BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 19 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charges That Employer's Criminal History Screening Causes Discriminatory Impact Against Black, Native American and Other Workers * * * Sheetz, a large convenience store chain, violated federal law by denying employment to a class of job applicants because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsu  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 19 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is standing up for Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle mandate. Attorney General Moody, along with a multistate coalition filed a lawsuit today to block a new Environmental Protection Agency emissions rule. The new rule imposes unworkable emissions standards on passenger cars, light-dut  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador stood up for Idahoans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Labrador joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new Environmental Protection Agency (  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 19 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed suit to defend Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 19 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: * * * Department of Transportation Awarded $3.3 Million * * * Gov. Jim Justice today announced the allocation of nearly $1.1 million in non-federal match funds to enhance water and wastewater infrastructure in five West Virginia counties. Additionally, the West Virginia Department of Transportation was awarded nearly $3.3 million through the PROTECT grant to reconst  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 19 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Gov. Jim Justice released details for the first-ever Governor's School for Tourism, a 10-day summer academy for students interested in learning more about West Virginia's growing tourism industry. Those selected will tour nearly 1,000 miles of West Virginia, learning about tourism and hospitality through hands-on experiences. Students who are currently high school freshmen and sophomore  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: United States Attorney Will Thompson presented the 2024 Excellence in Victim Advocacy and Justice Awards today during the Opening Ceremony for the 23rd Annual Operation Reach Out at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse. Operation Reach Out recognizes crime victims and those who serve them, and is sponsored by the U.S. Attorney's Of  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Mariah Diane Keffer, 26, of Beckley, was sentenced today to one year in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 12, 2022, Keffer sold approximately 60 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant a  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: A West Virginia doctor was found guilty today by a jury for the unlawful distribution of controlled substances and for destroying evidence of his crimes. David Elwood Hess, 60, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, was convicted of four counts of improper prescribing and one count of destroying records in a federal investigation. The jur  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Twelve people from Ohio and West Virginia have been charged with distributing cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced that ten individuals from the Greater Cleveland area plus two more from the Ohio Valley have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges. The cases were investigated by multi-j  more