SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 9, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Hawaii - Third Quarter 2023": * * * From June 2023 to September 2023, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Hawaii were 34,974, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 27,109, the U.S.   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 9, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Idaho - Third Quarter 2023": * * * From June 2023 to September 2023, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Idaho were 57,935, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 51,518, the U.S. Bu  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Devin Shanahan, 29, of Winnetka, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine over the dark web, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, Shanahan worked with his coconspirators to create narcotics vendor accounts on various dark web marketplaces in 2018 an  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: Andrew A. Wiederhorn, the former CEO and current controlling shareholder of the publicly traded Fat Brands Inc. (FAT), has been indicted on federal charges alleging a scheme to conceal $47 million in distributions he received in the form of shareholder loans from the IRS, FAT's minority shareholders, and the broader investing public, the Justice Department ann  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: On May 8, 2024, the government of Honduras extradited convicted felon Victor Viera-Chirinos to the United States. The extradition marks the fourth in the case against 14 defendants alleged to have been trafficking large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine base, and cocaine in San Francisco. Information about the three defendants previously ex  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: Gregory Finkelson, a San Francisco resident, has pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government property in connection with his fraudulent receipt of hundreds of thousands of dollars in low-income housing benefits, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp; U.S. D  more

MONTEREY, California, May 11 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: When Captain Samson C. Stevens (Executive Leaders Program Cohort 2201) was the Captain of the Port and Commander of Coast Guard Sector Virginia, one of his favorite presentations was an informational brief, or Sector 101. At the end of the PowerPoint slides, he featured 40, quarter-sized seals of different organizations to represent "this massive coalition of inte  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 11 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Francisco Division issued the following news release: On May 8, 2024, the government of Honduras extradited convicted felon Victor Viera-Chirinos to the United States. The extradition marks the fourth in the case against 14 defendants alleged to have been trafficking large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine base, and cocaine in San Francisco. Information about the three defendant  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news on May 10, 2024: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have developed a new approach that can rapidly predict the structure and chemical composition of heterogeneous materials. In a new study in ACS Chemistry of Materials, LLNL scientists Wonseok Jeong and Tuan Anh Pham developed a new approach that combines machine learning with X-ray ab  more

PORTOLA VALLEY, California, May 11 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 10, 2024, at a campaign reception at a private residence: * * * THE PRESIDENT: I brought somebody along with me. (Applause.) Vinod and Neeru, thank you. Thank you for that introduction and for your whole family. You know, one of the bad news about being a child or a nephew in a family that's deeply involved is you have no way out. (Laughter.) No way out. Thank you for inviting us to your wonderful home  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 10 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - Army couples from Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) and Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (PRFTA) spent a day and half in April 2024 learning how to better understand emotions and relational needs, control conflict and shape positive and loving bonds at the Great Wolf Lodge, Manteca, California. The 'Creating Connections' event is part of the Army Chief of Cha  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 11 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: Today SBA announced that, although the deadline to apply for assistance has passed, they will continue to accept applications for property damage through June 11, 2024, and for economic injury through Nov. 9, 2024. Hawaii businesses owners and residents who were affected by the wildfires and high winds that occurred Aug. 8 - Sept. 30, 2023, in Ma  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, May 11 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Kenneth Abbate, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs The 60th Aerial Port Squadron located at Travis Air Force Base performed an assessment on the newly acquired Autonomous K-loader May 6-10, 2024. The Autonomous K-loader is a complex electro-mechanical autonomous research and development prototype. It was designed and built to provide the means to assess the pe  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: An Orange County man and part-time actor was found guilty by a jury today of soliciting investors in companies that marketed what in fact were a bogus cure and treatment for COVID-19 during the pandemic's early days. Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, 56, of Huntington Beach, was found guilty of 11 counts of wire fraud. He remains free on $150,000 bond. According t  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A South Gate man pleaded guilty today to a federal narcotics charge for leading a drug trafficking ring that imported drugs, including cocaine and heroin, from Mexico, then used modified BMWs with hidden trap compartments to distribute those drugs throughout the United States. Joel Antonio Villegas, 35, a.k.a. "Junior," pleaded guilty to one count of conspira  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has received increased reports of California brown pelicans, a fully protected species, stranded along the coast from Santa Cruz County south to San Diego County, since late April. Central and Southern California wildlife rehabilitation facilities began admitting an unusually high number of sick pelicans as reports we  more