BIRMINGHAM—- A federal grand jury today indicted a Madison woman on charges related to a scheme to obtain fraudulent tax refunds that included a $555,587 federal income tax refund deposited into her bank account. A three-count indictment filed in U.S.…

NEWARK, NJ—Two Philadelphia men were arrested this morning for allegedly conspiring to extort victims to load prepaid debit cards with funds that were stolen as part of the scheme. Special agents of the FBI and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,…

ANCHORAGE, AK—On July 30, 2014, an Anchorage jury convicted a Wasilla woman, Karen Olson, 68, of one count of false statements to influence the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Program, and one count of misprision of a felony.…

HUNTINGTON, WV—A 35-year-old Michigan man who was involved in a drug distribution scheme was sentenced today to three years and 10 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Leonard Joseph Stewart, of Romulus, Michigan, previously pleaded guilty in…

Fanderick Chiquito, 23, of Upper Fruitland, N.M., was arrested today (12/31/2013) in connection with a vehicle collision that sent a woman to the hospital, where she died. The FBI, with the assistance of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety,…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Coast Guard rescue crews continue searching Sunday for a man who jumped overboard into Mona Passage waters from the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Adventure of the Seas Saturday night, during the cruise ship’s transit…

U.S AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) -- Bird strikes cost more than $700 million in damage annually to both military and commercial airplanes -- putting both lives and property at risk. But a group of cadets at the U.S. Air…

HONOLULU – With more than 10,000 humpback whales migrating to the Hawaiian Islands this year, crews from the Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the State of Hawaii\'s Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement, from the Department of…

SISKETON, Mo. – The Kenny Rogers Children’s Center, which has provided a wide array of occupational, physical, and speech therapy to children since 1973, has recently undergone a 7,000 square foot expansion. This expansion has added a Motional Analysis Lab…

WASHINGTON—An Orange County, California man pleaded guilty this morning to a federal terrorism offense, admitting that he intended to assist al Qaeda by traveling to Pakistan, where he would provide weapons training to members of the terrorist group. Sinh Vinh…

SAN FRANCISCO - The Coast Guard is warning boaters and beach-goers along the Northern California coast, from the Oregon-California border to San Luis Obispo, to use caution in coastal areas due to an increase in rip currents and possible “sneaker…

BALTIMORE — Coast Guard crews rescued a man and three dogs Tuesday after the 59-foot sailboat he was aboard ran aground in the vicinity of Smith Point near the Little Wicomico River. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore received a…