Former Sheriff Guilty On Extortion, Money Laundering, and Drug Trafficking Charges LONDON, Ky. Former Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge was sentenced today to 186 months in federal prison for his involvement in numerous illegal activities during his tenure as Sheriff.…

by Cheryl Pellerin American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has authorized raising the force protection level for military installations mainly in the United States, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said Sept. 7. Army Gen.…

TAMPA BAY, Fla. - Coast Guard members from Sector St. Petersburg partnered with state and county officials during a joint agency exercise in the Port of Tampa, Wednesday. The goal of the joint agency exercise was to test the abilities…

WASHINGTON Neal Wayne Bear Groom, former sheriff of the Worth County, Mo., Sheriffs Office, pleaded guilty to depriving eight Missouri women of their civil rights by coercing the women to expose parts of their bodies to him, which was in…

WASHINGTON, DC -- The US Department of the Interior will commit more than $43.1 million for a variety of conservation and recreation improvement projects throughout Nevada and Lake Tahoe. The funding is a result of the Southern Nevada Public Land…

VICTORIA, Texas Following one and one‐half days of trial testimony and approximately three and one‐half hours of deliberation, a federal jury has returned its verdict finding Seaside Aquaculture Inc., a fish farm located in Palacios, Texas, and its owner, Khanh…

by Angela Pope AFNORTH Public Affairs TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Severe weather on July 29 flooded a hiking path on Mount Whitney near Lone Pine, Calif., leaving 60 hikers stranded. Officials with the California Emergency Management Agency…

by Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol Air Mobility Command Public Affairs JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AFNS) -- Senior Master Sgt. Nathan Brett and Staff Sgt. George Reinas practiced as an Air Force sniper team on a range here, July 27.…

by Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Retired Army 1st Sgt. Renee Floyd wasn't about to let a disability stop her from realizing her dream of having her own business. Applying 21 years of experience as an…

BOSTON A Coast Guard Station South Portland 47-foot motor lifeboat helped evacuate 49 passengers from a 59-foot schooner that ran aground in Casco Bay, Maine, near Great Diamond Island Saturday at about 6 p.m. There were no reports of any…

U.S. Marshals Arrest Suspected Child Killer Washington A U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted fugitive, Simon Lopez, 26, was found and taken into custody in Querétaro, a state in North-Central Mexico, by the Mexican Federal Police Thursday. Lopez was expelled from…

by Master Sgt. Amaani Lyle Air Force Public Affairs Agency WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Joint Strike Fighter Program Office deputy director expressed confidence in the progress of the JSF program at an Air Force Association breakfast program here July 27.…