ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Dr. Jacob Sherwood, Pacific West District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Julie Sarich as Instructional Systems Specialist for Autism. Ms. Sarich joined DoDEA team in 2013 as a Learning Impaired Moderate to Severe teacher at Camp Zama, Japan. She later joined the special education team at Zama Middle High School as a Learning Impaired Mild to Moderate t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants fund projects that target water pollution * * * PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 8, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $2.4 million to projects that will help protect, manage, and restore wetlands in the mid-Atlantic region. Recipients in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia were chosen for a Wetland Program Development Grant (WPDG) tha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: As Tropical Storm Debby continues its path northeast, FEMA advises residents in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia to stay informed and take necessary precautions to ensure their safety as heavy rainfall, strong winds and potential flooding are expected in the coming days. For those living further north, the time to prepare is now. FEMA is working clos  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release: A CDC Food Safety Alert update regarding a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/delimeats-7-24/index.html. * * * Key Points: * Since the last update on July 31, 9 more cases have been reported bringing the total to 43. All 43 people have been hospitalized and three de  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today issued a proclamation allowing national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign banks to close offices in areas of Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. affected by Hurricane Debby. In issuing the proclamation, the OCC expects  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Virginia for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations with economic losses due to drought that began on July 16. The declaratio  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: A superseding indictment was returned yesterday charging two Iranian citizens, brothers Shahab Mir'kazei (Shahab), and Yunus Mir'kazei (Yunus), and one Pakistani citizen, Muhammad Pahlawan, for conspiring to provide and providing material support to Iran's weapons of mass destruction program resulting in death and conspiring to commit violence aga  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: Two former corrections officers from the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, pleaded guilty today for their respective roles in an assault that resulted in the death of an inmate, identified by the initials Q.B., on March 1, 2022. Ashley Toney and Jacob Boothe each pleaded guilty to violating inmate Q.B.'s civil rights by  more