OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Mandy Mahoney, third from left, director of the DOE Office Of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Building Technologies Office, welcomed 21 students representing seven universities across the nation to the sixth annual JUMP into STEM finals competition at ORNL. Credit: Kurt Weiss/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Students with a focus on building science will spend 10  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Feb. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By A1C Tyrique Barquet, Lemay Center PA Some say he had no business being as patient and kind-hearted as he was after seeing what he saw in the Vietnam war. Some might have even called his work ethic and dedication to his country irrational after everything he had been through. But to the late Ret. Col. Henry Fowler it was just service to the country that had given him so much. Fowler, who was   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 29 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Governor Tim Walz and Explore Minnesota today launched Star of the North, a new multi-platform campaign aimed at attracting visitors from around the world and recruiting top talent to Minnesota. "As a top state for quality of life, health care, and business, we're investing in a tourism and talent attraction campaign to promote Minnesota on a global stage," said Governor Walz. "We're  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: A man popularly known as Kansas City Chiefs superfan "ChiefsAholic" pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges related to a string of 11 robberies, or attempted robberies, of financial institutions in seven states. "His violent crime spree across the Midwest and beyond traumatized bank employees and victimized financial institutions in  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 29 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2024: Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined Jason Jackson, director for the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) in recognizing top public servant mentors for 2023. Those 11 individuals received specially designed challenge coins for mentoring youth as part of the state's Employee Youth Mentoring Program in 2023. "The public servants of Nebraska we are recognizing today are great example  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56989) involving Cooper Nuclear Plant, Nebraska: * * * Facility: Cooper Region: 4 State: NE Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Aric Harris HQ OPS Officer: Karen Cotton-Gross Notification Date: 02/22/2024 Notification Time: 20:02 [ET] Event Date: 02/22/2024 Event Time: 11:03 [CST] Last Update Date: 02/25/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 29 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond has sent a letter demanding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and FBI address a recent HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) report that found unaccompanied migrant children in the custody of the federal government are being released into unsafe situations, including into human traffic  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 29 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Feb. 28, 2024: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes took the lead in sending a letter, signed by 21 other Attorneys General, demanding Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray address a recent report issued by the HHS Office of Inspector G  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 29 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares sent a letter, along with 21 other Attorneys General, demanding Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray address a recent report issued by the HHS Office of Inspector General that found unaccompanied mig  more