PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria - October 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.326 per gallon in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area in October 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that area   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.3 percent in October; up 2.5 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.3 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The monthly i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Friday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee's Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee led 24 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The focus of the brief is a final rule fro  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: A former corrections officer from the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, pleaded guilty today for his role in an assault that resulted in the death of an inmate, identified by the initials Q.B., on March 1, 2022. Mark Holdren pleaded guilty to conspiring with other officers to violate inmate Q.B.'s civil rights which r  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 7409, the Harnessing Energy at Thermal Sources Act, and H.R. 8446, the Critical Mineral Consistency Act. Below are Westerman's full remarks, as prepared. Thank you, Chairman Burgess, for the opp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: A former corrections officer from the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, pleaded guilty today for his role in an assault that resulted in the death of an inmate, identified by the initials Q.B., on March 1, 2022. Mark Holdren pleaded guilty to conspiring with other officers to violate inmate Q.B.'s civil rights which resulted in the death of Q.B. According to court documents   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $992,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to enhance road safety in Martinsburg, Wheeling and Star City. The funding is made possible through the DOT's Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program. "I'm pleased to announce these three DOT awards, which will boost road and travel safety for W  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $4,352,389 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program for 23 projects across West Virginia. The funding will support the purchase and installation of solar arrays, as well as the development of renewable energy systems for communities throughout the state. "Investing in our com  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final Waste Emissions Charge (WEC) regulation as part of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP) under the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act. "The Biden administration is continuin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final Waste Emissions Charge (WEC) regulation as part of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP)   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Friday, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee's Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee led 24 of their colleagues in filing a bicameral amicus brief in the U  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Enhancements for Beamformed SL Groupcast Over MMW Bands ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 12 -- QUALCOMM INC., San Diego, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12143216 B2, initially filed Oct. 26, 2021) developed by three inventors Sourjya Dutta, San Diego, California; Kapil Gulati, Belle Mead, New Jersey; and Junyi Li, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, for "Enhancements for beamformed SL g  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 13 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Reinforcing Bar Sleeve ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 12 -- An inventor from Fairmont, West Virginia, Jason M. Miller has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1050871 S1, initially filed June 11, 2020) for "Reinforcing bar sleeve." *** Automatic Roller Path Tracking and Mapping for Pavement Compaction Using Infrared Thermography ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 12 -- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 14 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: State Treasurer Riley Moore, who serves as Chairman of the Hope Scholarship Board, today announced Board members have approved a policy that will allow children of military service members who are required to temporarily relocate to another state remain Hope Scholarship eligible when they return to West Virginia. "A temporary relocation pursuant to military orders  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued the following news release: Mark Sorsaia will be sworn in as a judge in the Twenty-Ninth Judicial Circuit (Putnam County) in a ceremonial investiture at 3 p.m. Friday, November15, in a third-floor courtroom at the Putnam County Judicial Building in Winfield. He replaces Judge Joseph K. Reeder, who resigned to accept an appointment as a federal magistrate judge in the Southern District of West Virginia. Judg  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Curon Cameron Cordon, 24, of Charleston, was sentenced today to two years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of protonitazene and isotonitazene. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 31, 2023, Cordon sold 13 pills to a confidential informant   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: Jason Todd Painter, 40, of Clendenin, was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, from March 15, 2023 through June 24, 2023, Painter received 11 packages contai  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: James Evans Hughes, 51, of Sumerco, was sentenced today to nine years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 28, 2018, Hughes sold a quantity of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in the South Ch  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 14 -- The West Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) is expediting the next periodic review of the Interstate 64 work zone in Barboursville following two tractor-trailer crashes last week which shut down the interstate in both directions on Thursday, November 7, 2024. Both were determined to be the result of driver error. A third tractor-trailer caught fire on Friday, November 8, 2  more