WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris administration's Investing in America Agenda for clean drinking water * * * LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 8, 2024) - Today, the Biden-Harris administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) also r  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Benito Curiel, 25, from Phoenix, Arizona, who had recently resided in South Sioux City, Nebraska, was sentenced on October 8, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa, to nearly nine years' imprisonment. Curiel pled guilty on March 20, 2024, to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that on May 17, 202  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reached   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 11 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: In his role as commander-in-chief, Governor Jim Pillen has ordered the deployment of approximately 150 Nebraska National Guard soldiers and airmen to Florida who will assist in emergency response operations from Hurricane Milton. The group will leave for Florida at the end of the week. The mission is in response to an Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) request from the State of Florida to   more