WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BRISTOL, Va. More than $10 million in federal disaster assistance has been approved for over 3,549 households in Virginia following the impacts of Hurricane Helene. This milestone is accompanied by other important moments in disaster assistance and recovery. "Our focus during the Hurricane Helene recovery in Southwest Virginia will always be helping the survivo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Athena Services International LLC, Athena Joint Venture Services LLC, and Owner Agree to Pay Over $1.6M to Resolve Related Allegations * * * Herndon, Virginia-based contractor Paragon Systems Inc. (Paragon) has agreed to pay to the United States $52 million to settle allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing purported small businesses that it controlled to frau  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release: Herndon, Virginia-based contractor Paragon Systems Inc. (Paragon) has agreed to pay to the United States $52 million to settle allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing purported small businesses that it controlled to fraudulently obtain small business set-aside contracts. The settlement further resolves allegations that Paragon violated th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Customs and Border Protection is proud to partner with the Commonwealth of Virginia and more than 175 local, state and federal agencies from 13 states in Operation FREE (Fentanyl Awareness, Reduction, Enforcement and Eradication), making 1,081 arrests and seizing 267 firearms and thousands of pounds of narcotics, including several hundred pounds of fentanyl in 45 da  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: A Virginia Beach man pled guilty today to possession of a machinegun, being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, on June 8, Taekwon Malik Morris, 27, was driving a vehicle with expired tem  more

BLUEFIELD, West Virginia, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Matthew Alexander Wilson, 29, of Bluefield, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 16, 2023, Wilson and Denise R. Allen were apprehended   more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Rodney Johnson, 47, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has admitted to his role in an organization that was supplying large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine to North Central West Virginia. According to court documents, Johnson helped transport significant quantities of illicit drugs from Philadelphia to Morgantown, West Virginia. The o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. West Virginia has taken significant steps toward recovery following the April 11-12, 2024, severe storms, floods and landslides. More than 160 days after the May 24, 2024, presidential disaster declaration, the response to help West Virginia's disaster survivors has been marked with dedication and effort. To date, survivors have received more  more