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…

KODIAK, Alaska - The Coast Guard and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game personnel are beginning preparations to safeguard the fishing fleet for the start of the 2010 Red King crab season in Bristol Bay. The Coast Guard Marine…

Yuma, Ariz. -- Gathering wild horses and burros is a controversial management action in the Bureau of Land Managements oversight of wild herds, but it is a necessary one for maintaining the health of not only the horses and burros,…

PHOENIX, AZ This morning Deputy U.S. Marshals and Task Force Officers from the Phoenix based Arizona WANTED Violent Offender Task Force arrested James Talley, 39, at a residence in the area of 48th St. and McDowell in Phoenix. James Talley…

WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a nearly $13 million construction contract for gravesite expansion at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. The contract was awarded to U.S. Builders Group, a service-disabled Veteran-owned small business…