WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Cmdr. Clay Cromer, Coast Guard JROTC program manager After months of planning and preparation, 58 Coast Guard JROTC cadets and 12 instructors and chaperones gathered at Coast Guard Base Elizabeth City from June 11-17 to participate in the first-ever Coast Guard Junior Leadership Academy (JLA). Coast Guard JROTC (CGJROTC) is a youth outreach program whose mission is "developing service-min  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, July 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: * * * Settles Federal Charges Female Employee Was Sexually Harassed, Then Transferred and Denied Promotional Opportunity Because She Complained * * * Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc., a Delaware corporation operating in Greensboro, North Carolina, has agreed to pay $20,000.00 and provide other relief to a settle a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, David C. Weiss, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today the unsealing of a July 13, 2023, Indictment returned by a federal grand jury charging four Delaware men with a crime spree that culminated in the kidnapping and rape of an individual identified in the Indictment as "Victim-1." According to the Indictment, on Apri  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * OSHA cites UHS of Delaware Inc., TBJ Behavioral Center LLC after patient attacks worker * * * A federal workplace safety investigation found a Jacksonville psychiatric health and substance disorder facility did not follow safety procedures, leaving workers vulnerable to injuries, including one who a patient reportedly kicked in the face. The U  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 21 -- The FBI issued the following news release: This week FBI Director Christopher Wray visited the FBI's Baltimore Field Office. During the visit, Director Wray met with Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Sobocinski of the FBI Baltimore Field Office, other field office personnel, and local, state, and federal law enforcement partners from Maryland and Delaware. Director Wray praised the great working relationships between the FBI and the region's law enforcement comm  more