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News Tipoffs - California Editors Newsletter for Friday October 11, 2024 ( 28 items )  

Army CID Investigators Deliver Presentation on Missing Soldier to Society of Volunteers Assisting With Cold Cases
QUANTICO, Virginia, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division's Cold Case Unit recently delivered a presentation to a group of forensic experts and investigators who volunteer their time and expertise to assist law enforcement in solving difficult cold cases. Army CID's Cold Case Unit focuses on unsolved cases that have exhausted all investigative leads. "Collaboration with partner agencies   more

BernCo Board Accepts $15 Million RAISE Grant for I-40 TradePort Corridor Project
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 11 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: During its meeting Tuesday night, the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners approved a motion to accept and budget a $15 million RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the I-40 TradePort Corridor Project. This transformational project is aimed at enhancing the region's clean energy and logistics infra  more

BLM issues proposed management plan for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: Medford, Ore. --The Bureau of Land Management today announced a proposed plan for the management and protection of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southcentral Oregon and northern California. If approved, the plan will guide management of the monument's approximately 113,500 acres by protecting its exceptional biodiversity, while ensuring continued stewardship of his  more

BLS - Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in Pennsylvania - 2023'
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Pennsylvania - 2023": * * * In 2023, Pennsylvania women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $1,030, significantly below the $1,250 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporte  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Honolulu Area - September 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Honolulu Area - September 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past two months, up 4.2 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Honolulu area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.7 percent for the two month  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles Area - September 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles Area - September 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past month, up 2.8 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Los Angeles area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.2 percent in September, th  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, Riverside Area - September 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Riverside Area - September 2024": * * * Area prices were unchanged over the past two months, up 1.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Riverside area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged for the two months ending i  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area - September 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area - September 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past two months, up 2.5 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the San Diego area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.3 percent for the two mon  more

BLS - Western Region Issues Report Entitled 'Consumer Price Index, West Region - September 2024'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - September 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past month, up 2.1 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.2 percent in September, the U.S. Bur  more

Calif. Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Kristen Erickson-Donadee, of Folsom, has been appointed Director of the California Department of Child Support Services. Erickson-Donadee has been Chief Deputy Director at the California Department of Child Support Services since 2020 and has served in several roles there since 2009, including Chief Counsel, As  more

Calif. Public Health Dept.: Fourth Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed in California
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 11 -- The California Department of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Risk to general public remains low, individuals most at risk are those who interact with infected animals What You Need To Know: CDPH continues to work with federal, state and local partners to monitor and respond to human cases of bird flu in the state. The risk to the general public remains low, although individuals who interact with infected animals are at higher risk of g  more

Calif. Public Health Dept.: Third Confirmed Human Case of Bird Flu, New Possible Cases Identified in California
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 10 -- The California Department of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Individuals had contact with infected dairy cows; risk to general public remains low What You Need To Know: CDPH has confirmed a third human case and identified two new possible human cases of bird flu in California. The risk to the general public remains low, although individuals who interact with infected animals remain at higher risk of getting bird flu. * * * The Calif  more

CBP officers at Otay Mesa Commercial Facility discover $3.2 million in meth hidden within floor frame of tractor-trailer
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: OTAY MESA, Calif., CBP officers assigned to the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility kicked off October by discovering more than $3.2 million in methamphetamine concealed within the floor frame of a tractor-trailer in a single enforcement action. The incident occurred on Thursday, October 3, 2024, when CBP officers encountered a 40-year old male driving an empty commercia  more

CDC Confirms 3rd Human Case of H5 Bird Flu in California
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a third human case of H5 bird flu in California. Like the two cases in that state confirmed last week, the person reported occupational exposure to infected dairy cows. To date, all three California cases occurred in dairy workers from three different affected farm  more

CFPB Takes Action Against Arbitration Platform Ejudicate for Deceiving Student Borrowers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) banned private dispute resolution platform Ejudicate from arbitrating disputes about consumer financial products after the company misled student borrowers about its neutrality and initiated sham arbitration proceedings. Ejudicate initiated those proceedings for the company Prehired, which was permanently shut down in 2023 by the CFPB and seve  more

Chemical Corps Soldier Represents Lifesaving Profession at West Point Branch Week
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, West Point, New York - A U.S. Army Chemical Corps Soldier was recently recognized for representing his lifesaving and mission enabling profession during branch week at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Spc. Chase H. Jordan from the 63rd Chemical Company (Hazard Response) was selected as the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $269 Million to California for Clean Water to Schools and Homes, Protects Communities From Lead in Drinking Water
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water * * * SAN FRANCISCO - Today, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems nationwide to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) also require  more

FBI San Francisco Releases Local Data From 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * With Cybersecurity Awareness Month in full swing, the FBI urges the public to stay vigilant * * * The FBI's 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report reveals that California experienced the highest cryptocurrency-related losses in the nation, totaling $1.15 billion. Within the FBI San Francisco Field Office's territory, losses amounted to $260,313,902, with 1,226 victims across 15 counties, including Alameda, San Francis  more

First wave of COVID-19 increased risk of heart attack, stroke up to three years later
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: NIH-funded study focused on original virus strain, unvaccinated participants during pandemic. Infection from COVID-19 appeared to significantly increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death for up to three years among unvaccinated people early in the pandemic when the original SARS-CoV-2 virus strain emerged, according to a National Institutes of Heal  more

Justice Department Obtains Injunction to Prevent California Company From Manufacturing and Distributing Adulterated Food Following Listeria Outbreak
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: A federal court yesterday enjoined a California company from manufacturing and distributing adulterated food products following a listeria outbreak linked to multiple hospitalizations and two deaths. In a civil complaint filed on Sept. 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, the United States alleged that Rizo Lopez Foods Inc., along with its president, chief e  more

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Does Distant Planet Host Volcanic Moon Like Jupiter's Io?
PASADENA, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The existence of a moon located outside our solar system has never been confirmed but a new NASA-led study may provide indirect evidence for one. * * * New research done at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals potential signs of a rocky, volcanic moon orbiting an exoplanet 635 light-years from Earth. The biggest clue is a sodium cloud that the findings suggest is close to but sligh  more

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory: First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With NASA-Designed Instrument
PASADENA, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The imaging spectrometer aboard the Carbon Mapper Coalition's Tanager-1 satellite identified methane and carbon dioxide plumes in the United States and internationally. * * * Using data from an instrument designed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the nonprofit Carbon Mapper has released the first methane and carbon dioxide detections from the Tanager-1 satell  more

NASA-Funded Study Assesses Pollution Near Los Angeles-Area Warehouses
PASADENA, California, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Satellite-based data offers a broad view of particulate air pollution patterns across a major West Coast e-commerce hub. * * * As goods of all shapes and sizes journey from factory to doorstep, chances are they've stopped at a warehouse along the way -- likely several of them. The sprawling structures are waypoints in the logistics networks that make e-commerce possible. Yet the conve  more

NETL Data Management and Artificial Intelligence Expertise Featured at the New York Scientific Data Summit
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's expertise using science-based models, artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), data analytics, and high-performance computing to develop new, clean, efficient and affordable energy technologies was on full display in September at the 10th New York Scientific Data Summit. Hosted by Brookhaven National Laboratory and co-organized by NE  more

Telling the Army Test & Evaluation Command Story: The People Behind Test & Evaluation - Michele Dominguez
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: Michele Dominguez, a self-professed "Valley Girl," grew up in Southern California's San Fernando Valley region. Fluent in Valley Speak, or Valspeak, she was a regular at the famous Sherman Oaks Galleria--widely recognized as the Valley Girl's official stomping ground. Dominguez came of age during the early 1980s, a time marked by the success of Frank Zappa's iconic hit "Valley Girl  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: California Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Law Enforcement With a Weapon and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A California man pleaded guilty on Oct. 9, 2024, to assaulting law enforcement with a weapon and other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Jerry Daniel  more

USAID Deputy Administrator Coleman Issues Remarks on The Power of Cost-Effectiveness Evidence to Improve Lives
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on Oct. 10, 2024, by Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman on the power of cost-effectiveness evidence to improve lives: * * * DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR ISOBEL COLEMAN: Thank you so much, Eeshani [Kandpal], for that introduction, and to all of you for joining us today as we explore the power of cost-effectiveness evidence to improve our work, and ultimately, to improve lives around the world. I do want t  more

White House: First Lady Jill Biden Announces 2024 "Girls Leading Change" Honorees
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * In celebration of International Day of the Girl, the First Lady is honoring ten young women who are leading change and shaping a brighter future in their communities * * * In honor of International Day of the Girl, First Lady Jill Biden will celebrate ten young women leaders, selected by the White House Gender Policy Council, who are leading change and shaping a brighter future in their communit  more