BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: GALVESTON, Texas - 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 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attor  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news on April 2, 2024: * * * Their research will contribute data to the Molecular Observation Network * * * The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) has selected projects from seven scientists to participate in the spring sampling season for the Molecular Observation Network (MONet). The projects represent a total of 45 soil core samples that wil  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division 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 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The indict  more

HENDERSON, Kentucky, April 3 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release: The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) will be providing medical, dental, optical and veterinary care to residents in Western Kentucky this summer through an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) medical mission. "DRA is proud of our ongoing partnership with the Department of Defense, as we work together to connect those living within our Delta comm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 3 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced today that Illinois joined a multistate lawsuit (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/94d7f053-243e-4a0a-9c9b-8834238e3c2d/fileAsset/US_DIS_PAED_2_22cv3253_d75853018e4903_AMENDED_COMPLAINT_Second_against_MARINER_FINANCE_L.pdf) against Mariner Finance for violations of multiple consumer protection laws. The suit alleges that Mariner Finance ch  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) has announced that a finding of no significant impact has been approved by the South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director along with an operations permit for ENREMA, LLC (ENREMA) to conduct nonfederal oil and gas operations within Obed Wild and Scenic River. ENREMA's operations will enhance privately-owned oil recovery from existing wells in Morgan Cou  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Rear. Adm. Walter Brafford, commander, Naval Medical Forces Support Command, or NMFSC, hosted the annual awards ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 29, recognizing the Instructors of the Year and finalists for the command's Sailor of the Year Program at NMFSC headquarters. The following Sailors were recognized: Command Career C  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that six new states have joined Pennsylvania in its federal lawsuit against Mariner Finance regarding widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. Illinois, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin filed a Motion to Intervene in the lawsuit, which the court gra  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Nuclear nonproliferation scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have published the Compendium of Uranium Raman and Infrared Experimental Spectra, or CURIES, a public database and analysis of structure-spectral relationships for uranium minerals. This first-of-its-kind dataset and corresponding analysis fill a key gap in the existing bo  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 (TNSres) -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news on April 2, 2024: Today, the Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee Education Research Alliance (TERA) at Vanderbilt University launched the 2024 Tennessee Educator Survey (https://www.tn.gov/education/districts/federal-programs-and-oversight/data/educator-survey.html). All educators, administrators, and certified school staff in Tennessee are invited and encouraged to take the  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Transportation's (TDOT) Nobody Trashes Tennessee (NTT) litter prevention campaign is once again expanding its youth group partnerships. All six Boy Scouts of America councils serving Tennessee have joined with Nobody Trashes Tennessee to offer scouts the opportunity to earn a Nobody Trashes Tennessee patch. Boy Scouts of all ages have multiple ways to earn the patc  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 3 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on April 2, 2024: On Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee has joined a multistate lawsuit against Mariner Finance over widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws. The suit alleges that Mariner Finance charged consumers for hidden add-on products that consumers were not fully informed about or, in some instances, did not agree to buy. I  more