JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Air Force Reserve Command A1 announces annual awards ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia - Every year the Air Force Reserve Command A1 Awards honor the top performers and premier installation-level programs across manpower, personnel, services, education, and training across the command. This year, the 340 th Flying Training Group was tied for  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, April 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah District issued the following news release: * * * Buxton FUDS Restoration Advisory Board met for first time The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, held its first restoration advisory board for the Buxton Formerly Used Defense Sites property April 10, 2025, to establish the rules, purpose, community co-chair and discuss the next steps for the board. The RAB consists of 11 community members and stakeholder r  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a final order revoking the controlled substances registrations of Lona Bibbs-Walker, D.D.S., a dentist based in Fayetteville, Georgia, following findings that she failed to comply with critical federal and state laws governing the handling of opioids and other controlled substances. The agency determined that Bibbs-Walker's continued registration posed "an imminent danger to the public healt  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * DOGE Subcommittee Chair Greene Announces Hearing on USA Fencing Allowing Biological Men to Participate in Women's Events WASHINGTON--Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) today invited Stephanie Turner,  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Faces of the Crisis: Black Maternal Health Portraits Unveiled in Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the first time in our nation's history, during Black Maternal Health Week, portraits of Black mothers who died from maternal health-related causes are being displayed outside the offices of more than 50 members of Congress. The Congressional Mamas' Caucus is proud to lead this histor  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation Delivering More than $1 Billion in Tax Cuts and Relief to Hardworking Georgians ATLANTA - Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, members of the Georgia General Assembly, and state and local leaders signed legislation today at a ceremony in Cobb County delivering more than $1 billion in significant tax relief to hardworking Georgians through an acc  more

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 16 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Rick Allen Joins VA Secretary Doug Collins in Visit to the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center On Monday, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) joined Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins and Representative Austin Scott (GA-08) in touring the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Dublin. During the visit, the group met with Veterans, facility leaders, and VA empl  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana and Atlanta-Based Money Launderer Indicted Siblings Johnny Hurtado Olascoaga -- also known as El Pez, Pescado, and Mojarra -- and Jose Alfredo Hurtado Olascoaga -- also known as El Fresa, El Feyo, and La Fruta -- both of Guerrero, Mexico, and co-leaders of the La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM) drug cartel, were charged by a federal grand jury seated in the No  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Members of a Massive International Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Ring Indicted in Atlanta On April 1, seven individuals in Georgia and Mexico were indicted by a federal grand jury seated in the Northern District of Georgia related to a drug trafficking and money laundering ring tied to a Mexico-based trafficker. Five of these defendants, all of Norcross, Georgia -- Sandra   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * On Tax Day, Senators Reverend Warnock, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Tax Deadline for Natural Disaster Victims The Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act would help disaster victims receive their tax refund by extending the deadline to claim a credit or refund if they've previously overpaid their taxes This is the Senator's latest effort to continue helping the Georg  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Treasury Sanctions Leaders of La Nueva Familia Michoacana Drug Cartel Leaders of terrorist-sanctioned cartel tied to deadly fentanyl trafficking, human smuggling, and violence WASHINGTON -- Today, Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four individuals affiliated with La Nueva Familia Michoacana (LNFM), a Mexican cartel designated as a Foreign Terrori  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- The University System of Georgia issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * University System of Georgia Sets Tuition for 2025-2026 Academic Year The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) voted today to approve tuition rates for the 2025-26 academic year at USG's 26 public colleges and universities. There will be no tuition increase for most in-state undergraduates, while out-of-state tuition will increase by 2%, and out-of-co  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- The University System of Georgia issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Board of Regents Approves Georgia Southern University, East Georgia State College Consolidation The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) voted today to consolidate East Georgia State College (EGSC) and Georgia Southern University. This action is the first step in a careful process that will take more than a year. Final board approval of the newly con  more