FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. Sgt. Tyrone Sharp has made a career of focusing on others' well-being as a religious affairs NCO for the U.S. Army Reserve's 99th Readiness Division. When he competed in the division-level Best Squad Competition this past March in California, he was able to take some time to focus on his own personal and professional development. "I volunteer  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Albany - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.75 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bellingham - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Bellingham, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.78 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bend-Redmond - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.94 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Comm  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bremerton-Silverdale - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Bremerton-Silverdale, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.66 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported toda  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Corvallis - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $32.47 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Eugene - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Eugene, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.86 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Grants Pass - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.27 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Kennewick-Richland - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Kennewick-Richland, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.19 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Longview - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Longview, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.40 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Medford - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.34 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner C  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Mount Vernon-Anacortes - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.84 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Olympia-Tumwater - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Olympia-Tumwater, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.12 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regio  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.79 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Salem - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.08 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $41.60 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporte  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Spokane-Spokane Valley - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.93 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Walla Walla - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Walla Walla, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.13 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Wenatchee - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.53 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Yakima - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Yakima, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.34 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Admera Health LLC has agreed to pay the United States $5,389,648 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying commissions to third party independent contractor marketers in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Admera will pay an additional $147,851 to individual states for claims paid to Admera by state Medicaid programs.  more

SAN DIEGO, California, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Nineteen alleged members of a human smuggling organization have been criminally charged for coordinating the smuggling of dozens of unauthorized migrants into the U.S. from Mexico, mostly aboard personal watercraft via the Pacific Ocean. Nine of the 19 are in custody. A grand jury returned an indictment against fourteen members of the organization, and a c  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Owl International Inc., Global 1st Flagship,* Irvine, California, is awarded a $20,652,538 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-4204) for the accomplishment of the Inactive Ships Maintenance Pearl Harbor requirement. Work will be performed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed by August 2025. Fiscal 2024 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $4  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Region 9 Administrator authorized the use of federal funds on July 24 at 11:32 p.m. PDT / July 25 2:32 a.m. EDT to assist the state of California in combating the Park Fire burning in Butte County. On July 24, the state of California submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG  more

WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Defendants Furthered the Chinese Government's Transnational Repression Campaign Against the Falun Gong by Bribing a Purported IRS Official * * * John Chen, 71, of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Los Angeles, California, and Lin Feng, 44, a PRC citizen and resident of Los Angeles, California, pleaded guilty to acting as unregistered agents of the PRC and bribing an IRS agent in connection w  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Join us for our new podcast episode, our summer 2024 round-up, featuring news, updates, and stories from around the agency and the country. Stay informed with the most recent developments and initiatives including: A new oyster hatchery in New EnglandLiving shorelines along coastal South CarolinaA recent report from a salmon task force in Alaska New research into beluga whale feeding habitat  more

TRAVIS AFB, California, July 26 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Robert Nichols, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affair The 60th Maintenance Group began training on the U.S. Air Force's first drone aircraft inspection program, July 16-19. This program aims to improve aircraft inspections with the aid of Skydio X2D drones and create a training template to be used by Air Force maintenance units. "(Drone inspec  more