WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) today announced more than $244 million in fiscal year 2024 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands, create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in coal communities across Pennsylvania. This is the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On September 10, 2024, a State criminal complaint filed in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, charged William "Bill" Nichols, Jr., with one felony count of theft by failing to make required disposition of funds received and one felony count of tampering with public records. Nichols previously served as the City of Williamsport Finance Director and th  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On September 9, 2024 the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania entered into a $1 million civil settlement agreement with JD Eckman, Inc., and Kinsley Construction, LLC - both Pennsylvania general contractors that provided construction services - as well as Herr Signal and Lighting Co., Inc., a Pennsylvania electrica  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: The Department of the Interior and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) today announced more than $244 million in fiscal year 2024 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands, create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze ec  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that David Bruce Darby, age 46, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on October 22, 2024, to life in prison by United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner for drug trafficking, money laundering, and weapons offenses. According to United States At  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Kevin Jones, aka "Hat," age 40, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, was sentenced on October 23, 2024, by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to 180 months' imprisonment on the charge of conspiracy to distribute and po  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA Two women are facing felony drug possession charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Philadelphia International Airport discovered 114 pounds of marijuana in their London-bound suitcases on Tuesday. Agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office charged Anetta Rachell Collins, 49, of Ventura, Calif., and Ty Taanetia Anettra   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: A recent analysis (https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/7) published by Stanford University included 17 current and former NETL researchers in the top 2% of global scientists, demonstrating the level of talent and expertise the Lab is bringing to bear on the nation's decarbonization goals. "NETL brings together some of the best an  more