WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 14 signed by Song-ae Aromie Noe, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances. Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards Here are excerpts: * * * AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 14 signed by Song-ae Aromie Noe, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances. Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards Here are excerpts: * * * AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 14 signed by Song-ae Aromie Noe, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances. Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards Here are excerpts: * * * AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-651) on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Citizen Telecommunications Company of West Virginia dba Frontier of West Virginia (Frontier), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee, joined a letter--led by Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) to U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell expressing concern over recent reports that a FEMA employee advised disaster assistance teams in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate November 2024 as National Homeless Children and Youth Awareness Month to bring attention to the children and youth experiencing homelessness across the country. In the United States, more than 1.4 million students experienced homelessness during the 2022-2023 school year, including an estimated 13,530 st  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Michael Reynard Penn, 43, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 17, 2023, Penn sold approximately 27 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant for $1,600 at his Beckley residence. Penn admitted to the transaction and further admitted to se  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Deona'tre Capri Dowell, 30, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Dowell admitted to a role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as "crack," in Beckley and elsewhere within the Southern District of West Virginia. According to c  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Joe Dante Townsend, 32, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 11, 2024, Townsend was a backseat passenger in a vehicle pulled over by law enforcement officers on the 1600 block of Ninth Avenue in Huntington. Offi  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Jesse Robert Phillips, 40, of Burtchville, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, Phillips admitted that he possessed approximately 19.8 grams of fentanyl on April 30, 2024, in Beckley that he intended to distribute. Phillips further a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Christopher Grant, 41, of Buckhannon, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation, including four months on home detention, and ordered to pay $35,168 in restitution for conspiracy to steal public money, property or records. Grant admitted that he fraudulently obtained approximately $14,336 in unemployment benefits, inclu  more