. Lauren Courchaine, 37th TRW commander, and Chief Master Sgt  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Col. Thomas Albrecht accepted command of the 433rd Airlift Wing Maintenance Group during an assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on March 2.  Col. William Gutermuth, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, presided over the ceremony and presented the 433rd MXG guidon to Albrecht. "To the men and women of the maintenance group, th  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - Col. James Bershinsky accepted command of the 433rd Medical Group during an assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on March 3. Col. William Gutermuth, 433rd Airlift Wing commander, presided over the ceremony and presented the 433rd MDG guidon to Bershinsky. "Col  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Julie Svoboda, 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs Tech Training Transformation continues at the 82nd Training Wing as instructors from the 364th Training Squadron's Cable and Antennae School built and implemented a confined space simulator in January 2024, here. The 77-academic day apprentice course has four instructional blocks that cover working in confined spaces. Previously,   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA Selects First Five Applications to Move Forward in the Awards Process for the Powering Affordable Clean Energy Program SAN ANTONIO, March 6, 2024 - As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's PowerXchange annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas that USDA i  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By T. T. Parish and Caree Vander Linden The brain is a delicate, complex organ. It drives executive functions, controls physiological processes, moderates emotions, and serves as a data bank for the human experience. During combat operations, U.S. servicemembers don gear like body armor, ballistic eyewear, gloves, and gas masks to protect their bodies, while medical personnel serve to treat and heal Warfighters in  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Medical Inspector General evaluated the performance, efficiency, and mission readiness at the Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio during a scheduled command inspection at the Battlefield Health and Trauma Research Institute from March 4-6. Approximately 12   more

LAREDO, Texas, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge uncovered two alleged smuggling attempts involving two adults and three minors and also discovered a counterfeit entry document in three separate incidents over the weekend. One woman and two men were arrested in connection with the immigration law vi  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge intercepted two live howler monkeys in a vehicle in a single enforcement action. "Our frontline CBP officers' diligence in the performance of their duties led them to the discovery of two live howler monkeys transpor  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass is a name etched into Air Force history. She stands not only as the first woman, but also the first Asian American to hold the highest enlisted level of leadership. CMSAF Bass's path in the Air Force mirrors that of thousands of Airmen who answered the call to serve, but what began as a four-year   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Robins Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jonathan Cotto, 37th Training Wing Public Affairs Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass is a name etched into Air Force history. She stands not only as the first woman, but also the first Asian American to hold the highest enlisted level of leadership. CMSAF Bass's path in the Air Force mirrors that of thousands of Airmen who answered the call to serve, bu  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: WASHINGTON - A congressionally chartered commission has recommended changes to bring the Defense Department's planning, programming, budgeting and execution process into the 21st century. The commission, led by Chair Robert Hale and Vice Chair Ellen Lord, presented 28 recommendations to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks. Hale and Lord spoke abo  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - "There is the old saying 'trust but verify,' however, in cybersecurity, the saying goes, 'never trust always verify.'" said Special Agent Johnny Guerrero, Sixteenth Air Force Cyber Investigation and Operations. The internet provides a vast array of resources to millions of Americans and is   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 7 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Dallas Division issued the following news release: An Albuquerque mother who concealed a deadly dose of fentanyl inside her children's luggage pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal drug crime. Magdalena Silva Banuelos, 47, was indicted in November 2022. She pleaded guilty Wednesday to distribution of fentanyl before U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn. In plea papers, she admitted she gave her sons' fa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 6 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division issued the following news release: Six Houstonians have been taken into custody for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, specifically pharmaceutical grade drugs such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Kerry Lewis Walker, 36, Gerald Dewa  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Texas small businesses of the April 3, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by the severe storms and flooding in Potter County that occurred May 27 - June 14, 2023. According to S  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Tenants of the Department of the Air Force privatized housing and government-owned family housing have an additional avenue for improving their quality of life with the March 4 release of the annual Department of Defense Tenant Satisfaction Survey. CEL & Associates, Inc., an independent third party hired by the Department of the Air Force, administer  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: LAREDO, Texas -- A Mexican man pleaded guilty to importing 300 pounds of meth following an investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) with the assistance of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Allan Alberto Moreno Trevino, 41, of Mexico, pleaded guilty before a federal judge March 5. According to court documents, on Nov. 22, 2023, More  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding the Louisiana Superfund site Exide Baton Rouge to the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of known sites throughout the United States and its territories where releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants pose significant threats to human health and the environment. By adding this site to the NPL, EPA   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Fort Sill Apache Tribe with a $66,360 grant to conduct air sensor monitoring for particulate matter (PM), a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets that can cause serious health concerns once inhaled. With this grant funding, the Fort Sill Apache Tribe will be able to develop air monitoring strategies to combat harmful emissions found  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-73) on March 7, 2024: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Texas Windstream, LLC (Texas Windstream), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Commu  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-74) on March 7, 2024: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Valor Telecommunications of Texas, LLC d/b/a Windstream Communications Southwest (Windstream), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by s  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 8 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following member bulletin (No. 2024-07) on March 7, 2024: * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) will implement the annual adjustment to members' minimum investment requirements on April 15, 2024. This annual adjustment may increase or decrease the amount of capital stock that individual members are required to maintain. Members are required to maintain a  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - Since September 2018, aircraft maintenance-related mishaps cost the Air Education and Training Command more than $50 million. These mishaps happened during high-risk maintenance tasks, including engine operational checks and aircraft towing. Fiscal Year 2023 saw an alarming spike in these pr  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland - In observance of Women's History Month, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Gwendolyn Defilippi facilitated a fireside chat focused on opportunities for growth and empowerment during a leadership symposium Friday at the Gen. Jacob E. Smart Conference   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Courtney Anguiano, 37, of Texas, has been sentenced to xx years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. According to court documents, Business 1, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, developed prescription medicines and then created savings card programs for the medicines. The savings card programs were designed to lower   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release: The Internal Revenue Service, in response to disruptions to the supply of fuel for diesel powered highway vehicles resulting from wildfires, will not impose a penalty when dyed diesel fuel with a sulfur content that does not exceed 15 parts-per-million is sold for use or used by diesel-powered vehicles on the highway in certain counties in Texas. This penalty relief begins o  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The 802nd Force Support Squadron, along with the 502nd Force Support Group and 502nd Air Base Wing, hosted Military Retiree Appreciation Day at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, on March 2, 2024. The event featured more than a dozen local vendors with veteran support programs and a health fair to help make medical services more available to ret  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers, City of San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, and CPS Energy President Rudy Garza signed a formal memorandum of understanding at City Tower on Feb. 26 to officially confirm their commitment to pursue and explore the potential for resilient carbon-free energy solutions.  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Joint Base San Antonio and 502nd Air Base Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Russell D. Driggers, City of San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg, and CPS Energy President Rudy Garza signed a formal memorandum of understanding at City Tower on Feb. 26 to officially confirm their commitment to pursue and explore the pote  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: A federal grand jury in the Western District of Texas returned a superseding indictment today charging a third South Korean national and a South Korean company for their roles in a bid-rigging conspiracy and a scheme to defraud the United States in connection with operation and maintenance work for U.S. military installations in South Korea. According to the superseding indictment filed in  more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, March 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Keira Rossman, 47th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs The 47th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) enhanced its security capabilities by integrating a Hoverfly surveillance drone, set to be showcased at the Fiesta of Flight Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) expo on March 8 and 9, 2024. The Hoverfly is a tethered drone a  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 6 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Marisa Conner A can of Red Bull can give you wings but entering in the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's latest global sweepstakes can give military shoppers a chance to win a $5,000 gift card in the Exchange's Shopping Spree Sweepstakes presented by Red Bull. Through April 30, authorized Exchange shoppers 18 and older can enter at ShopMyExchange.com/sweepstakes for a chance to win one o  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: An Amite, Louisiana man was sentenced to 114 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Kendrick Kenyon Davis, 45, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Jackson. According to court documents, in August 2019, Davis conspired with others, including Juan Angel Gonzalez, Jr., 50, of Houston, Texas, and Jimario Juv  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 9 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: SAN ANTONIO, Texas - The Army Reserve's Medical Readiness and Training Command, based here, presented "Lessons Learned from Ukraine" in the Dec. 14 video and phone-in conference for military medical professionals, part of MRTC's ongoing professional development program "MRTC Presents Operational Fluency." Col. Samuel L. Fricks, who traveled to Ukraine as a member of a Defense Department observation   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - The Army Reserve's Medical Readiness and Training Command Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston presented "Lessons Learned from Ukraine" in the Dec. 14 video and phone-in conference for military medical professionals, part of MRTC's ongoing professional development program "MRTC Presents Operational F  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The National Capital Planning Commission issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: * * * Commission Also Advances Preliminary Texas Legation Memorial Plans * * * At its March 7, 2024 meeting the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) approved final site development plans for the Constitution Gardens Rehabilitation-Phase 2 submitted by the National Park Service, in partnership with the Trust for the National Mall. Constitution Gardens is located on approx  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Petty Officer 1st Class Amber Sanders, leading petty officer of the religious ministry team at the Navy Medicine Training Support Center, was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for providing emergency care to a civilian at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on Feb. 29. During her morning commute to work, Sanders approached the Har  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news on March 7, 2024: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Petty Officer 1st Class Amber Sanders, leading petty officer of the religious ministry team at the Navy Medicine Training Support Center, was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for providing emergency care to a civilian at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on Feb. 2  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57010) involving Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant, Texas: * * * Facility: Comanche Peak Region: 4 State: TX Unit: [1] [2] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Damon Schroeder HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 03/05/2024 Notification Time: 19:14 [ET] Event Date: 03/05/2024 Event Time: 07:20 [CST] Last Update Date: 03/05/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 C  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57010) involving Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant, Texas: * * * Facility: Comanche Peak Region: 4 State: TX Unit: [1] [2] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Damon Schroeder HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 03/05/2024 Notification Time: 19:14 [ET] Event Date: 03/05/2024 Event Time: 07:20 [CST] Last Update Date: 03/05/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 C  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: * * * Smaller vessel drawn in by hydrodynamic forces * * * A tugboat maneuvering near a transiting tanker in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel was drawn in toward the tanker, leading to a collision, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The tugboat Mark E Kuebler and the tanker Nisalah collided in the channel near Ingleside, Texas, on Jan. 22, 2023. The tugboat  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on March 5, 2024, on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4366), which was introduced by Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas: * * * The Administration strongly urges swift passage of H. R. 4366, making appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes. This bipartisan legislation represents a compromise and neither side got everything it wanted, but it would  more

EL PASO, Texas, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Paso Del Norte and Bridge of the Americas border crossings seized a combined 117 pounds of fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, and marijuana within the first five days of March. "CBP officers are faced with an array of smuggling attempts and concealment methods, yet they remain vigilant in disrupting the flow of  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership visited the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilly, Texas yesterday to tour the facility. While each facility is different, there is a shared responsibility across the federal government and private contractors to ensure appropriate care for those in custody. The agency continually adjusts its natio  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - It's that time of year when people need to remember to set their clocks an hour ahead on March 10 as Daylight Saving Time begins. Daylight Savings Time is the practice of moving the clocks forward one hour from Standard Time during the summer months and changing them back again in  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) and U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) exercised a longstanding Mutual Airlift Support Agreement (MASA) in support of Korea Rotation Force '24, February 28 - March 2. To exercise the MASA, the ROKAF contracted Korean Air, a commercial airline, to fly two airlift missions from Osan Air Base, South Korea to Colorado Springs, Colo  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Commander regrets to announce the death of Senior Airman Aaron Bushnell, assigned to the 531st Intelligence Support Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, who passed away on Feb. 25, 2024.  To settle the estate of the deceased, Capt, Otis Harrison, assigned to the 531st Intelligence Support Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, T  more

SHEPPARD AFB, Texas, March 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's 82nd Training Wing issued the following news: By Julie Svoboda, 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs Tech Training Transformation continues at the 82nd Training Wing as instructors from the 364th Training Squadron's Cable and Antennae School built and implemented a confined space simulator in January 2024, here. The 77-academic day apprentice course has four instructional blocks that cover working in confined spaces. Previously, the training w  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Military uniforms are designed to accommodate most body types, but many individuals face difficulty finding a good fit based on unique proportions or even medical needs. The Air Force provides special-order - often used interchangeably with special-measurement which is the most common type o  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Liz Allen will travel to Austin, Texas, for SXSW from March 10-12 to advance the Department's public diplomacy priorities including securing a healthy and resilient global information space, and promoting American culture and music as one of the United States' best exports to build relationships around the world. Under Secretary Allen will be featured on a SXSW pan  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 45-year-old Nigerian national has been ordered to federal prison for his participation in two separate schemes to defraud victim homeowners and a corporation and launder the proceeds of those frauds. Joseph Modile pleaded guilty Feb. 27, 2023, to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft filed in the Eastern District of N  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: Six Houstonians have been taken into custody for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, specifically pharmaceutical grade drugs such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Kerry Lewis Walker, 36, Gerald Dewayne Williams, 65, Trey Demon Neal, 34, James Glen Turk, 21, Quineshia Evangeline Hollins, 33, and Uzoanuuli Uzoaku WJ   more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 50-year-old man has been sentenced for perpetrating multiple violent crimes related to a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. A federal jury deliberated for six hours before returning the guilty verdicts Oct. 31, 2023, on all counts against Ronald Brown aka Nuk, Nook or Nookie following a six-day trial. He was found guilty of con  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A federal jury has convicted an Indiana man for his role in a multimillion-dollar international advance fee scheme orchestrated from Nigeria, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The jury deliberated for 45 minutes before convicting Tochukwu Nwosisi, 52, Indianapolis, Indiana, following a six-day trial. According to court documents and evidence presented at t  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas issued the following news release: An Albuquerque mother who concealed a deadly dose of fentanyl inside her children's luggage pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal drug crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Magdalena Silva Banuelos, 47, was indicted in November 2022. She pleaded guilty Wednesday to distribution of fentanyl before U.S. District Judge Barbara  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: A Bon Wier man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for trafficking drugs in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Charles Edward Isaac, 44, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and was sentence  more

LAREDO, Texas, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 41-year-old resident of Monterrey, Mexico, has pleaded guilty to importing 300 pounds of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. On Nov. 22, 2023, Allan Alberto Moreno Trevino approached the Laredo Colombia Solidarity International Bridge Port of Entry driving a white 2004 Ford F-250 pickup truck. Law enforcement subsequently referred him to secondary insp  more

MCALLEN, Texas, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 51-year-old Edinburg man has been sentenced following his conviction of conspiracy to possession with intent to distribute 200 kilograms of meth, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Daren Lynn Lopez pleaded guilty Nov. 16, 2022. U.S. District Chief Judge Randy Crane has now ordered Lopez to serve 192 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by t  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Nolan Eugene McCray, age 39, of Cedar Lane, Texas, has admitted to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, McCray was identified during an investigation into drug activity. A Wetzel County property where McCray had stayed was searched and officers found methamphetamine and $14,5  more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Quintel N. Owens, age 39, of Katy, Texas, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for selling fentanyl in the Eastern Panhandle. According to court documents, Owens sold more than 780 grams of fentanyl in Berkeley County over a period of several months. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the govern  more

MOBILE, Alabama, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: On March 6, 2024, United States District Court Judge, Callie V. S. Grande sentenced Daniel Castillo-Garcia to 87 months imprisonment for his role in a multi-defendant interstate drug trafficking conspiracy. Documents filed with the Court established that Castillo-Garcia was involved with five other persons to transport and distribute methamphetamine from Texas to  more

DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 4 -- The U.S. Embassy in Bangladesh issued the following news release on March 3, 2024: The U.S. Embassy, through its EducationUSA platform, hosted a U.S. University Fair at the EMK Center on Friday, March 1, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Five U.S. university representatives from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the University of Northern Iowa, the New York Institute of Technology, the University of Texas Arlington, and The Chicago School participated in the mini-fa  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has approved a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) with the Trinity River Authority of Texas (TRA) to conserve six imperiled species. The 10-year agreement addresses the conservation needs of four species of freshwater mussels (Texas heelsplitter, Trinity pigtoe, Texas fawnsfoot and Louisiana pigtoe) and two species  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Lance Cpl. Logan Beeney and Lance Cpl. Tania Guerrero, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kayden Cardona, an Arlington, Texas native and aircraft maintenance support equipment technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, demonstrated remarkable courage when he witnessed a terrifying motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle on   more

QUANTICO, Virginia, March 9 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting Command issued the following news: By Lance Cpl. Logan Beeney and Lance Cpl. Tania Guerrero, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kayden Cardona, an Arlington, Texas native and aircraft maintenance support equipment technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, demonstrated remarkable courage when he witnessed a terrifying motor vehicle accident involvin  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to aid recovery efforts for farmers, ranchers and residents affected by recent wildfires in the Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma. To date, around 1.3 million acres have burned across both states. USDA staff are ready to respond with a variety of program flexibilities and other assistance to agricultural producer  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on March 8, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is opening a special disaster sign-up for $6 million in additional funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for producers in the Texas panhandle who have been impacted by recent wildfires. Producers must submit applications to USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) by April 8, 20  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The application window is now open for Department of the Air Force triathletes and coaches to participate in the upcoming Armed Forces championship.  The application window opened on March 1 and closes March 30 for coaches and on April 15 for athletes. Those selected will represent the DAF at the 2024 Armed Forces Triathlon Championship June 26-30,  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 5 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By T. T. Parish Women have a rich history in the U.S. military since before the nation's founding. During Women's History Month, we are highlighting women across the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) and the contributions they make each day to the Army's medical development and sustainment missions. When a Soldier retires, it would make sense for them to ride off into the sunset, secure in  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah - Are you an active duty service member or part of the full-time National Guard stationed in the continental United States? If so, your feedback is crucial. What is the LPS? The Living Pattern Survey, or LPS, conducted by the Department of Defense, aims to understand your shopping habits. By assessing what goods and services  more