WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- 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 Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of California's waiver to implement its "Advanced Clean Cars II" regulation to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars, and mandate an all-electric vehicle economy. "EPA's decision to approve   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) cosponsored legislation authored by Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), who introduced the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act. The bill would initiate a comprehensive study to assess whether the coastal communities adjacent to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary qualify for designation as a National Heritage Area. Such a designation would highlight the region's unique c  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: Monterey, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) introduced the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act that would initiate a comprehensive study to assess whether the coastal communities adjacent to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary qualify for designation as a National Heritage Area. Such a designation would highlight the region's unique cultural, historical, and ecologi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan outlining significant concerns regarding massive EPA spending on new programs arising out of the Democrats'   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of California's waiver to implement its "Advanced Clean Cars II" regulation to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars, and   more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Ohio. *** Low Pressure Molten Metal Transfer Pump ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- PYROTEK, INC., Spokane, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12168987 B2, initially filed Sept. 28, 2021) developed by three inventors Jon Tipton, Aurora, Ohio; Andrew Horsfall, Aurora, Ohio; and Jason Tetkoskie, Aurora, Ohio, for "Low pressure molten metal transfer pump." *** Method and Apparatus for Catching Si  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in South Carolina. *** Rail Storage System With End Caps ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP, Anderson, South Carolina has been assigned a patent (No. US 12167804 B2, initially filed May 10, 2023) developed by Samuel Nelson, Easley, South Carolina, and Rebekah Hilton, Greenville, South Carolina, for "Rail storage system with end caps." *** Compact Personal Flight Vehicle ALEXANDRIA, Vir  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 18 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Surgical Devices and Methods for Bariatric and Gastroesophageal Surgery ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS ON BEHALF OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, Morgantown, West Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 12167939 B2, initially filed March 31, 2020) developed by Nova Szoka, Morgantown, West Virginia, for "Surgical devices and methods for bariatr  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Adrian Horton, also known as "Big Guy" and "Fat Boy," 23, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced today to five years and three months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine base, also known as "crack." According to court   more

ELKINS, West Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Matthew Logan Frame, 38, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 165 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute more than five grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, officers were called to a gas station in Belington, West Virginia, on a shots fired incid  more