MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, April 21 -- Raleigh-Durham International Airport issued the following news release: Avelo Airlines inaugural flight arriving from New Haven, CT to Raleigh-Durham International Airport on May 26, 2022. Nonstop Route to the Philadelphia Region Starts This Summer: RDU's fastest-growing airline will add a new nonstop destination this summer in time for the airport's busiest travel season. Avelo Airlines will begin service to Wilmington, Delaware in June - their 12th r  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 21 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following news on April 20, 2023: Earlier this month, Indiana House Democrats offered an amendment to Senate Bill 20 in an effort to legalize cannabis in Indiana. The amendment failed by a vote of 58-33. State Rep. Vanessa Summers (D-Indianapolis) offered the following statement today regarding the fight to legalize cannabis - commonly known as marijuana - in Indiana: "Let's be blunt: House Republicans are holding Hoosie  more

LONDON, Kentucky, April 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Carlton S. Shier IV, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: A former Clarksville, Tenn., physician, John Stanton, 51, was sentenced on Thursday, April 13, to 120 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, following his conviction for conspiring to unlawfully distribute controlled substances. According to evidence presented at his trial, Stanton was a licensed physician and Med  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 21 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce two business expansion projects expected to create a total of 65 new jobs and generate a total private investment of nearly $4 million have received support from the Michigan Strategic Fund. The projects are in Hudsonville and Schoolcraft. "Today's investments will create 65 good-paying jobs a  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Climate change often comes down to how it affects water, whether it's for drinking, electricity generation, or how flooding affects people and infrastructure. To better understand these impacts, Oak Ridge National Laboratory water resources engineer Sudershan Gangrade is integrating knowledge ranging from large-scale climate projections to local meteorology and hydr  more

WINTER GARDEN, Florida, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: Federal workplace safety inspectors have found Dollar General Corp., one of the nation's largest discount retailers, exposing its employees and others to unsafe conditions again, this time in Winter Garden, Florida. In October 2022, inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found employees facing f  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 21 (TNSper) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis appointed six new members to its Community Development Advisory Council, which meets twice a year to inform St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and Community Development staff about issues and community development efforts in the Eighth Federal Reserve District. Appointed to three-year terms ending in 2026 were: * Andre Alexander, president  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order establishing procedural schedule (Docket No. 23-00019) on April 18, 2023: * * * In Re: Petition of Kingsport Power Company dba AEP Appalachian Power For October, 2021 Through December, 2022 Annual Recovery Under the Targeted Reliability Plan and Major Storm Rider ("TRP&MS"), Alternative Rate Mechanisms Approved in Docket No. 17-00032 ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE This matter is befor  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order establishing procedural schedule (Docket No. 23-00018) on April 18, 2023: * * * In Re: Petition of Tennessee-American Water Company Regarding Changes to the Qualified Infrastructure Investment Program Rider, the Economic Development Investment Rider, and the Safety and Environmental Compliance Rider and in Support of the Calculation of the 2023 Capital Recovery Riders Reconciliation ORDER ESTA  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order granting petition to intervene (Docket No. 23-00019) on April 18, 2023: * * * In Re: Petition of Kingsport Power Company dba AEP Appalachian Power For October, 2021 Through December, 2022 Annual Recovery Under the Targeted Reliability Plan and Major Storm Rider ("TRP&MS"), Alternative Rate Mechanisms Approved in Docket No. 17-00032 ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO INTERVENE FILED BY CONSUMER ADVOCAT  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 20 -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order granting petition to intervene (Docket No. 23-00018) on April 18, 2023: * * * In Re: Tennessee-American Water Company Petition in Support of the Calculation of the 2023 Capital Recovery Riders Reconciliation ORDER GRANTING THE PETITION TO INTERVENE FILED BY THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE This matter is before the Hearing Officer of the Tennessee Public Utility Commission ("Commission" or "TPUC") to co  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Henry C. Leventis, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: A former county commissioner and director of the Solid Waste Department in Cumberland County, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 17 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for sexually assaulting seven women who worked under his supervision at the Cumberland County Recycling Center. Michael Harvel, 61, was previou  more