ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 12 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Community members, businesses, and organizations are invited to attend the next Alexandria West Plan Community Open House at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 at Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School, 1701 N Beauregard Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22311. The location is easily accessible via the FREE DASH Bus Route 35. Food, childcare, and language interpretation in Spanish and Amharic will be avai  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 11 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release: The Park & Recreation Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 20, at 7 p.m. at Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School (1701 N Beauregard St.) to discuss the proposed Alexandria West Open Space recommendations. Following the public hearing, the Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting. The staff will present a final update on the open space plan recommendations and the commission will   more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: James Soriano of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to multiple bribery conspiracies, admitting that while he was a public official at Naval Information Warfare Center in San Diego, he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from defense contractors in the form of free meals, tickets to premier sporting events, jobs for family a  more

SALEM, Oregon, June 12 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: * * * Oregon to Receive $15 Million * * * Today, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and 42 other attorneys general announced they have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. As its share of the settlement, (which is pending judicial approval), O  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: As part of its ongoing modernization efforts, the Department of the Air Force chief information officer, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, is accelerating initiatives to provide Guardians, Airmen, civilian employees, and contractors the ability to responsibly experiment with Generative AI, with adequate safeguards in place. DAF senior leaders are focused on maximizing competi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in a case addressing the states' authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/e9279006-5dfa-42e6-bf36-b27458b7fb7c/fileAsset/Mulready%20v.%20PCMA%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%20Certiora  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Joe Lacdan On a January night in 2014, the Candelario family gathered in front of their television to watch the documentary "Tent City, U.S.A." The film followed the struggles of Nashville's homeless and the city's overwhelmed shelter system. Then-Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Candelario, a Soldier stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky asked his children how they would help solve the growing transient population issue. "W  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 12 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan group of 44 Attorneys General in sending a letter to Congress endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act would establish a commission to investigate and make recommendations on solutions to protect kids online and improve the ability of law enforcement agencie  more

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Yesterday afternoon, in federal court in Houston, Texas, Cesar Humberto Lopez-Larios, also known as "Grenas de Stoners" and "Oso de Stoners," a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as "MS-13," was ordered to be transferred in custody to the Eastern District of New York where he, together with 13 other high-ranking MS-13 leaders, are charge  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The National Capital Planning Commission issued the following news release: At its June 6, 2024 meeting the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) adopted updates to the Introduction Chapter for the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: Federal Elements. The Introduction Chapter outlines the planning framework and guiding principles for the Federal Elements. NCPC uses the Federal Elements' policies to guide agency actions, including review of projects and long  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on June 10, 2024: Reps. Jason Ortitay (R-Washington/Allegheny) and Jessica Benham (D-Allegheny) and Sen. Devlin Robinson (R-Allegheny) came together today to announce they have introduced Alicia's Law in the House and Senate to fund the prosecution of technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and internet crimes against children. They were joined at the press conference by Alicia Kozak, who  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Erica Y. Williams to a second term as Chairperson of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) beginning on Oct. 25, 2024, and running through Oct. 24, 2029. "I thank Erica for her leadership and am pleased that she will continue to serve as Chairperson of the PCAOB," said SEC Chair Gary Gensler.   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A man and woman from Virginia were convicted on June 10, 2024, of multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their 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 presidential election.   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The U.S. Navy's Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program hosted a Talent Pipeline Project (TPP) Signing Day event at Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia on May 23, 2024. The ceremony recognized the latest wave of skilled workers joining the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and first cohort to enter the U.S. Navy as civilian employees at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD). Th  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 12 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Are you considering having children? If you're trying to get pregnant, but haven't been able to, you may have questions about how TRICARE can help. "If you're struggling to conceive, it's important to find out what might be causing you or your partner to struggle with infertility," said Elan Green, chief of the Medical Benefits and Reimbursement Branch of the TRICARE Health Plan at the Defense Health Agency. "T  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 11 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency signed a feasibility study grant to support the Alexandria Petroleum Company (APC) in its efforts to improve the health, safety, and environmental protocols of its El Max refinery in Alexandria, Egypt. The grant will fund a series of studies to identify and address the facility's priority safety and fire protection needs. APC is a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 12 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares and 42 other state attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The consent judgment filed in this lawsuit addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 12 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a bipartisan 32-state coalition requesting that the United States Supreme Court review a decision limiting Oklahoma's authority to regulate abusive pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief, Attorney General Miyares and the coalition ask the Court to grant Oklahoma's request to review a decision from the U.S. Court  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 12 (TNSres) -- The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: As the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to investigate influenza detections in dairy cattle, the agency has issued recommendations to help minimize transmission at dairy cattle exhibitions. Many of these are the same type of recommendations that have been in place for years to help reduce transmission of many diseases. While there have been no po  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 12 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following statement on June 11, 2024: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today released the following statement after the first meeting of the Preserving Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP) Task Force: "I'd like to thank the Task Force for convening yesterday and bringing together Gold Star families and our Veteran community to discuss important concerns surrounding the recent VMSDEP chang  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 12 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Carry-On Trailer, a leading manufacturer of steel and utility trailers, will invest $9.2 million to increase capacity at its facility in Westmoreland County. The company will upgrade to a powder coat paint system that will allow it to produce more premium products and increase production to serve growing demand from its northeast custom  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A federal jury convicted three Newport News men yesterday on charges relating to a series of violent crimes that included several shootings and multiple murders. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from at least Jan. 16, 2017, through November 2017, Ronzel Monte Dixie, aka Bone or Bizzy, 31; Kwaimain Shy'de Redmon, aka Kwa, 30; and M  more