OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * 3D printing reshapes construction for nuclear energy * In a bold step toward transforming how nuclear infrastructure is built, the Department of Energy's Manufacturing Demonstration Facility, or MDF, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with Kairos Power and Barnard Construction, has successfully developed and validated large-scale, 3D-printed po  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Big South Fork Plugging Abandoned Oil Wells to Restore Nature * News Release Date: July 24, 2025 Contact: Daniel Banks, 423-569-9778 Contact: Tom Blount, 423-569-9778 Oneida, Tennessee: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area encompasses 125,000 acres of rugged terrain within the Cumberland Plateau in southeastern Kentucky and north-central Tennessee. It is  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Defense Secretary Reminds Young Leaders They Will One Day Lead Nation * Nearly 100 high school teens from the American Legion's Boys Nation program today visited the Pentagon as part of a weeklong tour of Washington. As part of their visit to the Defense Department headquarters they met with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who discussed with them his leadership role at DOD and the importance of their own  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * Summaries | July 2025 Commission Meeting These are summaries of orders voted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at its July 24, 2025, public meeting. Links to each order will be provided below once the order is issued. The summaries are produced by FERC's Office of External Affairs and are intended to provide only a general synopsis of the orders. These  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Operation Healthy Tennessee: Where readiness meets relief * EVENSVILLE, Tenn. (AFNS) -- More than 200 service members from the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Air Force Reserve participated in Operation Healthy Tennessee, as part of the Department of Defense 's Innovative Readiness Training program, held July 11-21. Over the course of the mission, they provided no  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals Capture Teen Wanted for First Degree Murder * Memphis, TN - Today, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) captured Derrion Taylor, 18, who is charged in a shooting that resulted in the death of a 93-year-old victim and injuries to two other people. Taylor is charged with First-Degree Murder, Two Counts of Attempted First-Degree Murder, and Two Counts of Aggravated Assault.   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Availability of Low-Interest Physical Loss Loans for Producers Affected by Natural Disasters * Physical loss loans through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) can help producers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to the success of the agricultural operation, including livestock losses.   more