WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Dr. Mark Reith, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Air Force Institute of Technology For at least the past decade, AFIT has annually hosted ROTC cadets from across the nation as part of its summer Immersive Cyber Education (ICE, formerly known as Advanced Cyber Education) program. In most years, we receive cadets from across the various military services, although the demographics tend t  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs An Air Force Life Cycle Management Center non-commissioned officer was recently selected as a recipient of the FY24 Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program - Active-Duty Scholarship. Tech. Sgt. Abigail Bartleson, currently a scientific technical application technician with the Technical Applicat  more

WINESBURG, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: A chicken processing plant - with a long history of violations again failed to comply with federal safety regulations and exposed workers to multiple hazards while they processed chickens for commercial sale, federal inspectors found. Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened a follow-up inspection unde  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today in Canton, Ohio, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water Bruno Pigott celebrated a $46 million investment in the Canton Water Department. Through this investment, the Canton Water Department will ensure high-quality drinking water while creating dozens of good-paying, public-sector jobs operating and maintaining the system for   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Katie Scott, Air Force Institute of Technology An Air Force Institute of Technology professor and student recently showed how mentoring and workforce development play pivotal roles in nurturing the next generation of scientists, engineers and innovators. Jose Camberos, an AFIT associate professor of aerospace engineering with over 30 years of experience, and Kara Combs, an  more

DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Two brothers were sentenced in federal court here today for leading a long-running drug-trafficking organization that sourced bulk amounts of narcotics from Los Angeles and Houston to Dayton and Charlotte, North Carolina. The government argued at sentencing that Roger Earl Walton, Jr., 44, of Concord, North Carolina, and Shawn Lee Walton, 50, of Charlotte  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: The lead defendant charged in a narcotics and money laundering conspiracies case was sentenced in U.S. District Court today. Seven defendants are responsible for conspiring to traffic thousands of oxycodone pills and more than three kilograms of methamphetamine into Ohio from Florida and California, and for conspiring to launder more than $2.5 million in  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: A Columbus interstate cargo-transport trucking company owner pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to wire fraud. He illegally overbilled shippers, consolidated shipments, and caused the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of goods shipped to destinations in Ohio like Bath and Body Works and Amazon warehouses. Gurtej Singh, 48, admitted to covertly opening   more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command The Air Force Materiel Command continues to make progress on the lines of effort identified in its 2023 Strategic Plan as it develops, delivers, supports and sustains the war-winning platforms and capabilities our warfighters need to succeed. "Our Air Force relies on AFMC Airmen to deliver capabilities and maintain our installations across the enterprise. T  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Robins Air Force Base issued the following news: By Marisa Alia-Novobilski, Air Force Materiel Command The Air Force Materiel Command continues to make progress on the lines of effort identified in its 2023 Strategic Plan as it develops, delivers, supports and sustains the war-winning platforms and capabilities our warfighters need to succeed. "Our Air Force relies on AFMC Airmen to deliver capabilities and maintain our installations ac  more

WINESBURG, Ohio, Feb. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: A chicken processing plant - with a long history of violations continues to ignore federal safety regulations and expose workers to multiple hazards while they process chickens for commercial sale, federal inspectors found. Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened a follow-up inspection under the   more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: Eddie Lee Pope, age 51, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced on February 6, 2024, to 240 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Helmick, after being convicted by a jury, in October 2023, of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Pope was sentenced to ten years of supervised release after he serves his prison term and ordered to pay a $100 spe  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Toledo returned an indictment on February 7, 2024, charging Daniel R. Hitlan, of Huron, Ohio, with three counts of bank fraud and five counts of money laundering related to filing false applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans. The indictment charges that between April 14, 2020 and May 13, 2020, Hitlan submitted three false PPP loan appl  more