COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * Arizona woman pleads guilty to transporting 50 kilograms of cocaine COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Arizona woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to a narcotics crime related to driving a moving truck filled with 50 kilogram-bricks of cocaine from Arizona to Ohio. Andrea Celaya-Rodriguez, 28, of Tucson, pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to dis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Leads Colleagues in Urging Governor DeWine to Reconsider Medicaid Work Requirements Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) led a letter to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine opposing the state's proposal to impose work requirements for Medicaid eligibility in Ohio. The letter was cosigned by Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Congresswoman Emilia Strong Sykes (OH-13), and Congressman Greg L  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * C&T Produce Wholesale Inc. Dba L&v Food Supply Recalls Ineligible Frozen, Dried Silurifomes Products Imported From Vietnam WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2025 - C&T Produce Wholesale Inc., doing business as L&V Food Supply, the importer of record, located in Houston, Texas, is recalling approximately 1,152 pounds of ineligible peppered frozen, dried Siluriformes fish p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Warner Reintroduce the Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) reintroduced the Rural Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act. This bill aims to streamline processes, reduce cost-burdens to rural home owners and small developers, and provide affordable housing incentives. "Being a   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 24, 2025 AIR FORCE A&M BERS JV LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma (FA8903-25-D-0023, awarded Jan. 27, 2025); Ahtna Engineering Services, Anchorage, Alaska (FA8903-25-D-0014, awarded Jan. 22, 2025); Arcadis US Inc. Highlands Ranch, Colorado (FA8903-25-D-0025, awarded Jan. 29, 2025); AECOM Technical Services Inc. Austin, Texas (FA8903-25-D-0002, awarded Jan. 23, 2025); Aerostar SES LLC. Oak Ridge, Tenn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 25, 2025 AIR FORCE Stocks-Mann Architects PLC, Little Rock, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0003); SCM Architects PLLC, Little Rock, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0005); Architecture Plus Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0006); and Gurri Matute Cromwell JV LLC, Miami, Florida (FA4460-25-D-0007), were awarded a $15,000,000 ceiling, firm-fixed-price, multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-qu  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * High-level drug trafficker tied to Mexico sentenced to 10 years in prison COLUMBUS, Ohio - Francisco Villegas-Garcia, 37, a Mexican national who is here illegally, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Columbus today to 120 months in prison for his role in a fentanyl conspiracy. Villegas-Garcia was a high-level drug trafficker in a large-scale drug traffickin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly backs legislation to address health impacts of East Palestine Train Derailment WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) co-sponsored the East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act of 2025, (link is external) legislation which would authorize funding to conduct a study of the long-term health impacts caused by the 2023 East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment. In the weeks   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Names Stephen Koerner as Acting Director of Johnson Space Center Acting Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, Steve Koerner. Credit: NASA/Norah Moran NASA has selected Stephen Koerner as acting director of Johnson Space Center. Koerner previously served as Johnson's deputy director. "It is an honor to accept my new role as acting director for Johnson," Koerner said. "Our employees are key to our nation's human sp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Future of the Tidal Basin Public Comment WASHINGTON - Help shape the future of the Tidal Basin! The National Park Service is developing a Concept Plan and Environmental Assessment to guide the long-term management of the Tidal Basin, focusing on transportation, conservation, tree preservation, protection of natural and cultural resources, visitor experienc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Brown, Connolly, Stansbury Call on President Trump to Cease All DOGE Activities that Endanger America's Cybersecurity Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 34030) entitled "Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad Inc. - Acquisition Exemption - Central Kansas Railway LLC": * * * Digest:/1 This decision denies Weskan Grain LLC's petition to reopen and partially revoke the acquisition exemption previously noticed in this proceeding and directs Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, LLC, to file a petition for exemption or application to o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Turner Joins Colleagues to Reintroduce Due Process Continuity of Care Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) joined Representatives Sylvester Turner (TX-18), John Rutherford (FL-05), and Paul Tonko (NY-20) to reintroduce the Due Process Continuity of Care Act, bipartisan legislation to address gaps in health care coverage for individuals in pretrial detention. The bill ensures that pre  more