VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, March 20 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By A.J. Coyne, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs The Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program hosted 11 Army National Guard Soldiers from nine states and territories for a level 2 funeral honors training course Feb. 26 to March 8, 2024, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Soldiers from Virginia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Puerto Rico, Rhode Islan  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Families in New Mexico, Illinois, and Washington D.C. will now Have Access to Community Solar Through HHS' Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Today, the Biden-Harris Administration, through a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), launched the pilot of the Clean Energy Connector, a tool that connects fam  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 19, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in North Dakota - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose 2.3 percent in North Dakota's only large county, Cass, from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 19, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Wisconsin - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 3 of the 6 largest counties in Wisconsin from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in  more

ALBANY, New York, March 20 -- The city of Albany issued the following news: The City of Albany, NY, is thrilled to announce that our community is one of the selected 24 cities to participate in the Cities Forward program, a collaborative initiative between the U.S. Department of State, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, Resilient Cities Catalyst, and the Institute of the Americas. Launched at the Cities Summit of the Americas, this program is dedicated to assisting Latin America and th  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR), U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (DHS CRCL), and the FEMA Office of Equal Rights (OER) has announced the successful completion of a language access compliance review of COVID-19 public health messaging in 19 states. This review i  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on March 19, 2024: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration, through a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), launched the pilot of the Clean Energy Connector, a tool that connects families to solar energy through HHS's Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The first-of-its-kind software can now be used by local LIHEAP program a  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57016) involving Alton Steel, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: Alton Steel Region: 3 City: Alton State: IL License #: IL-01738-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Whitney Cox HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 03/08/2024 Notification Time: 13:02 [ET] Event Date: 03/07/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CST] Last Update Date: 03/13/2024 Emergenc  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57016) involving Alton Steel, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: Alton Steel Region: 3 City: Alton State: IL License #: IL-01738-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Whitney Cox HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 03/08/2024 Notification Time: 13:02 [ET] Event Date: 03/07/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [CST] Last Update Date: 03/18/2024 Emergenc  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56923) involving Sofie, Romeoville, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: SOFIE Region: 3 City: Romeoville State: IL License #: IL-02074-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Whitney Cox HQ OPS Officer: Kerby Scales Notification Date: 01/12/2024 Notification Time: 11:12 [ET] Event Date: 12/11/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [CST] Last Update Date: 03/18/2024 Emerg  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, March 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Scott Air Force Base issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Tyler A. P. Moody, 375th Air Mobility Command Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing demonstrated their readiness skills during a combined mobility and mission assurance exercise called "Combat Cardinal," which took place March 7 - 15. Combat Cardinal was divided into two efforts: "Cardinal Sword" exercised the ability to rapidly deploy to meet any combatant commander's req  more