National News

Aug 30, 2012

by Capt. Martha L. Petersante 376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyztan (AFNS) -- When the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron crew stepped into their large tanker aircraft for a recent mission and departed the Transit…

Jul 31, 2012

A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a large crack cocaine conspiracy. Lonnie Goodrich, also known as "Daniel Watkins" and "Verdell Goodrich," 58, of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge…

Jul 2, 2012

by Lt. Col. Robert Carver North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AFNS) -- Four Airmen died and two others were seriously injured when a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules crashed July 1 while fighting a woodland…

May 24, 2012

LOS ANGELES The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced the arrests of five defendants for various federal firearms and narcotics violations during an undercover investigation dubbed "Operation Hollywood Confidential." In June 2010, ATF initiated the investigation that…

May 24, 2012

The Justice Department will monitor primary elections on May 29, 2012, in Fort Bend, Harris and Jefferson Counties in Texas, to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes. The Voting Rights Act…

May 21, 2012

Investigators Seek Information on Armed Robberies at Subway in Evansville EVANSVILLE, Ind. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) along with the Evansville Police Department, announced the reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest…

Nov 9, 2011

FRESNO, California Seven defendants have been indicted on federal criminal charges for their alleged role in a central California firearms trafficking ring suspected of smuggling several hundred guns to Mexico over a three-year period. The 16-count indictment, handed down earlier…