SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 24, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bend-Redmond - May 2020": Workers in the Bend-Redmond, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.39 in May 2020, 6 percent below the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 23, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in El Centro - May 2020": Workers in the El Centro, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.96 in May 2020, 11 percent below the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Ro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 24, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Medford - May 2020": Workers in the Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.77 in May 2020, 12 percent below the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenl  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 24, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Mount Vernon-Anacortes - May 2020": Workers in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.91 in May 2020, near the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 24, 2021, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Wenatchee - May 2020": Workers in the Wenatchee, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.69 in May 2020, 9 percent below the nationwide average of $27.07, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Ros  more

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Francisco Field Office issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: A federal jury today convicted Armando Daniel Calderon of four charges related to methamphetamine trafficking. The announcement was made Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon and Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds. The verdict follows a one and a half week jury trial before t  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 55312) involving UCI Irvine Medical Center, California: EN Revision Imported Date: 6/24/2021 EN Revision Text: AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - PORTION OF THE DOSE DELIVERED TO THE WRONG LOCATION The following was received from the California Department of Public Health via email: "On June 16, 2021, the Radiologic Health Branch was notified of a reportable medical event that occurred on June 15, 202  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following web feature: By Gregory Kunkel After the destructive California wildfires of 2019, the U.S. government put together a White House Executive forum to develop better ways of protecting the nation and key infrastructure, such as the power grid, from wildfires and other disasters. In 2020 alone, more than 10.3 million acres burned across the United States, a level three times higher th  more

MONTEREY, California, June 25 -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center issued the following news: By Tammy Cario With six languages to his credit, a degree in linguistics and 11 years as an officer in the U.S. Air Force, it's almost a given that Maj. Brendan McKenney, the director of operations at the 311th Training Squadron, would become a Foreign Area Officer. "I knew I wanted to be a FAO pretty much from when I joined the Air Force," said McKenney, who originally commissio  more

CAMP PENDLETON, California, June 25 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton issued the following news: By Lance Cpl. Drake Nickels Marines, families and guests of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, gathered for a change of command ceremony at the Santa Margarita Ranch House on Camp Pendleton, California, June 23. During the ceremony, U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Dan Conley, the outgoing commander of MCI-West, MCB Camp Pendleton, relinquished command to Brig. Gen  more