NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, July 24 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * The small but mighty gadget could help make massive research machines more efficient and enable future industrial applications. It has a pretty fascinating past, as well. * * * A pocket-size gizmo that puts the "pop" in microwave popcorn could soon fuel particle accelerators of the future. The small but mighty device is a magnetron - a  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 24 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Drummond is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect parents' fundamental rights to make decisions about their children's welfare. In 2021, a Wisconsin school district implemented guidelines allowing students to change their gender identity at school - including names, pronouns, and use of facilities like locker rooms and bathrooms - without parental notification o  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $574,588 grant to Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, to expand entrepreneurial support to three Utah regions. This grant will establish the Wildcat Micro Fund and provide business resources and training to support entrepreneurs in underserved and rural areas of Utah. T  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: Joe Robert Rael, 55, of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment, and a term of 60 months' supervised release for engaging in a conspiracy to traffic narcotics and launder money. The sentence, imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr., took place on July 18, 2024, after Rael, who also goes by the alias "Jojo," pleaded guilty February 9, 2  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 24 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on July 23, 2024: The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity announced today that Utah-based businesses continued to perform and further invest in the state during the 2024 fiscal year (FY 2024). The Economic Opportunity office administers the Utah Legislature's post-performance Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF) and Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Fi  more