HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division 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  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: A Carthage, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for possessing methamphetamine to distribute. Robert Marion Nevels, 36, was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 3, to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On March 12, 2024, Nevels pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Nevels admitted that h  more

CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, Oct. 5 -- The Delta Regional Authority issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: The Delta Regional Authority will be hosting a Pre-Award Technical Assistance Workshop for individuals interested in learning about the 2025 Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP) funding opportunity. The workshop will be held Thursday, Oct. 24, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., at the Marriot Memphis East, in Memphis, Tennessee. On Sept. 20, DRA released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for   more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: A Carthage, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for possessing methamphetamine to distribute. Robert Marion Nevels, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool on Thursday, Oct. 3, to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On March 12, 2024, Nevels pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to di  more

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: A former Cape Girardeau city councilman has been indicted on drug and gun charges. Rhettney B. Pierce, 54, was indicted Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm. The indict  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Thursday sentenced a woman from St. Louis County to five years of probation and ordered her to pay $279,201 in restitution for fraudulently obtaining loans that were supposed to go to struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Melissa T. Stevenson, 42, of Jennings, pleaded guilty in May to one fel  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By D.P. Heard, 55th Wing Public Affairs The 55th Dental Squadron held a ceremony for this year's graduates of the Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency course at the 55th Medical Group in Bellevue, Nebraska, July 26, 2024. The AEGD Program board chose six 55th DS dentists to participate in this year's course to increase their knowledge in all dental specialties and b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, announced that the SBA has issued 49 grants up to $200,000 each to organizations supporting startups through specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) P  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Oct. 4, 2024, by President Biden, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Economic Adviser Lael Brainard: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hey, folks. My name is Joe Biden. (Laughter.) Q: Welcome to the briefing room. Q: Welcome, Mr. President. Q: We've been waiting for you. THE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the swimming pool. Q: Finally. This is -- this is great. THE PRESIDENT: Hey, look, folks, good afterno  more