LEHIGHTON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: Constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and open to the public since 1972, Beltzville Lake has become a popular recreational spot for swimmers, boaters, and picnickers throughout Carbon County and surrounding areas. One of the Corps' priorities at this project is safeguarding water quality, and recent samples have shown the presence of hydrilla throughout the lak  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Sergeant Stanley Turba, 27, of Russellton, Pennsylvania, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for June 30, 2023. In April 1951, Turba was a member of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, Eighth U.S. Army. He went missing in action   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meeting or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Alternative Dispute Resolution The Commission made public one closed case, as follows. For more information, see the case documents in the Enforcement Query System. ADR 1106 COMPLAINANT: FEC-Initiated RESPONDENT: Pennsylvania United (PA United) SUBJECT: In the normal course of exercising i  more

NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Olympia Pizzeria also assessed $18K in penalties for willful overtime, child labor violations * * * A federal court in Pennsylvania has entered a consent judgment ordering a Norristown restaurant and its owners to pay $252,579 in back wages and liquidated damages to 21 employees, an action that follows a federal investigation that found the employers denied proper  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: Four Regional Initiatives (RIs) funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) are augmenting previous nationwide efforts to identify and address challenges facing stakeholders for commercial deployment of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), a key component to realizing a decarbonized power sector  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL has released an updated version of its popular open-source tool that helps industry decision makers, planners, and researchers calculate the cost of transporting carbon dioxide (CO2) by pipeline from where it is captured to where it can be stored underground or converted into useful products. The tool, supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's O  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: A Pennsylvania man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of ten felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Leo B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The White House sent to the Senate the following nominations and withdrawal from positions in the federal government on Sept. 7, 2023: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Christopher Charles Fonzone, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Christopher H. Schroeder, resigned. Michael G. Whitaker, of Vermont, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the term of five years, vice Stephen M. Dickson, resigned. WITHDRAWAL SENT TO T  more