PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Delaware - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.1 percent in Delaware, not   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Maryland - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.0 percent in Maryland, not   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Jersey - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.2 percent in New Jersey,   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in the District of Columbia - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.2 percent i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Brian Dugan Named Assistant Director of the Training Division The Federal Bureau of Investigation has named Brian Dugan as the assistant director of the Training Division. Most recently, Mr. Dugan served as the special agent in charge of the Norfolk Field Office in Virginia. Mr. Dugan joined the FBI as a special agent in 1998 and was first assigned to the San Diego Field Office, where he largely worked domestic terrorism  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio Releases Congressional Report Outlining Impacts of Dangerous Republican-Proposed Health Care Cuts in Pennsylvania CARNEGIE, PA - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) released a congressional report prepared by the House Energy and Commerce Committee outlining Medicaid's crucial role in Pennsylvania and the impacts that Republican-proposed cuts could have on Pennsylvanians. "Republ  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * East Conemaugh Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine and Firearms Charges JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of East Conemaugh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. Kari Ameen Wheeler, 38, pleaded guilty to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a proposed amendment to Jet Route J-146 and the establishment of a new United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route Q-186. This move is in response to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Chardon, Ohio (CXR) VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) navigational aid as part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program. The decommissioning, scheduled for January 2026, will leave   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson Appoints Deputy Directors for the Bureau of Competition and Bureau of Consumer Protection Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has appointed David Shaw as Principal Deputy Director and Kelse Moen as Deputy Director of the agency's Bureau of Competition and Douglas C. Geho as Deputy Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection. Sha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia apprehends alien previously arrested for multiple criminal offenses YORK, Pa. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Noel Chinchilla-Avilez, a citizen of Honduras with a final order of removal, in York, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14. Chinchilla-Avilez has been charged with statutory rape and receiving stolen property in the United  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Philadelphia removes El Salvadorian wanted for aggravated homicide and terrorist organization PHILADELPHIA - Immigration and Customs Enforcement Philadelphia removed Jonathan Stanley Garcia Vasquez, a citizen of El Salvador with a final order of removal, to El Salvador, Feb. 14. Garcia is a foreign fugitive wanted by law enforcement authorities in   more

ERIE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 19 -- The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office, a bureau within the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, issued the following news: * * * The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Announces Bid Process is Open for U.S. Brig Niagara's Second Shipyard The second shipyard will see the completion of critical repairs and maintenance of Pennsylvania's Flagship, the U.S. Brig Niagara, ensuring she can continue to sail from Erie and serve as a dynam  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania man sentenced for role in burglary of 55 UPS warehouses following ICE investigation CAMDEN, N.J. - The last of four Pennsylvania men who admitted their roles in a conspiracy to burglarize approximately 55 United Parcel Service warehouses was sentenced, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly honors Erie's Chris Sirianni as first 2025 "Community Champion" ERIE, PA \-- Today, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) honored Chris Sirianni, of Erie, as the first recipient of the Community Champion Award in 2025. Sirianni, who owns The Brewerie at Union Station in Erie, co-founded the Lake Erie Ale Trail (link is external) in 2014 to promote the growing craft beer industry in Northwest Pe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Titus and Reschenthaler Reintroduce Legislation to Repeal "Handle Tax" Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Gaming Caucus, reintroduced legislation today to repeal the.25% excise tax placed on all legal sports bets, known as the "handle tax" first enacted in 1951 to counter illegal gambling and no longer relevant today. "The Di  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 1342X) entitled "Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi Railroad Co. - Discontinuance of Service Exemption - in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana": * * * Arkansas Louisiana & Mississippi Railroad Co. (ALM) has filed a verified notice of exemption/1 under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approxim  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero Concludes Her Tenure as Chief Federal Law Enforcement Officer for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA - Jacqueline C. Romero announced the conclusion of her tenure as United States Attorney, effective immediately. Ms. Romero was sworn in as the chief federal law enforcement officer fo  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Will Thompson Concludes His Service as United States Attorney CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Will Thompson announced today that he has concluded his tenure as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, effective immediately. "Serving as the United States Attorney has genuinely been a career highlight," Thom  more