PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL officials joined U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and other Department of Energy (DOE) personnel to commemorate the installation of the first of thousands of solar and battery systems on low-income homes across Puerto Rico. DOE anticipates installing up to 3,000 systems by the end of 2024. The work is part of the DOE Grid Deployment Office's (  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Jessika L. Hiepler, 46, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl to two counts of wire fraud related to her scheme to defraud two nonprofit veterans organizations, American Legion Post 34 and American Veterans Post 19.   more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on September 5, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion sentenced Antoine Montgomery, age 34, of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, to a term of 108 months' imprisonment for trafficking of fentanyl. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Montgome  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A husband and wife from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to obstructing law enforcement during a public gathering and protest in 2023, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Krystal DiPippa, 42, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan to one count of obstruction of law enforcement  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $3.7 million in the state of Pennsylvania to support industrial and scientific business expansion projects in the state. The EDA investments announced today are: The Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority in Pittsburgh will rec  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 7 -- Vice President Kamala Harris answered questions in a press gaggle at Penzeys Spices: * * * Q: Madam Vice President, what do you think of the Cheneys' endorsement, ma'am? Liz Cheney and Dick Cheney have endorsed you. What do you think about that? THE VICE PRESIDENT: I'm -- I'm -- actually, I'm honored to have their endorsement. And I think that what -- they both, as leaders who are well-respected, are making an important statement that it's okay and -- if n  more