INDIANAPOLIS Justin Smith, 28, Indianapolis, was sentenced to 27 years in prison today by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence. This followed Smith's guilty pleas to robbery and brandishing a firearm in connection with a crime the robbery. This case…

BROWNSVILLE, Texas A federal jury has convicted a Houston salvage yard owner of importation and distribution of more than 17 kilograms of heroin. The verdicts were returned late this afternoon in open court before United States District Judge Hilda Tagle.…

Repeat Offender Arrested in Connection with La Familia Takedown MICHAEL ANTHONY JOHNSON, 38, of Monroe, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 20 years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for four counts related…

Anchorage, Alaska - Six drug dealers recently pled guilty in federal court in Anchorage to the charge of conspiracy in relation to controlled substance trafficking. Robert Joseph Campbell, 26; Todd Vincent Roberson, 20; Mekayla Maraye Thorne, 33; Jemaine Laray James,…

A 38-year-old Port Orchard man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release for possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine. John Clarke Hamilton was arrested in May 2010,…

CAMDEN, N.J. Wilson "Behe" Ramirez was sentenced today to 234 months in federal prison for his role in a Camden-based drug conspiracy and for illegal possession of a gun, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Ramirez, 33, of Merchantville, N.J.,…

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve outdoor recreational access to public lands. Game and Fish will use the funding to help ensure private landowners allow recreational…

At 2 weeks old, the Smithsonians National Zoos three African lion (Panthera leo) cubs born to 6-year-old Nababiep Sept. 22 appear to be healthy, Zoo veterinarians said today after completing the cubs first health exam. Were happy to see that…

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in 2011, NOAA has assembled a special historical collection of maps, charts, and documents prepared by the U.S. Coast Survey during the war years. The collection, Charting a More Perfect…

Companies Agree to Pay a Total of $140.9 Million in Criminal Fines WASHINGTON Panasonic Corporation and a Whirlpool Corporation subsidiary, Embraco North America Inc., have agreed to plead guilty and to pay a total of $140.9 million in criminal fines…

Grand Canyon, Arizona The body of a man recovered from a remote area within Grand Canyon National Park has been identified as that of 30-year-old Gavin C. Smith, of Lawrence Kansas. He and four others were on what was to…

Edinburg, Texas Agents assigned to the U.S. Border Patrols Rio Grande Valley sector have netted more than 4 tons of marijuana in multiple seizures in the west side of the valley during the past few days. In the most notable…