National News

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

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 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 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…

Nov 3, 2011

Press Statement Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC The civilian surge in Afghanistan and Pakistan launched in 2009 to accompany the military surge in Afghanistan has helped advance our goals of defeating al-Qaeda, reversing the Talibans momentum in…

Nov 2, 2011

by Tech. Sgt. Angelique Bilog 18th Wing Public Affairs KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) -- Members of the 33rd Rescue Squadron are teaming up with the 25th Fighter Squadron for Exercise Pacific Thunder 2011 Oct. 31 through Nov. 9 at…