OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The time-tested strategy of divide and conquer took on a new, high-tech meaning during neutron experiments by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. They discovered that the problems they faced while attempting to 3D print a one-piece collimator could be solved by instead developing a "Frankenstein design" involving multiple body part  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Jens Dilling has been named associate laboratory director for the Neutron Sciences Directorate, or NScD, at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, effective April 1. "ORNL pioneered neutron scattering in the 1940s, developing a new technique that enables scientists to explore and create new materials, batteries and more," ORNL Director Stephen Str  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: A total of 23 people were taken into custody following the return of a 50-count indictment alleging cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and meth trafficking and related crimes in the Houston and Galveston areas. The indictment alleges they all operated under the overall control of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). From Dec. 28, 2018, to April 22, 2020, the conspirators allegedly operated   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will host a virtual public engagement event during the month of April to introduce a Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study on the Downtown Nashville Interstate Corridors. The purpose of the PEL Study is to determine overall urban congestion relief improvement strategies for the interstate network leading into and surrounding Downtown   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news on April 1, 2024: The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Hamblen, Lincoln, and Rutherford counties on Saturday, April 6. Tennesseans are encouraged to bring household hazardous waste - including cleaning fluids, pesticides, swimming pool chemicals and more - to a designated drop-off location.   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The Tennessee Military Department issued the following news release: Maj. Gen. Warner Ross, Tennessee's Adjutant General, announced that Chief Warrant Officer 4 Lance Jenkins, a Mount Juliet native, is selected as the Tennessee National Guard's seventh Command Chief Warrant Officer. On April 1, Jenkins will assume responsibility from Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Ward, who served in the position since 2021 and completed his three-year assignment. "Ward has bee  more

GALVESTON, Texas, April 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A total of 23 people were taken into custody following the return of a 50-count indictment alleging cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and meth trafficking and related crimes in the Houston and Galveston areas, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The indictment alleges they all operated under the overall control of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. From Dec. 28,   more