STOCKTON, California, May 15 -- The California Department of Transportation issued the following news release: May 11 was National Train Day, and Caltrans has successfully augmented its passenger rail service in California by placing into service the first of seven new Venture Passenger Rail Car trainsets for daily roundtrip travel between Oakland and Bakersfield. Caltrans owns the largest state-owned intercity passenger rail fleet in the nation, which it runs on the Pacific Surfliner, Capitol  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, May 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Senior Master Sgt. Ted Daigle, 307th Bomb Wing William "Bill" Pedeaux gazed around the cockpit of the B-52 H Stratofortress last week at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, a steely glint flashing in his eyes. It was a look that hadn't come across his face in over 28 years -- the last time Pedeaux had flown in the jet while on active-duty at now defunct Castle Air Force Base, California  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Today, while visiting a behavioral health treatment center under ongoing expansion in San Mateo County, Governor Newsom announced the state is accelerating - in record time - the first round of funding, made available by Prop 1, to boost California's ongoing transformation of the statewide Behavioral Health system. In addition to announcing the faster availability of  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: As California continues to support the legal and regulated cannabis market, today Governor Gavin Newsom announced state law enforcement operations that resulted in the seizure of over $61 million in illegal cannabis in the first four months of this calendar year -- including 62,135 unlicensed cannabis plants and 36,619 pounds of unlicensed cannabis products. WHAT GOVERNOR NEWS  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-05-025) on May 13, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Oversee the Resource Adequacy Program, Consider Program Reforms and Refinements, and Establish Forward Resource Adequacy Procurement Obligations. GRANTING COMPENSATION TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE C  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. E-5318) on May 13, 2024: * * * Renewable Portfolio Standards Procurement Solicitation Protocols of San Diego Gas & Electric Company PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves the Renewable Portfolio Standards Procurement Solicitation Protocols submitted by San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * This resolution does not directly impact safety, however it go  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: CORONA, Calif. - California Baptist University (CBU) and Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division are leveraging their Education Partnership Agreement to hire a team of skilled student interns to help the Navy solve real world problems this year. Students will be hired to help work through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning challenges. Specifically, the interns will be re  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 15 -- The city of Albuquerque issued the following news: The City of Albuquerque has made two key promotions within Albuquerque Fire Rescue (AFR). Clint Anderson will be the Deputy Chief of Strategic Planning and Policy and Jason Garcia will be the City's Fire Marshal. Both roles fill critical needs for the community and the department, ensuring safety and efficiency so that AFR can continue to provide our city's families with the highest quality response. "Deputy   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that WALLACE BEST, also known as "Coop," 57, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 180 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and heroin. Accor  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAMON RAMOS-ACEVEDO, 48, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 135 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. According to court docum  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 14 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr.,associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded California private nonprofit organizations of the June 12 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by severe winter storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred Jan. 31 -  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 14 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Oregon private nonprofit organizations of the June 12 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by severe winter storms, straight-line winds, landslides and mudslides that occurred Jan. 10 - 22  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that WALLACE BEST, also known as "Coop," 57, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 180 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and heroin.   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: CORONA, Calif. - The Navy's inaugural Innovation Summit was held April 23, in Riverside, Calif., bringing together interested parties from the Department of Defense (DoD), local communities, and academia to discuss the state of innovation as it relates to national security and regional economic initiatives. "We're making history here. As Riverside's only Navy base, and we are absolutely thrilled t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird sues California to hit the brakes on its green fleet fantasy and stand up for Iowa truckers. The 17-state lawsuit challenges California's mandate that forces truck fleets, even those based outside of California, to be all-electric by 2042. The lawsuit was announced at a press conference in Ankeny, where she was joined by Scott Szymanek, chairman for the Iowa Mot  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: The American Geophysical Union is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its journal Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) by showcasing some of the highest-achieving papers that have been published over the past 50 years. A paper by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists is one of the winners. The paper,"Causes of Higher Climate Sensitivity in  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, May 15 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Savannah Waters, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs Members of the Leadership Vacaville Program visited the base for a mission brief and tour to gain a better understanding of the Travis AFB mission May 9, 2024. According to their website, Leadership Vacaville is a personal and professional development program designed to cultivate informed, engaged  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: CORONA, Calif. - Lauryl Nakagawa, an engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, began her unique journey in Hunan, China, where as a baby she was adopted by a Caucasian mother and Japanese father from the United States. She lived in Ventura, California, throughout her childhood and graduated from California State Polytechnic University in 2015 with a bachelor's degree in industrial  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAMON RAMOS-ACEVEDO, 48, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 135 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. According to court   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: CORONA, Calif. - Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Corona Division presented its inaugural Michael J. Yeh award to a distinguished scientist in Norco, California, April 4. Scientist Dr. Benny Cheng received the award in recognition of his decade of service working in reliability engineering, which has helped improve fleet readiness and develop innovative capabilities for the Navy. "The Michael   more

MCALLEN, Texas, May 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: Several California residents have received significant sentences for their roles in a South Texas murder-for-hire scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The jury deliberated for less than two hours before convicting Viola Elizabeth, Garcia, 53, following a four-day trial in November 2022. Christopher Andrade, 33, also proceeded to trial and was convicted   more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A Glendale man was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for participating in a darknet-based organization - known as "NoLove" - that trafficked methamphetamine and Ecstasy both inside and outside of the United States and for laundering the outfit's drug proceeds by exchanging bitcoin into U.S. dollars. Arbi Setaghaian Sangbarani, 41, was sentenced   more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A Utah man has been found guilty by a jury for participating in a long-running scheme in which he sent fake invoices on behalf of a shell company to defraud a family-owned organic produce distributor out of $5.8 million, the Justice Department announced today. Kevin Scott Horton, 56, of Saratoga Springs, Utah, was found guilty of seven counts of mail fraud la  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: 64 U.S. companies and organizations to receive nation's top export honors Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce honored 64 companies and organizations from across the country with the President's "E" and "E Star" Awards recognizing their contributions to increasing U.S. exports. Created in 1961 by Executive Order of the President, the President's "E" Award is the highest recognition a U.S. entity can rec  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Thirteen people indicted in a significant drug trafficking investigation are being sought by law enforcement with 10 of them in custody tonight, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. The defendants are named in three different indictments for a drug trafficking scheme. Two additional defendants were arrested today on criminal complaints. "T  more