PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: The FY 2024 Work Plan for Army Civil Works continues this administration's ongoing commitment to fund crucial infrastructure projects and build resilience in a changing climate. Its investments in our coastal ports and inland waterways will strengthen the economy and help maintain our farmers' competitive advantage in the global marketplace. Resources are also dedicate  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria - April 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.775 per gallon in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area in April 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that area gasoli  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - April 2024": * * * Area prices were up 1.0 percent over the past 2 months, up 2.9 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 1.  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - April 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past month, up 3.6 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.4 percent in April, the U.S  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - April 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past 2 months, up 4.1 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), ad  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on May 15, 2024: By Joseph Clark, DOD News The Defense Department is expanding its work with interagency partners to promote sustainable land-use practices at key sites near military installations with the designation of five new sentinel landscapes, the department announced today alongside interagency partners. The newly designated sites in New Mexico, Utah, Hawaii, Pennsylvania and California add to the more tha  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: A manager for a drug trafficking organization that purchased over 100 kilograms of cocaine in Puerto Rico and shipped the kilograms to residences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and southern New Jersey was sentenced to 120 months in prison for his role in the conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Jose Gonzalez, 51, Philadelphia,  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: On May 14, 2024, a resident of Curwensville, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of violating a federal narcotics law, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The one-count Indictment named Jason Lentz, 30, as the sole defendant. According to the Indictment, in and around January 20  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: A resident of Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 120 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his convictions of possession, manufacturing, and trafficking of firearms, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge Stephanie L. Haines imposed  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Angelo Pereyra, age 39, of Wichita, Kansas, and Andrew Ensanian, age 38, of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, were charged today by Criminal Information with interstate transport of stolen goods. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the infor  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Emile Occean, age 38, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 120 months' imprisonment by United Sates District Court Judge Malachy Mannion for distributing methamphetamine. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Occean distributed methampheta  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 13, 2024, Steven Mack, 49, of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to a one-year term of probation and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine and perform community service. Mack previously pleaded guilty to attempting to obstruct a federal   more