SEATTLE, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Law enforcement fanned out across the country and in western Washington yesterday arresting 17 people on indictments and criminal complaints for a multi- state drug trafficking conspiracy. The two-year investigation alleges that the trafficking ring has been linked to a fatal fentanyl overdose on the Lummi Nation reservation in Whatcom County. La  more

FORT HUACHUCA, Arizona, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Huachuca issued the following news: By Robert DeDeaux U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division and Los Angeles District senior leaders toured several military construction project sites Sept. 18 - 19 in Southern Arizona. Col. James Handura, SPD commander, joined LA District senior leaders Col. Andrew Baker, commander, and Justin Gay, district deputy engineer, to meet with several military leaders and tour several installation p  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, Oct. 3, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizes nine home builders and three home raters with the 2024 Indoor AirPlus Leader Awards. These annual awards celebrate market-leading organizations that champion safer, healthier and more comfortable indoor environments through participation in and promotion of the Indoor AirPlus program, which offers enhanced indoor air quality protections   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * The City of Tolleson will also spend $268,192 on two voluntary supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) to improve the chlorine disinfection system * * * PHOENIX - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized a settlement with the City of Tolleson, Arizona, that resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act at  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. After nearly five decades as a training hub for F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots, the 56th Fighter Wing is shifting to exclusively F-35A Lightning II training for the U.S. pilots at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. This change will involve updating programs, remodeling infrastructure, and dismantling F-16 equipment to prepare for F-35 operations. The final U.S. F-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service announced today that Direct File will be available for the 2025 tax filing season in double the number of states than last year's pilot, and it will cover a wider range of tax situations, greatly expanding the number of taxpayers eligible to use the free e-filing service. State and eligibility expansion For the 2025 tax filing sea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Largest Ever Criminal Enforcement Action Targeting Distributors of Pharmaceutical Opioids and Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs with Estimated Street Value of $1.3B * * * Charges against five pharmaceutical distributor executives and five pharmaceutical sales representatives and brokers have been unsealed in the Southern District of Texas, Southern District of Florida, Eastern Distr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: Charges have been unsealed as part of a larger enforcement action related to the unlawful distribution of nearly 70 million opioid pills and over 30 million doses of other commonly abused prescription drugs to alleged Houston-area pill-mill pharmacies. Three Houston-area pharmacy operators were also charged for their role in the schemes. Nine individuals have pleaded g  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that more than 30 million taxpayers in 24 participating states will be eligible for Direct File in Filing Season 2025. The average American spends $270 and 13 hours filing their taxes. Through Direct File, made possible by the Biden-Harris Administration's Inflation Reduction Act, eligible Americans are able file the  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Law enforcement fanned out across the country and in western Washington yesterday arresting 17 people on indictments and criminal complaints for a multi- state drug trafficking conspiracy. The two-year investigation alleges that the trafficking ring has been linked to a fatal fentanyl overdose on the Lummi Nation reservation in Whatcom County.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The White House issued the following news release: The President's Commission on White House Fellows is pleased to announce the appointment of the 2024-2025 class of White House Fellows. Founded in 1964, the White House Fellows program offers exceptional young leaders first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the Federal government. Fellows spend a year working with senior White House Staff, Cabinet Secretaries, and other top-ranking Administration officials,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The White House issued the following readout of the U.S. presidential delegation's travel to Mexico for the inauguration of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo: * * * From September 30 - October 2, First Lady Jill Biden traveled to Mexico City, Mexico as the Head of the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the inauguration of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. The First Lady was joined by United States Ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar; U.S. Secretary of the Department of Heal  more