PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * City Man Charged in 2023 Kidnapping, Death of Philadelphia Man Abducted Outside His Home PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Tyheem Tyler, 34, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping resulting in death, and aiding and abetting. The   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Deluzio Hosts Town Hall Event KENNEDY TWP, PA -- Tonight, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17) hosted an in-person Town Hall event in Kennedy Township, with hundreds of constituents attending in-person and hundreds more watching online. The one-hour event covered a wide range of topics, from federal funding and grants to Western PA, to fighting corruption, making the economy work for   more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moore Introduces Stop CCP VISAs Act Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore has just introduced new, groundbreaking legislation to halt the issuance of student visas to Chinese nationals. The Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act (Stop CCP VISAs Act) comes on the heels of several cases where Chinese students have been caught sp  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick Introduces Bipartisan PAST ACT to Protect Horses From Inhumane Tactics WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), alongside Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Vern Buchanan (FL-16) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) have introduced the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act --a bipartisan bill to ban the harmful practice of "soring" horses. This legislation,   more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Former Mt. Carmel Borough Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Violate Civil Rights HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that former Lt. David Donkochik, age 53, of the Mt. Carmel Borough Police Department, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. Chief District Judge Matthew W. B  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand HHS Secretary Kennedy Launch National Vaccination Campaign to Stop Spread of Measles and Save Lives Lawmakers: "It is imperative that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) act immediately and robustly to stop the spread of this preventable infection and save American lives." WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, released the following opening statement from a March 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The State of the Livestock Industry: Producer Perspectives": * * * Good morning and thank you to Chairman Mann and Ranking Member Costa for convening the first hearing of the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry in the 119th Congress. And more importantly, thank you to our witnesses who have taken tim  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Governor Shapiro Launches Broad Coalition Push for Commonsense Energy Plan and Announces New Milestone in Efforts to Plug Methane-Leaking Abandoned Wells This week, Governor Josh Shapiro highlighted his Administration's leadership on energy issues in Pennsylvania - creating jobs, lowering energy costs for Pennsylvanians, and securing Pennsylvania's future as a national ener  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Murphy, Smith introduce Health Care Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-NC), members of the Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health, and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced the introduction of the Health Care Sharing Ministry Tax Parity Act. The legislation would allow American taxpayers who are members of the Health Ca  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced its intent to grant an exclusive, co-exclusive, or partially exclusive patent license to AVO Photonics, Inc., a company based in Horsham, Pennsylvania. The prospective license would cover U.S. Patent No. 11,394,168, titled "Micro Non-Planar Ring Oscillator with Optimized Output Power and Minimized Noise in a Reduced Size Package." This technology, developed by NASA, is designed to enhance osc  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * DCNR Names New Assistant Park Manager for Nockamixon State Park in Bucks County Harrisburg, PA - Today, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the appointment of Liam Goldbach as the assistant manager for Nockamixon State Park in Bucks County. "Liam is a great communicator and possesses  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 14, 2025: * * * Scanlon, Raskin, Jayapal Mobilize House Dems to Demand Answers in Trump Administration Attack on Free Speech Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today joined Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Approves Resolution To Affirm Hamas Cannot Retain Control Of Gaza WASHINGTON - Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution affirming that Hamas cannot retain any political or military control of the Gaza Strip. It was introduced by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Jacki  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on March 13, 2025: * * * Shapiro Administration Awards More Than $4 Million in Keystone Grants to 11 Public Libraries to Upgrade Local Community Centers & Create Learning Opportunities Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) Office of Commonwealth Libraries (OCL) today announced that more than $4 million in funding has been awarded to 11 libraries in eight counties   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * Strengthening Our Workforce: Shapiro Administration Visits Rice Fruit Company to Highlight the Governor's Proposed Investment in Pennsylvania's Agricultural Workforce The demand for WEDnetPA, which helps employers train new and existing employees, far exceeds the program's current funding. Governor Josh Shapiro's 2025-2026 budget proposal   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Undersea Technology Innovation Consortium (UTIC) has announced changes to its membership, according to a notification filed on January 17, 2025, with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. The filing, submitted under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, extends legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific conditions. The latest update welcomes several ne  more