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Vidalia among 4 communities receiving $9 million in state grants for rural housing development
This article contains AI-assisted content. Atlanta, Georgia - Governor Brian Kemp has announced the recipients of the second round of grants under the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative, allocating over $9 million in infrastructure development funding to support the creation of more than 400 housing units in four communities across Georgia.
New Castle County tops list as Delaware Mortgage Relief Program ends, federal funds run dry
This article contains AI-assisted content. Dover, Delaware – The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has announced the Delaware Mortgage Relief Program will cease accepting new applications for financial help with homeowner association fees, homeowner’s insurance, and lot rent fees. Initiated in June 2022, the program is supported by the American Rescue Plan Act and Homeowner Assistance Fund, funds distributed by the U.S. Treasury Department to Delaware.
Final suspect in a string of over 100 Connecticut business burglaries receives 8-year prison term
This article contains AI-assisted content. Middletown, Connecticut – Santos Colon-Gonzalez, 26, of New Britain, has been sentenced to eight years in prison and five years of special parole for participating in a series of commercial burglaries across Connecticut from July 2020 to September 2021, including ATM thefts. He pleaded guilty to Corrupt Organizations and Racketeering Activity on October 31, 2023, acknowledging his involvement in 26 burglary incidents.
Seven Connecticut businesses facing enforcement actions for distributing illegal cannabis products
This article contains AI-assisted content. Hartford, Connecticut – Attorney General William Tong has initiated legal actions against three wholesalers and four retailers for their involvement in the distribution and sale of illicit, potent cannabis products across Connecticut. The enforcement actions are based on violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, which stipulates fines of up to $5,000 per violation.
20 AGs sign letter urging investigation of federally funded Lake City ammo used in mass shootings
This article contains AI-assisted content. Oakland, California - Attorney General Rob Bonta, joined by 19 other state attorneys general, requested a federal probe into the public sale of military-grade ammunition from Missouri's Lake City Army Ammunition Plant. The plant, subsidized with over $860 million by the U.S. Department of Defense, has reportedly sold billions of rounds to civilians, which have been used in numerous recent mass shootings.
New California legislation clarifies police can aggregate theft values for grand theft charges
This article contains AI-assisted content. Sacramento, California – Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a comprehensive plan to tackle the escalating issue of property crime in California. The proposed legislation aims to clarify the existing penal code and boost law enforcement tools against professional thieves involved in smash and grabs, retail theft, and car burglaries.
Colorado offering businesses $150k grants for construction apprenticeship programs
This article contains AI-assisted content. Denver, Colorado – Apprenticeship Colorado at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s (CDLE) Office of the Future of Work (OFW) is now accepting applications from Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) in the building and construction trades. Apprenticeships offer the advantage of earning while learning, addressing inequities in the labor market.
Colorado Labor & Education Departments seek STEM businesses, educators for new externship program
This article contains AI-assisted content. Denver, Colorado — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has announced a new Teacher Externship Program, established under Colorado House Bill 23-1198, which aims to provide hands-on, real-world learning experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields for K-12 teachers across the state. The CDLE is collaborating with the Colorado Department of Education to launch this first-of-its-kind program in Colorado.
Colorado AG Weiser presents recent findings on Safe2Tell's role in preventing school violence
This article contains AI-assisted content. Denver, Colorado - Colorado AG Weiser has announced updates on the Safe2Tell program's influence on student safety in Colorado schools in a recent report, with the first semester of the 2023-2024 school year witnessing a 40% increase in report submissions compared to the same period last year.
Boulder property giant settles for $1 million in tenant fee dispute, affected former tenants sought
This article contains AI-assisted content. Denver, Colorado - Four Star Realty, a Boulder-based property management firm, has settled with the Colorado Attorney General's office for nearly $1 million, predominantly for consumer restitution, concluding a state probe into illegal tenant charges for routine repairs and services. The company will also provide a list of tenants who moved out from January 2020 to December 1, 2023, for restitution purposes.
FTC orders X-Mode Social and Outlogic to stop selling sensitive location data
This article contains AI-assisted content. Washington, D.C. - The FTC has settled with data broker X-Mode Social and its successor Outlogic, based in Norfolk, Virginia, banning them from selling or sharing sensitive location data following allegations that the companies sold raw location data without obtaining informed consumer consent. The data sold includes mobile advertising IDs, unique to each mobile device, allowing the tracking of individuals to specific locations.
Homicide investigation underway at Centinela State Prison following inmate's death
This article contains AI-assisted content. Imperial, California - David Veloz, 40, and Rigoberto Estrada, 45, inmates at Centinela State Prison (CEN), are suspected in the fatal attack on fellow inmate Enrique Saucedo, 29. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating the incident as a homicide. No staff members or other incarcerated individuals were injured during the incident.
Majority of $1.4m in California agriculture irrigation, nutrient research grants awarded to UC Davis
This article contains AI-assisted content. Sacramento, California – The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has allocated $1.4 million from the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) for six research and education projects, with five of the six to be conducted at the University of California, Davis.
Alabama residents can now order a free radon testing kit, high-risk counties encouraged to apply
This article contains AI-assisted content. Montgomery, Alabama - The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) has launched an initiative aimed at increasing public awareness and encouraging the mitigation of radon in homes across the state by offering one free radon test kit per Alabama household.
Maryland father & son sentenced for $150 million Bitcoin laundering scheme linked to drug profits
This article contains AI-assisted content. Greenbelt, Maryland - Joseph Farace, of Sparks, has been sentenced to 19 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release for money laundering. His son, Ryan Farace, of Reisterstown, a previously convicted felon, received a 54-month sentence on January 5, 2023, for the same offense, involving the laundering of Bitcoin from drug trafficking.
24 indicted in Utah, $20m money-laundering drug ring connected to Mexico & Honduras discovered
This article contains AI-assisted content. Salt Lake City, Utah – Georgina Espinoza-Grajeda, owner of Multiservicios Lokos LLC in South Salt Lake City, and her employee Jesid Dadiana De Sutter from Sandy, are among the last detained in a group of 23 defendants linked to a major drug trafficking and money laundering ring operating between Utah, Mexico, and Honduras. The criminal organization is estimated to have laundered over $20 million since January 2022.
American Cruise Lines settles with DoJ over allegations of wheelchair user access violations
This article contains AI-assisted content. New Haven, Connecticut – The U.S. Attorney’s Office has settled with American Cruise Lines, Inc., headquartered in Guilford, in response to six complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging that American Cruise Lines' 17 passenger vessels were not adequately accessible to wheelchair users, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
FTC distributes $1.2 million in compensation to victims of Consumer Defense mortgage scam
This article contains AI-assisted content. Washington, D.C. - The FTC has begun distributing over $1.2 million in refunds to 6,261 consumers (each receiving $201.34), who were affected by a deceptive mortgage loan modification scam. The refunds follow a lengthy legal battle against Consumer Defense and its associated entities, including Preferred Law and American Home Loan Counselors.
Manassas firm to build DARPA's $89.6 million X-65 unmanned aircraft, 2025 test flight targeted
This article contains AI-assisted content. Manassas, Virginia - DARPA has initiated the third phase of the CRANE program, choosing Aurora Flight Sciences, based in Manassas, to build the X-65, a full-scale X-plane. This marks a significant shift from traditional flight control designs, as the X-65, officially designated in 2023, will primarily use active flow control (AFC) actuators instead of conventional movable, external control surfaces.
U.S. Space Force's 'Red Skies 24' exercise in Colorado Springs boosts orbital warfare training
This article contains AI-assisted content. Colorado Springs, Colorado – The U.S. Space Force announced last week that Exercise 'RED SKIES 24' concluded successfully in its first execution from December 11-15, 2023, marking a new phase in the Space Force's training programs, focusing particularly on the discipline of orbital warfare (OW). OW involves using the science of how objects move in space and how satellites are controlled and maneuvered in Space Force activities.
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