MACON, Georgia, March 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: A gun supplier who was stealing firearms from area pawn shops to sell to warring criminal street gangs in the Columbus community entered a guilty plea for his crimes in federal court last week, along with two co-defendants. Joshua Holland aka "Lou," 24, of Columbus, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft of firearms from a federal firearms licensee an  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Proposes $289K in Penalties for 67 Violations * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an Atlanta chemical manufacturer with a staggering 67 serious violations and a proposed penalty of $289,439 for exposing workers to a series of workplace dangers associated with chemicals and struck-by hazards. The department's Occupational Safety and Health Ad  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: The National Park Service (NPS) today announced the selection of Penelope "Penny" Del Bene as superintendent of Virgin Islands National Park and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, effective April 7. Del Bene served as the parks' acting superintendent for four months in 2023. "I am excited to welcome Penny as superintendent of the national parks  more