BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Over 40 members and associates of the Heath Street Gang in Boston were charged today in federal court in Boston with racketeering conspiracy; drug trafficking; firearms; wire fraud; and financial frauds, including COVID fraud, following a two-year investigation into gang violence in Boston. According to the charging documents, the Heath Street   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Portland, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management has funding for projects that maintain and improve public lands across western Oregon. BLM leaders are encouraging individuals, organizations, and local governments to submit funding applications for consideration. "Title II funds are used to make investments in public lands and create employment opportunities," said Heather Whit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0267) on Feb. 14, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - December 2023": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 3 states on the last business day of December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates increased in 2 states and decreased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 5 states and incr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries have announced a saddle-started wild horse and burro adoption event at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Up to 20 saddle-started wild horses, and one burro, trained by the NNCC inmates, will be offered for adoption. The once-wild   more

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a joint operation in San Diego County resulting in the felony arrest of a suspect and the seizure of 720,000 fentanyl pills. On February 9, 2024, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Fentanyl Abatement & Suppression Team (FAST), in collaboration with the California Department of Justic  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Quest Diagnostics, Inc., resolving allegations that the diagnostic laboratory company unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste, medical waste, and protected health information at its facilities statewide. As part of the settlement, Quest Diagnostics will be required to pay nearly $5 million for penalties,   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senator Caroline Menjivar (D-San Fernando Valley) introduced Senate Bill 1124 (SB 1124) essential legislation seeking to protect veterans from claim sharks. California veterans who need assistance with filing an initial claim for benefits can receive assistance at no charge from their county veteran service office or from another U.S. Department o  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Following Governor Newsom's increased deployment and temporary surge of California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers in Oakland and the East Bay, today the CHP announced initial operation milestones including the arrest of 71 suspects, the recovery of 145 stolen vehicles, and the seizure of four crime-linked firearms as part of CHP's regular and undercover operations. Suspe  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 15 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. 15-04-013) on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of the Application of Southern California Edison Company (U338E) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the RTRP Transmission Project. DECISION DENYING THE CITY OF NORCO'S PETITION FOR MODIFICATION OF DECISION 20-03-001 Summary This decis  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. E-5312) on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * Pacific Gas & Electric Company Request for Amendment of Mid-term Reliability Contract approved in Resolution E-5202. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * This Resolution approves Pacific Gas & Electric Company's request to amend its mid-term reliability energy storage contract with Kola Energy Storage, LLC to change the delivery date from June 1, 2024, to  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-11-010) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Joint Application of Corix Infrastructure Inc., Corix Infrastructure (US) Inc., IIF Subway Investment LP, SW Merger Acquisition Corp., SouthWest Water Company, and Suburban Water Systems for Approval of a Business Combination Transaction. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Adopts All-Party Settlement Agreement and Approves Joint Application 22-11-010 for a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.19-09-009) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Intervenor Compensation to California Environmental Justice Alliance Order Instituting Rulemaking Regarding Microgrids Pursuant to Senate Bill 1339 and Resiliency Strategies. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards California Environmental Justice Alliance $17,879.00 for substantial contribution to Decision (D.) 23-04-034. D.23-04-034 adopts implementat  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-12-015) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Application of CM.com US. Inc. for Registration as an Interexchange Carrier Telephone Corporation Pursuant to the Provisions of Public Utilities Code Section 1013. PROPOSED OUTCOME * Grants the application of CM.com US Inc. for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide resold interexchange services in California. * Closes  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.23-05-006) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Application of Star & Crescent Boat Company, doing business as Flagship Cruises & Events, for a Passenger Fare Increase and Authority to Establish a Zone of Rate Freedom for its Vessel Common Carrier Service on San Diego Bay Between the City of Coronado and the City of San Diego. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves the rate application of the Appli  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (C.23-08-012) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * G. Douglas Barkett and Rita M. Barkett Trustees on Behalf of the Barkett Family Trust dated September 20, 1995, as amended and restated on May 28, 2014, vs. San Diego Gas and Electric Company. PROPOSED OUTCOME * Denies complainants' request for relief. * Closes the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS * There are no safety considerations ass  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (C.23-08-005) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Jonathan Marcus vs. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Complainant's request is denied. * Closes the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations associated with this decision. ESTIMATED COST: * There are no costs associated with this decision. (Comr Houck - Judge Rosas) http://do  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-11-018) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Application of Liberty Utilities (CalPeco Electric) LLC for Authority to Update Rates Pursuant to its Energy Cost Adjustment Clause and its California Climate Credit, Effective January 1, 2023. PROPOSED OUTCOME * Adopts all party settlement of Liberty Utilities, Cal Advocates, and A-3 Customer Coalition regarding modifications to Liberty Uti  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-11-017) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Application of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project for an order authorizing construction of two light rail tracks at eight (8) highway-rail crossings at (1) Vanowen Street, (2) Vanowen Station North Pedestrian Crossing, (3) Vose Street, (4) Sherman Way Station  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.18-12-006) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Intervenor Compensation to Natural Resources Defense Council Order Instituting Rulemaking to Continue the Development of Rates and Infrastructure for Vehicle Electrification. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) $33,607.50 for substantial contribution to Decision 22 11 040. That Decision approved the Commissio  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (C.22-12-014) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Amended Decision Granting Relief Ron Drapinski vs. Nettalk.com Inc. PROPOSED OUTCOME * Grants Complainant's claims. * Closes the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS * There are no safety considerations associated with this decision. ESTIMATED COST * There are no costs associated with this decision. (Comr Shiroma - Judge Afary) http://d  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (R.13-11-005) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Intervenor Compensation to Sierra Club Order Instituting Rulemaking Concerning Energy Efficiency Rolling Portfolios, Policies, Programs, Evaluation, and Related Issues. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Awards Sierra Club $178,066.75 for substantial contribution to Decision 22-04-034. That Decision Different found that Southern California Gas Company spe  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (A.22-10-018) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Application of Smart Communications Holding Inc. for Registration as an Interexchange Carrier Telephone Corporation Pursuant to the Provisions of Public Utilities Code Section 1013. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Dismisses Application 22-10-018 of Smart Communications Holding, Inc. without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. * Closes the proceeding.   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following agenda item (C.23-07-014) for Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Sonya Sokolow vs. Pacific Gas and electric Company. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Denies requested relief and dismisses complaint with prejudice. * Closes the proceeding. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations associated with this decision. ESTIMATED COST: * There are no costs associated with this decision. (Comr Shiroma - J  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: An arraignment is scheduled this afternoon for the final defendant arrested on a federal grand jury indictment that alleges a scheme to smuggle fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico into the United States - narcotics that allegedly were packed into fire extinguishers and concealed in scrap metal loads. The drug trafficking organization used semi-t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 15 -- The California Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Caltrans today announced a $127 million agreement with Stadler Rail, Inc. for six more zero-emission, hydrogen-powered passenger trainsets, building upon an earlier order to deliver the first four hydrogen-powered intercity trainsets in North America, furthering California's standing as a world leader in clean transportation. The trains will help California adapt t  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following keynote address by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti: * * * Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti delivers the keynote address and answers audience questions at WEST 2024 in San Diego, Feb. 13, 2024. CNO: All right, well, thank you for that musical walk on. It's an amazing way to come up on the stage. And good morning, everybody. Thank you very much for the warm welcome, Ray. Thank you for that kind int  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the International Mail Facility in Chicago seized a total of 117 weapon-modifying devices since January 1. In the first 43 days of 2024, Chicago CBP stopped 43 shipments carrying various parts used to modify weapons to either make them fully automatic or suppress the sound made by a gun sh  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Francisco Division issued the following news release: Esmun Moyses Moral-Raudales was sentenced to 80 months in prison for crimes including distribution of, and possession with intent to distribute, fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), San Francisco Field Division, Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark. T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering conducted the first of multiple Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) technology showcases Feb. 6 - 8 at Camp Roberts, California. The event, a partnership between R&E's Office of Innovation and Modernization and the Naval Post Graduate School, aimed to foster the defense innovation ecosystem by bringing together stakeholde  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release: The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) is pleased to announce the appointment of Maryann Beerling, Mee Heh Risdon and Andrea Whitsett to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council). The three new appointments are the latest additions to the 15-member group. The Advisory Council provides FHLBank San Francisco   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 15 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B320488) on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Five THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JEREMIAH PAUL, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Richard S. Kemalyan, Judge. Reversed and remanded, with directions. Howard R. Price, under appointment by the Court o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 14 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. A164483) on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, First Appellate District, Division Three TY WHITEHEAD, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF OAKLAND, Defendant and Respondent. Plaintiff Ty Whitehead sued defendant City of Oakland for injuries he suffered after his bicycle hit a pothole during a training ride for the AIDS LifeCycle fundraiser. Prior to the   more

BEALE AFB, California, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Buckley Air Force Base (460th Space Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs In the fields of Beale AFB, looms a large concrete structure home to the 7 Space Warning Squadron (7 SWS). The U.S. Space Force unit is geographically separated from its home station at Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. 7 SWS is charged with monitoring the North American space domain,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Space Development Agency (SDA) announce the upcoming launch of six satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Today's planned launch will include two satellites for MDA's Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) and the final four SDA Tranche 0 (T0) Tracking Layer satellites  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: In an ejection that would have caused its rotation to slow, a magnetar is depicted losing material into space in this artist's concept. The magnetar's strong, twisted magnetic field lines (shown in green) can influence the flow of electrically charged material from the object, which is a type of neutron star. Using two of the agency's X-ray telescopes, researchers were able to zoom in o  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds Radix, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan, NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) President Dr. Michell Katz, and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David C. Banks today announced the filing of a lawsuit to hold five social media platforms - TikTok,   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced the unsealing of a seven-count indictment charging five individuals with drug trafficking offenses. The indictment alleges that the defendants were members of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed methamphetamine and cocaine mailed to, and distributed throughout, the Eastern Distr  more

KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced nearly $64 million in funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for ecosystem restoration activities that address high-priority Klamath Basin water-related challenges in southern Oregon and northern California, with an additional $6 million in funding from other infrastruct  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 15 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following agency statement on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of the following health care providers in our state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practicing in other states. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works  more