SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 2.1 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported t  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 14 -- The Iowa Department of Transportation issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Draft FY 2026-2030 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program Presented to the Iowa Transportation Commission AMES, Iowa - May 13, 2025 - The Iowa Department of Transportation presented the Iowa Transportation Commission with the draft Fiscal Year 2026-2030 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program at its meeting today. The draft Program documents investments in Iowa's multimo  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Nevada Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Threatening U.S. Senators A Las Vegas man who pleaded guilty to threatening a U.S. Senator from Nevada and threatening family members of two United States Senators was sentenced today to over three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. "The threats against these U.S. Senators and their families were vile, dehumanizing, and sha  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 14 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Nightfall no longer offers a reliable reprieve for western US firefighters For decades, firefighting crews counted on falling temperatures and rising humidity at night to dampen wildfire activity, allowing them to rest, regroup and prepare for the next day. Over the last 20 years though, satellite measurements have confirmed a change reported in the western US by firefight  more