PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 3, 2024, entitled "Virginia Beach Area Employment - May 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC, rose by 17,100 over the year in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that th  more

LIVERPOOL, Pennsylvania, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * S&L Roofing, Gutters, and Siding again placed children in highly dangerous conditions * * * The owner of a Liverpool roofing company risked the lives of two of his children by exposing them to falls from heights -- the construction industry's leading cause of death -- while they worked on roofs atop a Mechanicsburg apartment complex in June 2024  more

ELIZABETH, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Nashville District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District has scheduled July 10 as the first controlled demolition date to remove the fixed-crest dam on the Monongahela River near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. WHO: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District (USACE). WHAT: Conduct a controlled demolition of the first 50-foot section using explosives to breach the dam at the  more

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, July 4 -- The White House issued the following remarks on July 2, 2024, at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus on the Road event: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you, Congresswoman Barragan for all that you do for Latino communities across the country. Your leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is creating change. We saw that at the White House last month when the President signed an Executive Order to keep families together and give Dreamers the opportunit  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 3 -- The Navy Installations Command issued the following news: Rear Adm. Wesley "Wes" McCall was relieved by Rear Adm. Carl A. Lahti as commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic (CNRMA) today, during a ceremony at Pennsylvania House onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Commander, Navy Installations Command, Vice Adm. Scott Gray, was the presiding officer for the event. McCall assumed command in May of 2023. During his tour, he provided a full spectrum of shore installa  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: A resident of Duquesne, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on July 1, 2024, to 13 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, on his conviction of distributing fentanyl resulting in death, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy imposed the sen  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on July 2, 2024, to 15 years in prison on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge William S. Stickman IV imposed the sentence on Kevin Rucker, 53. According to informatio  more