PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: In the aftermath of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mobilized and began working with a unified team of federal, state, and local agencies with the goals of assessing the damage and, ultimately, restoring maritime navigation. The challenge has been historic as an estimated 50,000 short tons of steel and c  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Allport, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics, firearms, and money laundering laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Alexis Brolin, Jr., 55, pleaded guilty before United States Senior District Judge Kim R. Gibson to Counts Two through Five of the Superseding Indictmen  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Giuseppina "Josephine" Leone, 61, of North Wales, PA, was charged by indictment with three counts of wire fraud for making false representations in documents relating to the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") and Restaurant Revitalization Fund ("RRF") program, which provided emergency financi  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Reginald Bernard Blunt, 32, pleaded guilty before Senior United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture containing m  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 45 months in prison today for assaulting law enforcement, destroying government property, and other charges related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 pr  more