ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Deb Henley, 505th Command and Control Wing Public Affairs, 926th Operations Group, Detachment 1 HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Lt. Col. David Cruden assumed command of the 926th Operations Group, Detachment 1, in a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 18. * * * "As our adversaries advance their capabilities and attempt to influence how we operate, we must mitigate these threats and strike fear into   more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. Since August 29, in partnership with security forces in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) conducted 95 Defeat ISIS (D-ISIS) operations, some of which included unilateral strikes in Syria. These operations resulted in 163 terrorists killed and 33 captured, including over 30 senior and mid-level ISIS leaders. These successful operations resulted in the seizure of si  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA assistance can help people who are self-employed, including artists, musicians and mechanics. Independent contractors are considered self-employed. To be considered for FEMA assistance, you must be a resident of or work in a county designated for FEMA Individual Assistance following Hurricanes Milton, Helene or Debby. You must also have had damage or losses  more

TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Anthony Carroll (50, Tampa) to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. The court also ordered Carroll to forfeit $10,340, a facilitating property of the offenses. Ca  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: An indictment was unsealed charging Nathaniel James Holmes, 51, of Jacksonville, Florida, with four counts of transmitting interstate threats to injury other persons. If convicted on all counts, Holmes faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. According to the indictment, on four dates in October, Holmes transmitted threats to injure others, including threats to kill three particular victims, t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: ATLANTA - The National Park Service (NPS) today opened a 45-day public comment period that will inform a study of American Beach, a historic African American resort community on the Atlantic coast in north Florida, which is being evaluated for possible National Historic Landmark (NHL) designation. "American Beach was the most prominent of Florida's segregated beach  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Four More Counties in Florida Also Now Eligible for D-SNAP, Increasing Coverage Area Previously Announced on Oct. 21 Nov. 4, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that people recovering from Hurricane Helene may be eligible for food assistance through USDA's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). Approximately 357,291 households in 28 South Carolina counties and   more