ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rep  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 6.7 percent in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported toda  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissi  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.7 percent in Houston-The Woodlands, TX, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commis  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 3 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) of the U.S. Department of Justice for illegally attempting to curtail Americans' constitutional right to privately buy and sell firearms. Louisiana is part of a multi-state coalition that includes Texas, Mississippi, and Utah. Just weeks ago, the Justice Department expanded rules requiri  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Biloxi City Councilman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a Schedule I controlled substance. Robert Leon Deming, III, 47, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents and information presented to the court, in 2019, Deming founded the Candy Shop, LLC to operate Candy Shop stores in Mississi  more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: A Laurel man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court records, Danny Ray Cole, 46, was caught distributing pills to a buyer that contained 12.46 grams of a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Picayune man was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 27 grams of methamphetamine. Conel Lamont Holloway, 40, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court records, on November 2, 2018, Holloway sold 27 grams of methamphetamine to an individual for $700 in Picayune, Mississippi. Holl  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Red Water woman was sentenced to 70 months in prison for conspiring to possess over 50 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. According to court documents, in May of 2021, Kelsy Ann Billie, 24, conspired to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine near the Pearl River Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. In September  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Todd Gee, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, announced today that the United States obtained a civil judgment in the amount of $916,392 in connection with fraudulent veterans assistance claims made by barber school and salon owner April Tucker Beard; Beard's salon and barber school, April's Mane Attraction, Inc.   more

MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Devon Leroy Battiest, age 43, of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 168 months in prison for one count of Murder in Indian Country - Second Degree. The charge arose from investigations by the Broken Bow Police Department, the Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Tribal Police, and th  more

BJERKVIK, Norway, May 3 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Maj. Vonnie Wright In a display of international collaboration the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, Norwegian Armed Forces and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division joined forces to construct and maneuver across a medium girder bridge April 26-28 here testing joint mobility capabilities during DEFENDER 2024. The 21st Theater Sustainment Command is in charge of setting t  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: This evening, First Lady Jill Biden will host the first-ever "Teachers of the Year" State Dinner at the White House. This event will honor the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman from Tennessee, and the State Teachers of the Year from across the country for their excellence in teaching and commitment to students' learning. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) oversees the Nationa  more