OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scott Curran, group leader for Fuel Science and Engine Technologies Research at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of SAE International and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME. Curran is one of only 24 fellows selected from the more than 128,000 SAE members and one of only 3,336 fellows selected out   more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 27 -- The South Carolina Educational Television Network issued the following news release: The documentary series Reel South is premiering 10 new films as part of its ninth season. The series is executive produced by PBS North Carolina and South Carolina ETV. In addition to the national release on public television stations and streaming on the PBS App, Reel South's ninth season is currently broadcasting on PBS stations nationwide via the WORLD channel. Season 9   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 27 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on April 26, 2024: Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti sued Dr. Jaime M. Vasquez, M.D., and the businesses associated with his fertility clinic, the Center for Reproductive Health, P.C., under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, seeking immediate relief from ongoing harms to consumer-patients caused by Dr. Vasquez's unexpected suspension of patient care and the sudden clos  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 23 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following protective order (Docket No. 24-00024): * * * In Re: Chattanooga Gas Company Petition For Approval Of Its 2023 Annual Rate Review Filing Pursuant To Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 65-5-103(D)(6) PROTECTIVE ORDER To expedite the flow of filings, discovery, exhibits, and other information, and to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes as to the confidentiality of information, to adequately protect inform  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 27 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on April 26, 2024: On Thursday, Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a 17-State coalition, led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, in suing the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over its new rule mandating workplace abortion accommodations through an illegal interpretation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA).  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The former bookkeeper of a Mukilteo, Washington, flooring company was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to three years in prison for four counts of wire fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Jodi Hamrick, who now resides near Memphis, Tennessee, w  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is using his authority under the Constitution to advance equal justice under law by granting clemency to 16 deserving individuals who were convicted of non-violent drug offenses. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. is pardoning the following eleven individuals: Jason Hernandez - McKinney, Texas Jason Hernandez is a 47-year-old man who was convicted of several non-violent drug offenses   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Eva Zarkadoula, a senior R&D staff member at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, or CNMS, at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected vice-chair of the Chemistry and Physics of Materials Committee of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, or TMS. After a two-year tenure in the role, she will ascend to the committee's cha  more