SACRAMENTO–Governor Gavin Newsom ordered flags be flown at half-staff over the State Capitol to honor a California Green Beret who died in combat while he served in Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Master Sgt. Jose J. Gonzalez, 35, of La Puente, CA, and Master Sgt. Luis F. DeLeon-Figueroa, 31, of Chicopee, Massachusetts died August 21, in Faryab […]
Gov. Newsom Launch $50 Million “Listos California” Campaign To Build Community Resilience To Wildfires
SACRAMENTO–Governor Gavin Newsom, the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and California Volunteers Tuesday released the grantees awarded $50 million in local disaster resilience grants and announced the official launch of the state’s new emergency preparedness campaign, known as ‘Listos (Ready) California,’ to build resilience in vulnerable communities at high risk for wildfires and […]
Governor Newsom Signs Use-Of-Force Bill
SACRAMENTO–Governor Gavin Newsom Monday signed AB 392 by Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-San Diego). The bill enacts one of the strongest use-of-force laws in the country. AB 392 modernizes standards for use of deadly force by officers. Specifically, this bill updates the existing deadly force standards to provide that deadly force may only be used when […]
American Airlines Inc. Agrees To Pay $22 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
American Airlines Incorporated has agreed to pay approximately $22.1 million to resolve its alleged liability under the False Claims Act for falsely reporting the times it transferred possession of United States mail to foreign postal administrations or other intended recipients under contracts with the United States Postal Service (USPS). American Airlines is an international airline […]
Customs And Border Protection Air, Marine Operations Search For Firefighters Missing after Fishing Trip
Jacksonville, FL–Two off-duty firefighters have been reported lost at sea since Friday, Aug. 16, near Port Canaveral, Florida CBP Air and Marine Operations (AMO) is currently conducting search and rescue missions in hopes of locating the two men. AMO in Jacksonville has deployed a P-3 Orion Long Range Tracker crew, two Multi-Role Enforcement Aircraft crews, […]
Governor Gavin Newsom Highlights Major Actions Taken To Confront Housing Crisis
SAN FRANCISCO – In the Sunset District in San Francisco, Governor Gavin Newsom met with Californians struggling to secure housing near their work. At the event, Governor Newsom highlighted the historic investment this year’s California budget made in housing and discussed executive actions he has taken to confront California’s housing shortage and housing affordability crisis. […]
Coast Guard Cutter Seizes 4,600 Pounds Of Cocaine From Vessel
Alameda, CA–Crews aboard the pre-commissioned Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) interdicted a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel July 31, seizing more than 4,600 pounds of cocaine during a boarding in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. This was the second at-sea cocaine seizure made by Midgett’s crew within five days. Midgett’s crew seized more […]
Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Provide Material Support To ISIS
A citizen of Uzbekistan and resident of New Haven, Connecticut, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Azizjon Rakhmatov’s plea took place before U.S. District Court Judge William Kuntz II. According to court filings, 32-year-old Rakhmatov’s co-defendants Abdurasul Juraboev […]
Justice Dept. Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Four CA Car Reconditioning Companies
The Department of Justice said today that it has reached a settlement agreement with four car reconditioning companies in California: Automotive Creations, Incorporate, Dynamic Auto Images, Incorporated., Prestige Auto Specialists, Incorporated., and Expert Automotive Reconditioning, Incorporated. The settlement resolves the department’s investigation into whether the Companies violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality […]
Riverside Shootout Leaves One CHP Officer Dead, Two Officers Seriously Injured
RIVERSIDE–A California Highway Patrol officer died from his injuries in a shootout between a driver and other patrol officers during a traffic stop in Riverside on Monday. CHP Officer Andre Moye, 34, was conducting a traffic stop on a white pick-up truck on Eucalyptus Avenue near Interstate 215. The truck was impounded and the driver […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 217
- Next Page »