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LAKE ALFRED, Fla.— Outbreaks of foodborne diseases threaten the daily lives of millions of Americans, resulting in recalls and sometimes loss of life. Providing an integrated food safety system for fresh fruits and vegetables that protects the food supply through production, harvest, and processing is…
Read More UF Researchers Receive a Multi-Million Dollar Grant to Improve Food Safety in Fresh produce
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will hold a special meeting at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 to discuss extending the state of local emergency in Hillsborough County and other issues related to managing the ongoing response to the…
Read More Special Meeting of the Hillsborough BOCC to Address State of Local Emergency, COVID-19
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis, in coordination with the Division of Emergency Management, mobilized Miami-based Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Task Force 2. The US&R Team will be deployed today to provide life-saving equipment and resources following…
Read More State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis Deploys Miami-Based Urban Search & Rescue Task Team to Panhandle
HILLSBOROUGH, COUNTY, Fla. – Welcome to Angler Insider sharing the best spots and plots to catch fresh and saltwater gamefish each week in Central Florida. The Brief Weather: Cooler air and water temperatures. Moon: Steep new moon tides through the weekend. Bass: Keep up to five but…
Read More Central Florida Saltwater Freshwater Fishing Report for Sept 18th-Sept 24th
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security has awarded $10 million to 29 select projects to support the development of a nationwide Terrorism and Targeted Violence Prevention (TVTP) Framework. These awards were made through a competitive process under the Fiscal Year 2020 Targeted Violence…
Read More DHS Provides $10 Million to Local Communities to Prevent Targeted Violence and Terrorism
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert Notto, 26, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of distribution of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 108 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. Assistant U.S. Attorney…
Read More Buffalo Man Gets 9 Years for Despicable Child Offenses
NEWARK, N.J.- Two Iranian nationals have been charged in connection with a coordinated cyber intrusion campaign – sometimes at the behest of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran) – targeting computers in New Jersey, elsewhere in the United States, Europe, and the…
Read More Two Iranian Nationals Charged in Cyber Theft Campaign Targeting Computer Systems in The USA & Abroad
ST. LOUIS, MO – United States Judge John A. Ross sentenced Ryan Palmieri to 80 months in prison for child enticement. The 37-year-old is a resident of Charleston, South Carolina. Palmieri traveled, in January 2019, from South Carolina to the St. Louis area to meet the victim…
Read More South Carolina Man Gets 80- Months in Prison for Child Enticement
ST. LOUIS, MO – United States District Judge John A. Ross accepted a plea, today, from 48-year-old Ashu Joshi. Joshi, a St. Louis resident, pleaded guilty to distribution of child pornography. According to a plea agreement, Joshi was 46 years old and a doctor when…
Read More St. Louis Doctor Pleads Guilty to Crimes Against a Child, Who Happens to be His Wife
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Lottery announced that Gary Freeman, 70, of Winter Springs Florida, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game after mailing in his winning ticket to Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings…
Read More Florida Man Leaves Grocery Store $1 MILLION Richer