ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * Lower oxygen conditions this spring consistent with yearly forecast model * * * Data collected by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Old Dominion University show that May 2024 dissolved oxygen conditions in the Chesapeake Bay mainstem of Maryland and Virginia were worse than average. The results are from samples collected during regular monitoring cruises condu  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 28 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: * * * Announcement comes during CEQ Chair's trip to New Mexico to highlight President Biden's progress on climate, conservation, and environmental justice agenda New Mexico, Michigan, Hawaii, and Minnesota join 10 other states, nine Tribes, and dozens of local communities committed to protecting freshwater resources * * * Today in Albuquerque, New Mexico,   more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 28 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), sometimes called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), can affect anyone who is sexually active. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 5 people in the United States have an STI. STI rates steadily increased among active duty service members between 2014 and 2022, as reported on Health.mil. This mirrors the rising rate of STIs in the U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: The Federal Election Commission has declared Jill Stein and her principal campaign committee, Jill Stein for President 2024, eligible to receive public matching funds for her 2024 presidential campaign for the Green Party nomination. To become eligible for matching funds, candidates must raise a threshold amount of $100,000 by collecting $5,000 in 20 different states. Although an individu  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: A Virginia woman was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for not paying employment taxes to the IRS. According to court documents and statements made in court, Gail Jones, of Dumfries, Virginia, was a co-owner and served as director, president and vice president of parcel delivery service S&G Property Management Inc. (S&G). Between 2013 and 2018, Jones caused income, Social Security and  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: Boyd Farm LLC and its owner Frazier T. Boyd III were sentenced yesterday for criminally filling wetlands in Goochland and Louisa Counties, Virginia. Boyd Farm was sentenced to pay a fine of $300,000 and serve a year of probation for a felony violation of the Clean Water Act. Boyd was sentenced to 30 days home confinement and a year of probation. At various times between 2017 and 2019, Boyd  more

LAUGHLIN AFB, Texas, June 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Laughlin Air Force Base (47th Flying Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Kailee Reynolds, 47th Flying Training Wing 47th Flying Training Wing (FTW) Airmen bid farewell to Col. Kevin Davidson and welcomed new commander, Col. Tyler Ellison, during a change of command ceremony here, June 26, 2024. Brig. Gen. Randall Cason, Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, Nineteenth Air Force, presided over the ceremony, reflectin  more

MOODY AFB, Georgia, June 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Moody Air Force Base (23rd Air Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Devin Boyer, 23rd Wing Public Affairs Air Combat Command's director of intelligence, Col. Abraham Jackson, visited Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June 25, 2024, to support the base's intelligence professionals. Jackson, soon to be a brigadier general, traveled from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, to hold meaningful conversations with the 23rd Wing and 93rd Air G  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 28 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District issued the following news story: By Breeana Harris, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Col. Sonny B. Avichal will assume command of the Norfolk District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in a change of command ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. July 12 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. The public is welcomed to attend virtually via WebEx. Col. Avichal attended the National War College in Washington DC where   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.1 million grant to the city of Danville, Virginia for construction of a new aviation training facility. This grant will facilitate construction of a new, 12,532-square-foot training facility at Danville Regional Airport  more