WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 9 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: As part of the Department of the Air Force's sweeping efforts to deter and, if needed, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition, DAF senior leaders announced four organizational changes to Air Force Materiel Command during an opening speech Feb. 12 at the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado. "We need these changes now; we are out of time to reoptimize our forces to meet t  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 9 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's collusion with immigration activists. The brief, filed Friday in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, supports states' motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by asylum seekers and immigr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 9 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. C096274) on April 8, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District CLIFFORD ALAN DILBERT, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. GAVIN NEWSOM, as Governor, etc., Defendant and Respondent. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, Steven M. Gevercer, Judge. Affirmed. Clifford Alan Dilbert, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant. R  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will offer free and confidential black lung screenings to coal miners beginning in April 2024. The screenings support early detection of black lung disease, a serious but preventable disease in coal miners caused by breathing coal mine dust. NIOSH provide  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 167) entitled "Conrail Abandonment of Lines in Zanesville, Ohio": * * * On November 30, 1981, the Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) filed an application pursuant to section 308 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, as amended by the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 (NERSA), 45 U.S.C. Sec. 748,/1 to abandon 40.8 miles of rail line in Zanesvi  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 35729) entitled "Ann Arbor Railroad Inc. - Lease Renewal and Operation Exemption with Interchange Commitment - Norfolk Southern Railway Co.": * * * Ann Arbor Railroad, Inc. (AARR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.43 to renew its lease with Norfolk Southern Railway (NSR) of rail lines totaling approximat  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of states attempting to stop the Biden administration's capitulation to illegal immigration activists. President Biden's actions would continue to leave the southern border wide open and communities across the country vulnerable to dangerous drugs and crim  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 9 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today amended last week's State of Emergency to include Pleasants County after severe thunderstorms caused flooding, downed trees, power outages, and road blockages. On April 2nd, Gov. Justice issued a declaration for Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, and Nicholas counties. Then on April 4th, Gov. Justice amended the April 2nd declaration to include Barbour, B  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Three more defendants pleaded guilty today to roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Southern District of West Virginia. Hakeem Rashad Mack, also known as "Paper," 31, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty to distribution of 50 grams or more  more