Americans Celebrate First ‘Gulf of America Day’ With Parties, Food, and Festivities
PENSACOLA, Fla. — President Donald J. Trump on Sunday proclaimed February 9 as the first official Gulf of America Day, following his executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico. The day…
Defendants Convicted And Sentenced In Long-Term Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Investigation In Franklin And Gulf Counties
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – With the sentencing of the last of 16 defendants, federal prosecutors concluded prosecution of a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization operating primarily within Franklin and Gulf Counties. The convictions and…
Group Plans To Open ‘Floating’ Abortion Clinic In Gulf Of Mexico
Group Plans To Open ‘Floating’ Abortion Clinic In Gulf Of Mexico Jennie Taer on July 12, 2022 A California-based nonprofit organization is working to give women in states where abortion is outlawed…
Former Gulf Cartel Leader Extradited to East Texas for Drug Trafficking Violations
BEAUMONT, Texas – A Mexican national has been extradited to the United States to face drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Mario Cardenas-Guillen,…
Birmingham Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Gulf Shores Arson
MOBILE, AL – United States District Judge Terry F. Moorer has sentenced Cameron Dashawn Ford, of Birmingham, Alabama, to 108 months’ imprisonment on federal arson charges. According to court documents filed in…
Oil Company Worker Guilty of Negligent Discharge of Hazardous Substances into The Gulf of Mexico
NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that PATRICK HUSE, age 40, of Perkinston, Mississippi, pled guilty today to a violation of Title 33, United States Code, Section 1321(b)(3)…
Head of the Gulf Cartel indicted
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Jose Alfredo Cardenas-Martinez aka El Contador has been indicted in the Southern District of Texas on various charges related to his position as the head of the Cardenas family…
Austin Missing Child Safely Recovered in Gulf Coast Region
Austin, TX – Members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Fugitive Task Force safely recovered a missing 4-year-old child today in the 10200 block of North Freeway Service Road in…
Gulf County Woman wins $1 Million Scratch-Off
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – The Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Joanna Causey, 53, of Port Saint Joe, claimed a $1 million top prize from THE FASTEST ROAD TO $1,000,000 Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters…
Federal Judge Rebuffs Biden Administration, Blocks Gulf Of Mexico Drilling Leases
A federal judge late Thursday blocked offshore drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico that President Joe Biden’s administration conducted last year. Judge Rudolph Contreras, an appointee of former President Barack Obama,…
Taylor Energy Company to Pay Over $43 Million and Transfer $432 Million Decommissioning Trust Fund to the United States for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Taylor Energy Company LLC (Taylor Energy), a Louisiana oil and gas company, has agreed to turn over all its remaining assets to the United States upon liquidation to resolve its liability for…
Suspect charged for manslaughter after man’s body found floating in Gulf of Mexico
CLEARWATER, FL – Clearwater Police have identified a suspect in the death of Lonnie Wilson. Earlier this month, Wilson’s body was found floating ni the Gulf of Mexico. Clearwater Police homicide detectives…
