WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded 35 grants, totaling $18 million, under the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). The TVTP Grant Program provides financial assistance to eligible applicants to develop sustainable, multidisciplinary targeted violence and terrorism prevention capabilities in local communities, to pilot i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2024: Six men were arrested and had their initial court appearances yesterday after being charged in a five-count indictment with violating the Animal Welfare Act in connection with a cockfighting operation. A federal grand jury sitting in Providence, Rhode Island, returned the indictment last week. The indictment alleges that on March 6, 2022, Miguel Delgado, 73, hosted a series of individual  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 19 -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority issued the following news: The City of Quincy, with the support of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), is receiving a $4.2 federal million grant on behalf of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to modernize the Squantum Point Park Ferry Pier. The MBTA intends to use this funding to modernize the Squantum Point Park Ferry Pier -- a facility over 30 years old -- with a new pier, float, and r  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 19 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is recognizing a Clay County Sheriff's deputy who moved from California to answer the call to Be A Florida Hero. Deputy Colton Harris tells his story in the seventh installment of Attorney General Moody's Thin Line Tribute: Sunshine Salute Series. Deputy Harris, originally from Oakland, California, highlighted the stark difference in serving in Florida versus   more