WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-324) on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T South Carolina (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Inte  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced today a settlement agreement with the Aiken County Public School District in South Carolina to resolve the department's investigation into allegations that English learner students were not receiving appropriate instruction and services. The department's investigation identified concerns that the district failed to provide hundreds of English learner students, including st  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Kyle McLemore, 47, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Harvey Bartle III to 120 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $300 special assessment for selling illegal firearms from South Carolina on the street  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: First responders across local and state governments, the private sector, nonprofits, faith-based organizations and the federal family continue working to address the immediate needs of survivors and their communities. These photos highlight response and recovery efforts across affected states impacted by Hurricane Helene. President Biden has approved federal d  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Seneca Moore, 43, of Sumter was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of methamphetamine. Evidence presented to the court showed that on July 28, 2020, Moore sold 112 grams of methamphetamine to FBI agents during an undercover operation. The initial meeting took place at Moore's trucking business in Mayesville. Moore l  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: Jacob Liticker, 27, of Houston, Texas was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Liticker was charged in the District of South Carolina for his role in a national fraud scheme related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). During the height of   more