FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: HOUSTON, Texas Maj. Kate Rubins will be the first Army Reserve officer to receive the Basic Aviation Badge with Astronaut Device and Space Badge during a pinning ceremony at 2 p.m. EST, Nov. 21, 2024, in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The award will recognize Rubins' significant contributions to space exploration and her exemplary service to the nation.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Philadelphia (Nov 18, 2024) - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order with the City of Salem, West Virginia for Clean Water Act (CWA) violations at its wastewater treatment plant. The City of Salem was cited for several CWA violations for failing to, among other things, comply with the effluent limits contained in its Nat  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NORFOLK, Virginia USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed sea trials off the coast of Virginia this weekend, marking the successful on-time conclusion of its ten-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY). The nation's tenth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier entered its PIA in January 2024. In returning George H.W. Bush to the fleet on schedule, NNSY appli  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: NORFOLK, Virginia - USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed sea trials off the coast of Virginia this weekend, marking the successful on-time conclusion of its ten-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY). The nation's tenth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier entered its PIA in January 2024. In returning George H.W. Bush to the fleet on schedule, NNSY applied a se  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Emariel Kanay Tyler, 20, of Akron, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to use of a communication facility to facilitate a drug trafficking offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 29, 2023, Tyler traveled from a Charleston apartment to a residence in Wyoming County with quantities of methamphetamine and f  more