OMAHA, Nebraska, May 29 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: Overdose trends in Omaha have dropped nearly 40 percent since the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division Overdose Response Task Force (ODRTF) began making arrests in January 2023. For their efforts, the eight-person team was presented with the Midwest Region High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Overdose Reduction Award. Since its inc  more

LENEXA, Kansas, 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, funded by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda. The rebates will help selectees purchase 16 clean school buses in Nebraska. The program will also help Nebraska accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicle  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 1 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: Community members across the five state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division safely disposed of 18,614 pounds of unwanted and unused medications at the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event held April 27. Nationally, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 670,136 pounds of medications at close to 5,000 sites. "We know  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Nebraska to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by a severe winter storm and straight-line winds from April 6-7, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 29 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Nebraska following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that occurred April 25 - 27, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Admini  more