A lot of poaching investigations seem to end with wrist slaps, but that’s hardly the case for former corrections officer, Christopher Matson (48) of Umatilla, Oregon. After pleading guilty to numerous wildlife and firearm-related felonies, Matson was sentenced to 24 months probation, a lifetime hunting ban, 300 hours of community…

On June 28, Brittany Clark was fatally attacked by an alligator in Florida. The incident occurred when the 31-year-old woman went for a swim in the Econlockhatchee River with her boyfriend and best friend after hiking in the Little Big Eco State Forest, Grant Eller, a lieutenant with the Florida…

As the country marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, Soldiers’ Angels is launching a campaign aimed at turning the milestone into support for service members, veterans and military families. ​The San Antonio, Texas-based nonprofit’s “250 Years of Service” campaign allows supporters who donate at least $25 to add a…

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There’s an effort underway in Washington to strengthen military combat casualty care while bolstering national medical readiness. The House Appropriations Committee has taken the first major step toward these goals by including $20 million dollars in legislative funding as part of the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) draft making…

A 36-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $21,000 worth of Pokemon cards and was sentenced to over 10 years in prison as part of the plea deal. The Pokemon card thief entered his plea six months after his arrest, which happened during a traffic stop in which police…

Boeing is relocating its defense and space business to St. Louis after nearly a decade on the East Coast, the company announced Wednesday. “It’s important for leaders to be side-by-side with our teammates, listening to their feedback and acting to remove obstacles as we continue to stabilize and strengthen our business,”…

Almost every outdoor activity has its own upper tier. A black belt level test that outdoorsfolk take up to challenge themselves in hopes of finding out how far they can push their passion. For hikers, it can be a particularly rough or long trail. For hunters, it can be pursuing…

PALM BEACH, Fla.—After weeks of back-and-forth with AI company Anthropic, the Pentagon is actively talking with all four major U.S. AI players—Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and xAI—to ensure the companies and the Defense Department are at “the same baseline” regarding Pentagon expectations, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering said…

The Government Accountability Office has dismissed allegations that ManTech International had several conflicts of interest and should not have won a $96.5 million Army contract.MAG Aerospace was the incumbent contractor on the Network Modernization & Mission Network Technical Service Support program, known as NetMod. The contract provides technical support to the…

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