WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 39-year-old Dominican national charged with fentanyl trafficking in Providence. Deportation officers with ERO Boston's Providence field office arrested Yohan Perez-Chala July 15 in Cranston. Perez-Chala claims he entered the United States at an unknown place on an unkn  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: CRANSTON- At the Department of Business Regulation today, Governor McKee was joined by bill sponsors Representative Ackerman (D-Dist. 45, Cumberland, Lincoln) and Senator Jacob Bissaillon (D-Dist. 1, Providence) for a ceremonial signing of new solar protections legislation. Speakers also included Director of the Department of Business Regulation Elizabeth Dwyer and Acting  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: PHOENIX Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis today announced the distribution of $325 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Stateside Assistance Program to all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia the largest annual distribution from the program since 1979. Investments from the LWCF are helping support the Biden-Harris administration's America the Beautiful   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Aug. 3, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claimswas 233,000, a decrease of 17,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 249,000 to 250,000. The 4-week moving average was 240,750,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to revisit an opinion that struck down a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. The coalition, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, filed an amicus br  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 9 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) held its eighth annual Future Warfighting Symposium (FWS) focused on the future of warfare, onboard Naval Station Newport, Aug. 7 - 8. Titled "Innovation: The Future of Joint Warfare," FWS 2024 welcomed 462 in-resident students, including officers from all branches of the U.S. armed forces, U.S. government agencies and more than 70 partner and Allied nations. The symposium also br  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport welcomed the Hon. Richard Marles, MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Minister for Defence and the Federal Member for Corio, on Aug. 5. "The Naval Undersea Warfare Center supports the ongoing partnership between the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the U.S. Navy, maintaining our shared interest in regional peace and prosperity," Marles said. "Collaboration  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024: A convicted felon described in court documents as being a member of a "dangerous Providence Street gang and a driver of violence within that group" was sentenced today to two years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of ammunition, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Ryan DaCruz, 28, of Providence and Central Falls,  more