PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host an information session regarding a draft Environmental Assessment on the Delaware City Dredged Material Disposal Area. The event will be held from 6-7 p.m. on September 26, 2024, at the Delaware City Library (250 5th St, Delaware City, DE 19706). During the meeting, Army Corps team members will share a broad overview of the  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: Leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) participated in a signing ceremony on Sept. 17, 2024, at DRBC headquarters in West Trenton, N.J. Leaders signed a feasibility cost-sharing agreement amendment for the Francis E. Walter Dam Re-Evaluation   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: HARRISBURG, Pa. More than $1 million has been approved for homeowners and renters in Pennsylvania after Tropical Storm Debby from August 9-10, 2024. "This milestone highlights the hard work of partners at the local, county, state and federal levels," said Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director Randy Padfield. "We will continue helping individuals g  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW YORK On Sept. 12, Enforcement and Removal Operations New York City arrested a citizen of Honduras convicted by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, March 13, 2019, for unlawful sexual contact with a minor, corruption of minors where the defendant is age 18 or above, and indecent assault of a person less than 13 years old. The no  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-297) on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * Re: Short Term Network Change Certification Received Verizon Pennsylvania LLC (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that short term public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: * * * Actors Unsuccessfully Sought to Prevent FBI's Disruption of Botnet * * * The Justice Department today announced a court-authorized law enforcement operation that disrupted a botnet consisting of more than 200,000 consumer devices in the United States and worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Western District of Pennsylvania, the botnet devices were infected b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 24-103) on Sept. 12, 2024, entitled "Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to the Victim Services Center of Montgomery County Inc., Norristown, Pennsylvania." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Pennsylvania Com  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) -- one of three regional hydrogen hubs in which NETL is participating -- recently took a major step forward with the opening of a program office in Morgantown, WV, a step that will help jumpstart the region's hydrogen economy. ARCH2 is a Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub comprised of 11 project development partners   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release: The Department of Justice today announced a court-authorized law enforcement operation that disrupted a botnet consisting of more than 200,000 consumer devices in the United States and worldwide. As described in court documents unsealed in the Western District of Pennsylvania, the botnet devices were infected by People's Republic of China (PRC) state-  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Middletown, Delaware, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Paul Smith, 46, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Superseding Indictment before Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson. In connection with the guilty plea, the Court wa  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced in federal court to 12 months and one day in prison on her conviction of wire fraud, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Antranette Echols, 57, was also ordered to pay restitution of $373,690 to several financial institutions and the Small Business Administration, who were the   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A former resident of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on September 11, 2024, to 10 years in prison, to be followed by six years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Chief United States District Judge Mark R. Hornak imposed the sentenc  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a federal drug trafficking charge, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Dirk Barfield Jr., 38, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Robert J. Colville to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. In connection with the guilty p  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating a federal narcotics law, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The one-count Indictment named Drew Gordon, 22, as the sole defendant. According to the Indictment, on or about August 30, 2024, Gordon possessed with  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued the following news release: * * * Department of Labor alleges university paid women less than male colleagues * * * PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania State University will pay $703,742 in back wages and interest and enter into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to resolve alleged gender pay discrimination against female employees. Based on a compliance review by the d  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 17, 2024, to an overflow crowd at the 2024 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. How are you? (Applause.) Well, look, I think we're really -- not because of me, because of you -- we're at a real point where things are about to change in a big way in America. No, I really mean it. I really mean it.  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 18 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks in a conversation with the National Association of Black Journalists at the WHYY Studios: * * * Q: Let's meet our three moderators for today's discussion. Gerren Keith Gaynor is the White House correspondent and managing editor of politics for TheGrio. Eugene Daniels is co-author of the Politico Playbook and is Politico's White House correspondent. Tonya Mosley is the co-host of NPR and WHYY's "Fr  more