SACRAMENTO, California, March 14 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on March 13, 2023: Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded North Dakota private nonprofit organizations of the April 13, 2023, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by severe winter storm and flooding that occurred April 22 - May 25, 2022.  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, March 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: Representatives from Headquarters Air Force/Security Forces and the Female Defender Initiative visited Minot AFB this week to discuss issues faced by women serving in security forces careers. The FDI team chose to visit Minot AFB due to the large number of security forces Airmen stationed here. The program, which is entering its second year, was initially created to address retention and   more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: Representatives from Headquarters Air Force/Security Forces and the Female Defender Initiative visited Minot AFB this week to discuss issues faced by women serving in security forces careers. The FDI team chose to visit Minot AFB due to the large number of security forces Airmen stationed here. The program, which is entering its second year, was initially created to address retention and job  more

FARGO, North Dakota, March 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota, Mac Schneider, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced today that the United States Attorney General has directed him to withdraw the notice of intent to seek a sentence of death in the case of the United States of America v Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr. This morning, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of North Dak  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: Three state-of-the-art advanced technology Computed Tomography (CT) checkpoint scanners that provide 3-D imaging will soon be installed at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Bismarck Airport (BIS). "Along with providing critical explosives detection capabilities, this new technology improves the ability for our TSA office  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 15 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in the following counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by adverse weather conditions that occurred in the following primary counties in North Dakota, announced Director Tanya N. Garfiel  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) announced today that the Veterans Cemetery Grants Program (VCGP), which it oversees, has awarded a grant of up to $1,860,775 to the state of North Dakota for the expansion of North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan. "Last August, I had the honor of attending the cemet  more