OAKLAND, California, April 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Leading a multistate coalition of 17 attorneys general and the city of New York, California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday filed a motion to intervene on behalf of the state of California and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s final particulate m  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, April 9 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: By Deirdre Cascardo For Soldiers conducting reconnaissance or surveillance operations, moving and functioning undetected are crucial for mission success. "Silence gets us closer to the enemy and brings our firepower closer to the fight", said Lt Gen. Robert A. Rasch, Jr., Director of the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). Engine startup, emission noise,   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BALTIMORE -- An investigation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore, FBI Baltimore and the Montgomery County Police Department resulted in a 25-year federal prison sentence for a Maryland MS-13 street gang member for his role in a racketeering conspiracy. Oscar Efrain Zavala-Urrea, 23, a Salvadoran national residing in Silver Spring, re  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 9 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement on April 8, 2024: * * * Governor Wes Moore, Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, and Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman released the following joint statement on ongoing efforts to support the families of the victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse: * "Our state is thinking of the victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and p  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 9 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 8, 2024: * * * Governor Wes Moore released the following statement on the 2024 legislative session: "When we work together in partnership, we can accomplish big things as a state. I set out four major goals this session: make Maryland safer, more affordable, competitive, and continue to make this the state that serves. I'm proud to say we made progress for the people of Maryland on all four. B  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: On Friday, April 5th, 2024 the U.S. Department of Transportation, the National Economic Council, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Small Business Administration met with stakeholders in the trucking sector to discuss ongoing efforts to mitigate challenges caused by the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The National Economic Council provided a readout of the Bide  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Smithsonian American Art Museum issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Tess Korobkin is the recipient of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Patricia and Phillip Frost Essay Award for her article "Monumental Absence: Augusta Savage's Unbuilt Monuments, 1931-1943," which appeared in the fall 2023 issue (vol. 37, no. 3) of American Art, the museum's peer-reviewed journal for new scholarship. Korobkin's article focuses on sculptor Augusta Savage's proposed  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 1339X) entitled "Walkersville Southern Railroad Inc. - Discontinuance of Service Exemption - in Frederick County, Maryland.": * * * Walkersville Southern Railroad, Inc. (WSRR), has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately 2.21-mile rail   more