FORT IRWIN, California, May 31 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: By Travis Day The Army & Air Force Exchange Service celebrated the opening of the $15.7 million 24-hour Mojave Express at Fort Irwin on May 29, marking a significant Quality-of-Life improvement for the remote California Army installation. The 14,000-square-foot convenience store includes a Hunt Brothers Pizza and Chopz quick-serve restaurants; a food truck plaza; and 20-pump gas statio  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a $242 million investment as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda that will bring clean, reliable drinking water to communities across the West through five water storage and conveyance projects. The projects in California, Colorado and Washington are expected to add at least 1.6 million acre-feet of additional water  more

MONTEREY, California, May 31 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Seeking to continue promoting reading and in-depth discussion even after graduation from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security, the first-ever Executive Leaders Program Alumni Book Club has been launched. The optional book club held two inaugural sessions via Zoom on May 7 and May 9 with invited alumni from cohorts 2102, 2201, 2202, and 2301, as well as E  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Kansas private nonprofit organizations of the June 27, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by a severe winter storm that occurred Jan. 8 - 16. Private nonprofits that provide essential se  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Washington private nonprofit organizations of the June 27, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by severe winter storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: In a significant move, the Biden-Harris Administration today announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, a key initiative under President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The rebates, totaling $8,345,000 for Arizona, will enable selectees to purchase 30 clean school buses in 10 school di  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, a key initiative under President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The rebates, totaling $91,230,000 for California, will help selectees purchase 380 clean school buses in 47 school districts across the sta  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: A disbarred California attorney pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to operate a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of more than $9.5 million. According to court documents, David Kagel, 85, formerly of Beverly Hills, conspired to fraudulently induce victims to participate in a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. Kagel and his co-conspirators promoted investment programs that fals  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 30 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: * * * Disaster Assistance Now Available to Private Nonprofit Organizations in Five Additional Counties * * * Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Johnston, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Tillman and Washita counties following the amendment to President Biden's May 16 major disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a re  more

MCALLEN, Texas, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 37-year-old resident of Sacramento, California, has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to import narcotics through the Rio Grande Valley for further distribution into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Shaun Michael Simmons pleaded guilty Oct. 11, 2023. Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane has now ordered Simmons to serve 135 m  more