WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Following the completion of the fifth offshore wind lease sale held during the Biden-Harris administration, the Department of the Interior today announced the results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. The sale the first in the region in a decade resulted in two provisional winners and $92.65 milli  more

MONTEREY, California, Aug. 15 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: By law, the Commonwealth of Virginia elects a new Governor every four years, and with the new executive comes a new administration needing to get up to speed quickly on managing the government. That includes the commonwealth's Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security (PSHS), whose responsibility is to advocate for public safety in the commonwealth and und  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: A Lowell woman was sentenced to prison today for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and conspiring to launder the proceeds in Massachusetts and Virginia. Sathtra Em, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 21 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. In April 2024, Em p  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: RESTON, Va. Low-level airplane and helicopter flights are planned over broad regions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The airborne survey will be conducted from August of 2024 for approximately one year, weather and wildfire restrictions permitting. The survey is being coordinated by the U.S  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news on Aug. 14, 2024: ST. LOUIS - The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Saint Louis University will co-host the Geo-Resolution 2024 conference, "Modeling the Future for Today's Decisions," Thursday, Sept. 12, at SLU's Busch Student Center. The event is supported by Taylor Geospatial Institute. This year's theme will focus on how geospatial models can help solve many of the world's most  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: A California woman was sentenced today to eight years and eight months in prison for her part in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. According to court documents, in September 2022, Lily Marlene Contreras Lopez, 35, took over the drug-trafficking business of her romantic partner, who was arrested on firearms and narcotics  more

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico issued the following news: By Lance CPL. Ethan Miller, Marine Corps Base Quantico Surrounded by a dense forest rich in vegetation and a tropical climate, a village and its guests spend all day training for what will come at night; U.S. Marines and Navy corpsman would teach the Vietnamese how to defend their territory and care for life-threatening injuries all while fortifying the village for a pending assault.  more