WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The District of Columbia Department of Health issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: DC Health advises all children to be fully vaccinated with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine as the best protection against the wave of US measles outbreaks across 15 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York City, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. This year, to date, there have be  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, March 27 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has announced funding availability for the States' Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP), which supports economic and community development needs throughout the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions. Approximately $17 million is available to address basic public and transportation infrastructure, as well as workforce and business dev  more

BOISE, Idaho, March 27 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following statement on March 26, 2024: * * * Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador issued a statement condemning the proposed rule from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the liquid waste produced by meat and poultry processing plants in the United States. The Idaho Attorney General joins other states in expressing concern over the unnecessary and detrimental nature of this proposed regulation. "This propos  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 27 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that his office filed suit in Boone County against Anthony Walters, 36, for allegedly defrauding a consumer in connection with his business Anthony Walters Carpentry, LLC when he failed to provide promised home renovation services. "I will always fight for the rule of law, which includes holding individuals ac  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 26 -- The Missouri House issued the following news: The Missouri House has voted to allow the use of "land banks" in all parts of the state, so that more of Missouri can utilize them to restore neglected properties to use and public benefit. Land banks are nonprofit entities that acquire, manage, refurbish, and resell stagnant properties so that they are again productive and useful. Such restoration benefits regions by eliminating blight, bolstering property val  more

REEDS SPRING, Missouri, March 27 -- The Missouri Department of Transportation issued the following news on March 26, 2024: Those interested in the U.S. Route 160, Missouri Route 13 and Missouri Route 248 Roundabout Project in Reeds Spring are invited to a public meeting to discuss proposed improvements and project information on Tuesday, April 9, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. The come-and-go style meeting will be held 4:30 - 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, at the District Learning   more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: U.S. Attorney Sayler A. Fleming announced Tuesday that a man from Charleston, Missouri was sentenced to eight years in prison for the offense of distribution of fentanyl. Kyrron Haynes, 29, appeared Monday before U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau. At his guilty plea hearing last year, Ha  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Christopher Hurd As the Army moves into the second half of fiscal year 2024, the service continues its effort to improve the quality of life for Soldiers and their families with numerous projects and initiatives. These initiatives are to provide Soldiers with the support they need to deter, fight and win against capable adversaries around the globe, said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer. "We're committed   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Kyrron Haynes, age 29, of Charleston, Missouri, was sentenced to serve eight years in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl. Haynes appeared for his sentencing hearing yesterday before U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau. At his guilty plea hearing last year, Haynes   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 27 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The percentage of young people who have no wage income and the rate of depression among young adults are rising, potentially affecting their well-being, according to the 2024 State of Economic Equity report by the St. Louis Fed's Institute for Economic Equity. The annual report examined the nation's current economic outlook through an equity lens. Specifically, t  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: U.S. District Judge District Court Judge Ronnie L. White on Tuesday sentenced the final defendant in a methamphetamine distribution ring to 235 months in prison. Dedrick Deshon Jordan, who was sentenced Tuesday, is one of 15 defendants who pleaded guilty in the case. Jordan, 35, and his co-defendants Terry James Williams, 37, Clifford Dwi  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The final of four defendants from St. Louis County, Missouri charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a cab driver in Hazelwood in 2022 pleaded guilty Tuesday. Tywon Harris, 20, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of aiding and abetting in the commission of a murder. Coron Dees, now 20, pleaded guilty in   more