BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: Erek L. Barron, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) Bijon A. Mostoufi and Joseph Wenner will lead the efforts of his Office that support the Justice Department's nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 5, 2024 general election. AUSAs Mostoufi and Wenner have been appointed to serve as t  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Brandon Bartley, age 26, of Laurel, Maryland, was sentenced today to 180 months in prison and to pay a $5,000 fine for drug and gun crimes in connection with his trafficking of large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, and his possession of more than 30 firearms. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Frank A. Tarentino III, S  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute on Drug Abuse issued the following news release: * * * NIH findings highlight critical gaps in treatment access in correctional facilities, where almost two-thirds of people have a substance use disorder * * * A new look into addiction treatment availability in the U.S. criminal justice system reveals that fewer than half (43.8%) of 1,028 jails surveyed across the nation offered any   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: The Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) onboard NOAA's GOES-19 satellite, which launched on June 25, 2024, are powered on, performing well, and observing the sun. EXIS measures light from the sun in extreme ultraviolet and soft X-ray (lower energy) wavelengths and identifies the magnitude and loc  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Naval Academy issued the following news release: By MC3 Hannah K. Cox Command Master Chief Mamudu "Karim" Cole joined the Navy on December 17, 1990 with the intent of serving for four years and then getting out to go to college. Instead, he fell in love with the job and decided to stay in. "I stayed because of the people," said Master Chief Cole. "If I was to pick out anything that's been special in my career, it's all the different folks I have serv  more

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, Sept. 24 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Sept. 22, 2024, after the Air Force Two arrival in Prince George's County: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi, guys. Well, you've probably heard I would like another debate. So, I'm hoping the former president will agree to that, but we have a lot more to discuss. Q: You -- you raised $27 million from this fundraiser. That's the largest since you raised -- since you were at the top of the ticket  more