WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: ACL is pleased to announce new awards for multiple initiatives that support the implementation of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. The strategy was developed by the advisory councils established by the RAISE Family Caregiving Act and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act and 15 federal agencies, with extensive input from f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses Somerset, Pa., Oct. 3, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). "As   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: SEATTLE A building supply company doing business as Builders FirstSource north of the Seattle area violated federal law when it terminated a qualified worker's assignment because of his age and the assumption that he had a physical impairment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed Monday. Assigned by a third-party staffing company, the 67-year-old wo  more

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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: SEATTLE Logic Staffing, a based staffing and recruiting agency, violated federal law when it rejected a qualified job applicant who asked for a religious accommodation to attend Friday prayer, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed on September 30, 2024. According to the EEOC's suit, Logic Staffing invited the applicant to interview at its Kent, headq  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich, for the District of Montana, today announced approximately 27 grant awards totaling $17,476,734 in Department of Justice funds to help state and local government agencies and community organizations support law enforcement programs and to provide services for crime victims. The grants were awarded by the Justice Department's O  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: A Billings woman accused of trafficking methamphetamine and of buying a firearm for a juvenile in which the gun was used in a burglary admitted charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Ali Sage Hausmann, 25, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth and to false statement during a firearms transaction. Hausmann fa  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: A federal jury convicted a Shepherd man today of charges accusing him of making repeated threatening and harassing phone calls, including threatening to injure former U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. After a three-day trial that began on Sept. 30, the jury found the defendant, Richard Lee Rogers,  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: A man accused of armed trafficking of methamphetamine and other substances on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation after he attempted to flee law enforcement during a traffic stop admitted to charges on Sept. 30, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. The defendant, David Victor Fast Horse, 36, residence unknown, pleaded guilty to possession with inten  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The revamped Air Force Security Forces Center's Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course is set to deliver sharper, innovative weapons and tactics instructors to the enterprise. The course is going through a final beta test at AFSFC's Desert Defender Ground Combat Readiness Training Center at Fort Bliss, Texas, which began in July and graduates in Novem  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