WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy issued the following news on April 18, 2024: In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $28 million in funding to 13 projects across 9 states to advance zero-process-emission ironmaking and ultra-low life cycle emissions steelmaking. The transformative technologies funded through this program would be the first to meet both emissi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 19 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charges That Employer's Criminal History Screening Causes Discriminatory Impact Against Black, Native American and Other Workers * * * Sheetz, a large convenience store chain, violated federal law by denying employment to a class of job applicants because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsu  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced that 11 U.S. Attorneys' Offices have now established a carjacking task force to focus efforts and resources on this important public safety threat. "The Justice Department has no higher priority than keeping our communities safe. We do so by targeting the most significant drivers of violent crime and by acting as a force multiplier for our state and local law enforcement p  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Justice Department announced today the seizure of four domains used by the administrators and customers of a domain spoofing service. The domain seizures were authorized pursuant to seizure warrants issued in the Western District of Pennsylvania and were executed in coordination with the arrest of dozens of administrators and customers of the illicit service by foreign law enforcement  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro joined Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid N. Mumin at Northgate School District in Allegheny County to announce changes to the state's system of school assessments that will reduce the amount of time students spend taking standardized tests, mitigate stress and anxiety around testing by adopting question types that match how students learn, he  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The agreement streamlines how the Maryland Attorney General's office and the DOT will work together to review consumer complaints and identify violations of federal aviation consumer protection requi  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected NETL Director Marianne Walck as a 2023 AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions and technical excellence in geophysics, earth sciences and energy and climate science; strategic leadership at two national laboratories; and unwavering diversity, equity and inclusion leadership a  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Representatives of the Womanium Foundation, an organization that encourages girls and women to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), visited NETL along with officials of the Naval Nuclear Laboratory's Pittsburgh-based Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory to discuss potential collaborative efforts. NETL Director Marianne Walck, Ph.  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises. The OCC uses enforcement actions against banks to require the board of directors and management to take timely actio  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news on April 18, 2024: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the reinforcement of a partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The two agencies signed a memorandum of understanding with a commitment to achieving a common goal: assurance that consumers are treated fairly. The MOU outlines how   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today announced the release of audits of 32 municipal and police pension plans in Allegheny, Beaver, Bedford, Chester, Clearfield, Dauphin, Erie, Franklin, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Mercer, Montgomery, Pike, Snyder, Somerset and Westmoreland counties. "Our audits make sure state pension aid is used as required by law, wh  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) announced the availability of $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant funding to support system upgrades which will enable the reporting of crime statistics to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) NIBRS (https://bjs.ojp.gov/national-incident-based-reporting-sy  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: State Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49) today announced his plans to soon introduce legislation aimed at codifying Pennsylvania case law to establish more certainty for landlords, law enforcement and homeowners who encounter squatters. "Squatters are a growing problem throughout our nation," said Laughlin. "Trespassers unlawfully taking over homes is becoming an increasingly pr  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jaquan Ardrey, age 30, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for methamphetamine trafficking. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment charges Ardrey with two counts of possessing wit  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release on April 18, 2024: United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today the seizure of four domains used by the administrators and customers of a domain spoofing service. The domain seizures were authorized pursuant to seizure warrants issued in the Western District of Pennsylvania and were executed in coordination with the arrest of dozens of adminis  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of health care fraud, making false statements relating to health care matters, and money laundering, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The 33-count Indictment named Kelley Oliver-Hollis, 59, as the sole def  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. James Stewart, 44, pleaded guilty on April 16, 2024, to one count before United States District Judge Robe  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: A resident of Sharon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for committing cocaine trafficking and firearm crimes, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States Senior District Judge Joy Flowers Conti imposed the sentence on Raymond Briskey, 38, also ordering Briskey to serve three years o  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Porfirio Peralta-Nunez, age 45, of York, PA, was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking charges. According to U.S. Attorney Gerard Karam, the indictment alleges that between November 2022 and October 2023, Peralta-Nunez engaged in a conspiracy to   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas posted the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Justice Department established the formation of carjacking task forces in 11 targeted districts across the United States, including the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. "The Justice Department has no higher priority than keeping our communities safe. We do so by targeting the most significant drivers of violen  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Three scientists from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. "Keith Kline, Rigoberto Advincula and Takeshi Egami have delivered significant impact for the sci  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Roanoke has charged a pair of Central Virginia men with multiple federal crimes related to a 2023 drug robbery and murder where one defendant sought to dispose of the victim's body by setting it aflame. In an indictment returned April 11, 2024, the grand jury alleges that Joseph Richard Walker, a.k.a. "Joe," 30, of Roanoke, and Garrett I  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman announced today that the Western District of Washington is one of seven districts that are adding a carjacking task force to focus efforts and resources on this important public safety threat. "Our task force harnesses the resources of the FBI, ATF, the Seattle Police and Kent Police Departments. Prosecutors w  more