MOBILE, Alabama, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: United States District Court Judge, Jeffrey U. Beaverstock sentenced Zolia Rosa Zuniga of Texas to 60 months imprisonment for her part in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. Documents filed with the court and evidence introduced in court established that on January 5, 2021, a Baldwin County Sheriff's Office's Special Operations Unit Task Force Officer (TFO)   more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release: Both the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced new resources and support to combat domestic violence in Jefferson County. This comprehensive assistance will advance the law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim assistance priorities set by the United States Attorney's Office and its local partners thro  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 2 -- The Alabama Securities Commission issued the following news release: The Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) is urging residents to exercise extreme caution when using the third-party bill payment platform DOXO. The ASC has received complaints from consumers reporting that their service providers did not receive payments made through DOXO, resulting in shut-offs and lapses in service. The ASC has issued an inquiry letter to DOXO requesting information on why the c  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The Community College of the Air Force held its inaugural Workforce Development Advisory Council committee meeting at the Kress Building in Montgomery, Alabama, Sept. 26, 2024. The 20-member advisory council, made up of Air University and CCAF leaders, local community college program managers and Alabama government higher education and workforce officials, was created to assess the e  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Brian Ferguson, Barnes Center for Enlisted Education The Community College of the Air Force held its inaugural Workforce Development Advisory Council committee meeting at the Kress Building in Montgomery, Alabama, Sept. 26, 2024. The 20-member advisory council, made up of Air University and CCAF leaders, local community college program managers and Alabama government higher education and work  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * Grants seek to bolster education, training for key risks facing miners * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $1 million in grants to seven organizations in five states to support education and training initiatives that will help identify and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around the nation's mines. Administered   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed changes to restructure its regional operations and created a new region to better protect workers and educate employers as businesses expand and workforces grow in communities in several southeastern states. Among the changes is the creation of a new region based i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: DALLAS - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed changes to restructure its regional operations and created a new region to better protect workers and educate employers as businesses expand and workforces grow in communities in several southeastern states. Among the changes is the creation of a new region based in  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed changes to restructure its regional operations and created a region to better protect workers and educate employers as businesses expand and workforces grow in communities in several southeastern states. OSHA has expanded its existing San Francisco region by   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is awarding $85.9 million in grants to states to support pipeline and underground natural gas storage (UNGS) inspection activities carried out by state inspectors covering more than 85 percent of the nation's 3.3-million-mile pipeline s  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-319) on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Alabama (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 Internet si  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 3 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today co-led a 19-state coalition in a letter to ActBlue, one of the nation's largest political campaign fundraising platforms, demanding proof of its donation verification systems amid concerns of illegal donating. Verifying campaign donations prevents illegal donation schemes that may compromise elections. Illegal donation concerns include donors   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 3 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today sued the Biden-Harris Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") over a new rule that restricts how much money jails and prisons can charge inmates for phone calls, depriving the facilities of funding and resources that they depend on to reduce risks and solve crimes. The States make the case that the rule will jeopardize public safety and place  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- President Biden issued the following remarks by ahead of an interagency briefing on response efforts to Hurricane Helene on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Okay. Before I begin, I wanted to say a few words about Iran's missile attack on Israel today. At my direction, the United States military actively supported the defense of Israel, and we're still assessing the impact. But based on what we know now, the attack appears to have been defeated and ineffective, and thi  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The Smithsonian Institution Cooper Hewitt, a design museum, issued the following news: "Making Home--Smithsonian Design Triennial," opening Nov. 2 at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, features 25 debut commissions that illustrate the ways design is embedded in contemporary life. Ranging from domestic objects to built environments to social systems, the exhibition considers home as an expansive framework with varying cultural and environmental contexts, and "making ho  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 3 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 19 States on an amicus brief in United States v. Idaho at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The filing, which was led by the State of Indiana, supports Idaho's defense of its abortion restrictions against federal preemption. The federal government is attempting to use the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) - which re  more