WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced a boost for Wisconsin's Ice Age and North Country scenic trails, providing them improved management and access to additional funding. Since 2014, Senator Baldwin has called for this change, designating Wisconsin's trails unit status under the National Park Service, to deliver additional federal resources to maintain and preserve these cr  more

HARRISONBURG, Virginia, Dec. 8 -- James Madison University issued the following news: James Madison Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne has selected Bob Chesney as the ninth head coach in the history of the JMU football program. He was awarded a five-year contract to lead the Dukes, who begin next year as a full-fledged member in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Chesney brings 14 years of head coaching experience ranging from Division I FCS to Division III, winning seven conference championships   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: On December 5, 2023, a federal jury in New Haven found KEISHAWN DONALD, 22; TREVON WRIGHT, also known as "Tre," 22; ERIC HAYES, also known as "Heavyweight Champ," 26; and TRAVON JONES, also known as "Budda," 21, guilty of racketeering offenses related to their involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today's announcement was made  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present female foreign fugitive who is wanted by law enforcement authorities after being convicted of assaulting and threatening a minor child in Brazil. Officers in Worcester, Massachusetts, apprehended the 35-year-old citizen of Brazil Nov. 30. She unlawfully entered the U.S. in   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of fentanyl and for illegally possessing firearms. Jerry Wheeler, also known as "Love," 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark on Nov. 21, 2023, to 35 years in federal prison without pa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ENFIELD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OCTAVIO RAZON-MEJIA, also known as "Pachas," 37, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Enfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 28 months of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine. According to  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont announced that Javon Calderon (also known as "Juju,") of Holyoke, Massachusetts, Christopher Morgan (also known as "Mula,") of Chicopee, Massachusetts, Shavonne Doucette of Bennington, Vermont, and Kyle Winnie also of Bennington, were indicted in the District of Vermont o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - A member of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips gang was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy and for possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney   more

MONTEREY, California, Dec. 8 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Justin Kates (MA Cohort 2001/2002) wants you to know that Wawa is here for you. After 17 years in local and state government positions, Kates joined Wawa in Sept. 2023 as a Senior Business Continuity Adviser. This position is responsible for the "higher level strategy for how the company will prevent, mitigate, and respond to different types of emergencies," says   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A Maine man has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston in connection with his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that operated in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Northern California. Jacob Parlin, 44, of Lebanon, Maine, was convicted on Nov. 30, 2023 of one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with inte  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Akron, Ohio, man was charged in federal court today with transporting more than 27 kilograms of methamphetamine through Kansas City, Mo., aboard a bus. Rogeric Romone Clark, 39, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., with one count of possessing methamphetamine with the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNScapv) -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2023: Today, the American Trucking Associations led more than 150 organizations representing trucking, rail, energy, organized labor, agriculture, third-party logistics providers, and other key supply chain stakeholders to urge Congress to pass the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act. The bill--which was introduced by Representatives Garret Graves (R-LA) and Adam Smith  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- Middlesex Community College issued the following news release: Middlesex Community College's new Executive Director of Diversity, Equity and Belonging Maria Isabel Gariepy was chosen by Amplify Latinx as a top 100 Latinx Leader in Massachusetts, championing and uplifting the Latino community. "Ensuring that everyone feels like they belong at our institution and that they can be the best version of themselves is what I strive for in my personal and professional   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SEATTLE- Ten members of a South Puget Sound drug trafficking organization were indicted following a lengthy investigation that uncovered the trafficking of marijuana to East Coast locales, and the importation and distribution of fentanyl and cocaine in Western Washington. Multiple search warrants were served this morning and eight people were   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Dec. 6, 2023, at the White House Tribal Nations Summit: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. Thank you, Assistant Secretary Newland, for that introduction. Please be seated. (Laughter.) And thanks for -- thanks for all the Tribal leaders here. I want to say how much I appreciate your efforts for being here. You know, we're grateful that you made the journey to have -- we have an important conversation to have about t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 1 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Matt Batcheldor Daniel Munoz, MD, MPA, associate professor of Medicine, and Francis Miller, MD, professor of Medicine, have been named interim directors of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Their appointments are effective Dec. 1. Munoz, also the executive director of Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI), will be responsible for clinical a  more