WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: Subject: APHIS Establishes an Oriental Fruit Fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) Quarantine in Sacramento County, California To: State, Territory, and Tribal Agricultural Regulatory Officials On September 22, 2023, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) established an Oriental fruit fly (  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: BISHOP, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management advises visitors to plan for the busy fall season in the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area. Storm damage from Hurricane Hilary and the historic winter storms in California have created challenging road conditions, leaving some roads closed and others nearly impassable. Visitors can expect longer drive times to reach the Alabama   more

FOLSOM, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: The Bureau of Reclamation today announces four contract negotiation sessions with the Placer County Water Agency on terms and conditions for a long-term Warren Act contract. The contract will be negotiated for the conveyance and temporary storage of up to 47,000 acre-feet of non-Central Valley Project water per year using excess capacity in Folsom Rese  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for Central District of California, Martin Estrada, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: An officer with the Veterans Affairs Police Department (VAPD) has been indicted on civil rights and assault charges that allege he used a department-issued baton to illegally strike a man approximately 45 times in 41 seconds at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, the Justice Department announced today. Juan Anthony Carrillo, 45, was  more

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Beale Air Force Base (9th Reconnaissance Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs This two-day course is designed to provide DoD senior leaders with an orientation in mass munitions planning and production. The SOO course consists of classroom instruction on conventional munitions planning, hands-on training for various types of munitions, and participation in a mass  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Researchers used the Advanced Photon Source to better understand invars, a class of metal that does not alter its size with rising temperatures * * * Invars are used in precision instruments, such as telescopes and clocks, but their unique properties have been a scientific mystery for decades. A team of researchers led by the California Institute of Te  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: Operational crews from B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress, and F-15E Strike Eagle units across Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Combat Command participated in hypersonic weapon familiarization training at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 28. The participating crews received expert academics and training on hypersonic fundamentals and participated in tactical discuss  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: Operational crews from B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress, and F-15E Strike Eagle units across Air Force Global Strike Command and Air Combat Command participated in hypersonic weapon familiarization training at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 28. The participating crews received expert academics and training on hypersonic fundamentals and participated in tactical disc  more

FRESNO, California, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: * * * Federal Agency Charges Pet Resorts Failed to Reasonably Accommodate Individuals With Disabilities * * * Elaine's Pet Resort, LP and Elaine's Animal House Inc. (collectively, "Elaine's Pet"), who operate pet resorts in Fresno and Madera, California, violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable accommodation to a class of applicants and employees, the   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: * * * California Moving Company Recruits Young Individuals to the Exclusion of Older Workers, Federal Agency Charged * * * The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed suit against the San Luis Obispo moving company Meathead Movers, Inc., the largest independent moving company in California, for refusing to hire people based on age, the fe  more

FORT IRWIN, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army Installation Management Command issued the following news release: Ten Fort Irwin Soldiers earned their Open Water National Association of Underwater Instructors (NAUI) Scuba Certification September 22-24 at Laguna Beach, California. The certification, through the installation's Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) Life Skills Scuba Open Water certification program, spanned three weeks and featured a comprehensive curriculum encompas  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers about the upcoming tax filing extension deadline. To avoid a possible late filing penalty, those who requested an extension to file their 2022 tax return should file their Form 1040 on or before Monday, Oct. 16. Disaster-area taxpayers in most of California and in parts of Alabama and Georgia also have   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: A California real estate executive pleaded guilty yesterday to engaging in an extensive multi-year conspiracy to falsify financial statements. According to court documents, Tyler Ross, 37, formerly of Michigan, served as co-chief executive officer of ROCO Real Estate LLC and ROCO Management LLC, both of which are based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The ROCO companies, and related entiti  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Carlton S. Shier IV, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Two men who participated in a far-reaching conspiracy to launder drug proceeds were sentenced on Friday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves. Anthony Scott Cossu, 29, of Olympia, Washington, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison and ordered to forfeit $204,265.00 in money that was proceeds of drug trafficking. Felipe M  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has ordered the owners and operators of 14 Bay Area Subway restaurants to pay employees nearly $1 million in back wages and damages after federal investigators found they directed children as young as 14 and 15 to use dangerous equipment and assigned minors to work hours not permitted by law; failed to pay e  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists will lead and co-lead projects in support of the Department of Energy's (DOE) new Energy Earthshot program. The Energy Earthshots Initiative calls for innovation and collaboration to tackle the toughest topics in energy-related research. In January, DOE announced Office of Science funding for the En  more

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Staff Sgt. Melissa L. Karnath, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego September 15th, 2023, was an ordinary Friday evening for Cpl. Nicholas Christensen, who was driving back to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California and chatting with Lance Cpl. Ethan Feaster. Suddenly, a car turned left into oncoming traffic causing a horrific collision. Two of the motorcycle riders dire  more

MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 30 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Three SLAC scientists explain what they do to ensure the world's largest digital camera for astronomy is ready for the big time. * * * Building the world's largest digital camera ever made for astronomy, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time Camera, is no simple task - that much is obvious. The camera features a 3,200 megapixel sensor array, some of  more

VENTURA, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a proposal to list both species of western pond turtle, the northwestern pond turtle and the southwestern pond turtle, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The Service is also proposing a 4(d) rule, that would support conservation of both species. The northwestern pond tu  more

ARCATA, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will list the Lassics lupine, a plant species found only in northern California, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. This final rule, which includes a critical habitat designation, is based on the best available scientific and commercial information for the species. Primary factors contributing to th  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: The U.S. Navy's Strategic Systems Programs conducted a scheduled, missile test flight of an unarmed life-extended Trident II (D5LE) missile from USS Louisiana (SSBN-743), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, on the Western Test Range off the coast of San Diego, California, at approximately 2:10 p.m. yesterday. This test marks 191 successful missile launches of the Trident II (D5 & D5LE) strategic wea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: The Office of the United States Trade Representative today announced the appointment of ten individuals to the Intergovernmental Policy Advisory Committee (IGPAC). Among the new appointees are Tribal, state, and local government representatives: * Sam Cho, Commissioner, Port of Seattle * Dr. James Collard, Director of Planning and Economic Development, Citizen Potawatomi Na  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on Sept. 29, 2023, on the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein: * * * Senator Dianne Feinstein was one of the greatest public servants that California and our nation has ever known. As the first woman president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the first woman to serve as mayor of San Francisco, and the longest-tenured woman to serve in the United States Senate, Dianne Feinstein broke barriers, inspired gen  more