SACRAMENTO, California, May 23 (TNSper) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Dolores Trujillo, of Rancho Cordova, has been reappointed to the Board of Registered Nursing where she has served since 2020. Trujillo has been a registered nurse in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Kaiser Hospital in Roseville since 2010. She was an Intensive Care Charge Nurse and Pediatric Intensive  more

FRESNO, California, May 23 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Francisco Division issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Roberto Carlos Leon-Garcia (Leon), 49, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for being in possession of a firearm while being in the United States without lawful status, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark announced. According to co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced a groundbreaking project application for federal transmission funding that would deliver clean, affordable offshore wind and solar for the Commonwealth. To jumpstart state and regional collaboration on necessary transmission infrastructure, the Department of Energy Resources submitted an appl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that MassHealth will provide $1.25 million in grant funding to help older adults and those who need assistance in completing the redetermination process. The grant funding will also fund enrollment events across the state, particularly for those who do not have access to existing supports. Twenty-three faith- and commun  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, May 23 (TNSper) -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) today announces new leadership for the Northeast with the appointment of Kristen Sykes as Northeast regional director. For decades, NPCA has prioritized park protection work in the Northeast, successfully leading campaigns to create the first national park site dedicated to LGBTQ history with Stonewall Nation  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Methuen man pleaded guilty on May 18, 2023 in federal court in Boston to using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain Economic Injury Disaster Loan funds from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and to launder the funds. Ramon Joseph Cruz, Jr., 27, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud and aiding an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: In a 42 count third superseding indictment, 22 members and associates of the Boston-based Cameron Street gang have been charged with various crimes including racketeering (RICO) conspiracy, gun and drug trafficking, illegal possession of firearms, and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. According to court documents, the Cameron Street gang i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 22, 2023: Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a traffic stop in Littleton on March 29, 2023, that resulted in the seizure of 20 kilograms of cocaine. Cornelio Hernandez, 51, of Fort Worth, Texas; and Erasmo Lira-Mendez, 38, a citizen of Mexico, have been indicted on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, May 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Mississippi Medical Center issued the following news on May 22, 2023: Babies born with opioid withdrawal are able to go home about a week earlier when treated using a scoring tool that emphasizes a family's presence over the standard approach. Findings from the Eating, Sleeping and Consoling for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal study, a nationwide clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health, were published in the New England J  more