MONTEREY, California, May 1 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Since 2020, when Fort Lauderdale Assistant Fire Rescue Chief Tim Heiser graduated from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) Master's Program, he's been trying to disseminate the core message and recommendations of his thesis, "Pills, Powders, and Overdose: An Analysis of America's Illicit Fentanyl Crisis," on the background, dangers, and recommendati  more

SAN JOSE, California, May 1 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: As part of a statewide effort to address gun violence, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today was joined by gun violence prevention leaders from across the Bay Area and Central Coast for a roundtable discussion. The roundtable in San Jose is the third in a series of meetings led by Attorney General Bonta across the state to bring together leaders of community-b  more

OAKLAND, California, May 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a broad, bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general in submitting letters to U.S. House and Senate leaders urging them to fund the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in full. LSC is funded by federal appropriation and is a critical compliment to state and other funding for legal aid. LSC provides civil legal services to low-i  more

OAKLAND, California, May 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of Delaware's election officials, who are defending a challenge to Delaware's early voting law in Albence v. Mennella. In the case, a trial court ruled that Delaware's constitutional provisions, which set the date of the statewide general election as the Tuesda  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on April 30, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring May 2024, as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. * * * The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: With more than 6 million Californians of Asian or Pacific Islander descent, California is home to dynamic AAPI communities that are an invaluable part of our state and nation. During Asi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on April 30, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring May 2024, as "Older Californians Month." * * * The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: California is home to nearly nine million older residents who immeasurably enrich our families, communities, and economy through their diverse life experiences, cultures, and contributions. By 2030, one in four  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: California's population increased by 67,000 people last year to 39,128,162, according to new data released today by the California Department of Finance (DOF). The state's population growth can be attributed to an increase in legal foreign immigration and natural population increasing. This is the first year since 2020 that the state has seen a net increase. WHAT GOVERNOR NEWS  more

BAKERSFIELD, California, May 1 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: After Governor Gavin Newsom announced a regional enforcement effort between the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Bakersfield Police Department to address crime, initial 6-week results show meaningful progress in the area. WHAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM SAID: "We are working proactively to keep Californians safe in the Central Valley. In partnership with local law enforcement, the state will conti  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 30 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following order of dismissal (Case No. 24-04-045) on April 29, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Rumiano Farms Partnership Complainant, vs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company, (U39E), Defendant. ORDER OF DISMISSAL Upon the joint stipulated request of the Complainant Rumiano Farms Partnership and Defendant Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Complaint 2  more

OAKLAND, California, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A federal grand jury has handed down a superseding indictment alleging Jakari Jenkins, Demarco Barnett, Garland Rabon, and Keanna Smith-Stewart conspired with each other, and other members of an Oakland-based street gang, to rob several San Francisco Bay Area businesses, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of   more

SAN JOSE, California, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Shane Brightpath Mike pleaded guilty in federal court today to failing to pay over employment taxes withheld from the wages of his company's employees, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department's Tax Division, and IRS Criminal Investigation Acting   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Miguel Ramos was sentenced today to five years in prison for crimes including possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine base, cocaine, and heroin, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), San Francisco Field Division, Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Following a nine-week trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller, three members of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang were found guilty of racketeering activity that included murder and drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. A federal jury found California State Prison Sacramento inmate Ronald Yandell, 61, guilty of   more

OAKLAND, California, May 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice is now accepting proposals for the 2024-2025 Tobacco Grant Program. The program aims to reduce the illegal sale of tobacco products by providing approximately $28.5 million in grant funding to eligible local agencies. Local public agencies are encouraged to apply and make use of fu  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recognized outstanding employee performance April 22 in the first in-person Commissioner's Annual Award Ceremony since 2019, in D.C. "The people and accomplishments we are recognizing are representative of the amazing things CBP does every single day, across the country, and around the world," said Troy A. Miller, Senior Offici  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general, urged Congress to allocate the maximum amount of funding for the grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers who extend legal assistance to low-income Americans in every county, state a  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 1 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following statement on April 29, 2024, by State Rep. Kendell Culp, R-Rensselaer: * * * Food security is national security. That's why I join many Hoosiers and Americans in raising concerns about foreign adversaries like China and Russia ramping up their efforts to buy farmland. Our federal government reports that foreign ownership of U.S. land is up by a staggering 40% since 2016 and we know some of those acres are in the  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 30 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B328209) on April 29, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division One THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOHN FAY, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from the judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Nicole C. Bershon, Judge. Reversed. Adrian Dresel-Velasquez, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant an  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) welcomed more than 200 students and chaperones from the Central Valley to 'STEM Day at the Lab' on Friday, April 19. STEM Day is a biannual daylong interactive event focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) activities for students (grades 5-8) from underserved communities. The event marked an opp  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a letter of appeal led by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) urging leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to provide maximum funding for grant-making organization Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year, LSC awards field grants to a network of nonprofit legal service providers who   more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Fremont, Ohio man was sentenced to 47 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Trayvion Joaquin Scott, 25, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court records, Scott previously pled guilty to his involvement in a large-scale drug trafficking organization that began operating in Pi  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A California man today admitted his role in a narcotics conspiracy involving approximately 1.9 kilograms of a substance containing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Aaron Joseph, 41, of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden federal court to an information charging cons  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The U.S. Navy's Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program launched the Southern California Talent Pipeline Program in Newport Beach, California, April 26. The Southern California Talent Pipeline Program will engage hundreds of shipbuilding and ship sustainment suppliers across the region to create maritime-focused manufacturing pipelines that revitalize the defense workforce by addressing critical skill gaps. "The   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Kalien Frazier, 29, of Oakland, California, was charged today by indictment with six counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for a bank insider scheme, in which he used his position as a bank employee to access, misappropriate, and sell bank customer ac  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Quantum Voices series is designed to share the stories of the quantum researchers and technical experts behind the Quantum Science Center's past, present and future accomplishments. Each interview provides insights into a piece of the quantum science puzzle through the lens of this Department of Energy National Quantum Information Science Research Center and its  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 1 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 52 of her fellow governors oppose legislation that disregards gubernatorial authority over the National Guard, Legislative Proposal 480. The bipartisan group of governors sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The full letter can be found here. Governor Noem understands the importance of her role as Commander in Chief of the Sou  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Texas businesses and residents affected by severe storms, flooding, hail and straight-line winds that occurred April 8 - 26 announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to a reque  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A federal jury convicted three members of the Hoover Criminal Gang yesterday for their roles in the murder of a suspected rival gang member. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Markell Young, 32; Octavius Ferguson, 27; and Jordan Powell, 25, all of Gibson County, Tennessee, were members of a sub-set of the Hoover Crimi  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, May 1 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: Tanker units from across the continental United States will conduct air refueling training between 3 - 11 May in coordination with AF Global Strike Command. During the training window, there may be an increase in evening aircraft activities with aircraft noise. Public queries or comments about noise may be directed to the 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs office b  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A federal grand jury has indicted an early bitcoin investor and promoter, who obtained the moniker "Bitcoin Jesus," on fraud and criminal tax charges, the Justice Department announced today. Roger Keith Ver, 45, a former California resident whose most recent residence was in Tokyo, Japan, was arrested this weekend in Spain based on the U.S. criminal charges  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A member of the Hoover Criminals Gang was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for leading a drug trafficking enterprise that distributed narcotics, including crack cocaine and methamphetamine, which were sold from his storefront in South Los Angeles. Andrew Tate, 56, a.k.a. "Batman," of South Los Angeles, was sentenced by United States District   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: An indictment was unsealed today charging two California men for allegedly conspiring to defraud investors in a multi-year scheme involving the acquisition and sale of Airborne Wireless Network (stock ticker: ABWN) securities. Kalistratos "Kelly" Kabilafkas, 48, of Moorpark, and Jack Edward Daniels, 74, of Agoura Hills, are charged with one count of conspir  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Tuesday sentenced a convicted felon who was caught with six kilograms of marijuana and two guns to 10 years in prison. On March 1, 2022, St. Louis County Police Department officers pulled over a 2008 Bentley that Jamie Jeffrey was driving. The officers saw a box in the in the backseat that contained bags o  more

RICHLAND, Washington, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release: Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian sentenced Kyle Ray Campbell, age 36, to 25 years in federal prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl. The Court also sentenced Campbell's codefendant, and brother, Cameron Earl Campbell, age 32, to 20 years in federal prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 G  more