WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living issued the following news release: ACL is pleased to announce eight new grantees in the Lifespan Respite Care Program for FY 2023. Seven of the awards are cooperative agreements totaling $2,699,847. These awards are for a four-year project period to states under the State Program Enhancement Grants. The recipients are Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennesse  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Kali Bradford, AEDC Public Affairs When it comes to saving lives, seconds count. Having life-saving knowledge and the tools at hand is essential for success in the business of being a first responder. None understand this more than the crew at Arnold Air Force Base Fire and Emergency Services, or FES. The department was recently awarded with two LUCAS 3 Chest Compression Systems with fundin  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2023: By Jill Pickett Recently, Arnold Engineering Development Complex test personnel had a chance to return to the basics of scientific research, if hypersonic flight research is ever basic. Led by Dr. Michael Spottswood, with the Aerospace Systems Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, a small research group came to the von Karman Gas Dynamics Facility, or VKF, at Arnol  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Office of Science has selected five Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists for Early Career Research Program awards. Since its inception in 2010, the program bolsters national scientific discovery by supporting early career researchers in fields related to the Office of Science's eight major program offices: Advanced Scientific Computing  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: On August 10, 2023, Jeraldo Ascencio Pacheco, 23, of Crockett County, TN, was captured at the Texas-Mexico border after an investigation by U.S. Marshals and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Pacheco was wanted by the Jackson Police Department (JPD) for two counts of Aggravated Assault and Especially Aggravated Robbery. On April 14th, Jackson police responded to a ca  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Carlton S. Shier IV, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: A federal jury sitting in Frankfort convicted four Tennessee physicians on Friday of conspiracy to illicitly prescribe controlled substances and related fraud and money laundering offenses. The defendants worked together in two east Tennessee clinics, called EHC Medical, that purported to offer treatment for opioid use disorder. The ev  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, Dena J. King, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: A Georgia man who committed multiple armed bank robberies in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia, was sentenced to 22 years in prison today, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Johnny Jermaine Davis, 40, of Kennesaw, Georgia, was also ordered to serve five years under court supervision  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56660) involving Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Tennessee: * * * Facility: Watts Bar Region: 2 State: TN Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Tyson Jones HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 08/04/2023 Notification Time: 20:51 [ET] Event Date: 08/04/2023 Event Time: 17:46 [EDT] Last Update Date: 08/04/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a training camp to help manufacturing industries reduce energy-related carbon dioxide emissions and improve cost savings. As part of the Department of Energy's Better Plants Program, the Oct. 16-19 Energy Bootcamp will provide hands-on training for energy and sustainability managers, analysts, plant e  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Leigh R. Martin, a senior scientist and leader of the Fuel Cycle Chemical Technology group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society, or ACS, for 2023. The purpose of the ACS Fellows Program is to recognize and honor members of the ACS for their outstanding achievements in and contri  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In the search for ways to fight methylmercury in global waterways, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered that some forms of phytoplankton are good at degrading the potent neurotoxin. Phytoplankton, or microalgae, are known as accumulators of methylmercury. The plankton introduce methylmercury into the food chain, where it makes its way to fish and ev  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Eric Myers of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been named a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, effective June 21. IEEE, one of the world's largest technical professional organizations, is dedicated to improving global conditions through technological innovation. Senior members, who make up about 10 perc  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: After being stabilized in an ambulance as he struggled to breathe, Jonathan Harter hit a low point. It was 2020, he was very sick with COVID-19, and his job as a lab technician at Oak Ridge National Laboratory was ending along with his research funding. "It was a weird situation where I felt a little bit powerless - again. I thought, 'If I don't create an opportunity  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Entrepreneur-fellows in Innovation Crossroads, a Department of Energy Lab-Embedded Entrepreneurship Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, will complete the Spark Cleantech Accelerator, a 12-week program offered by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Spark Innovation Center at the UT Research Park. "By combining the resources of Innovation Crossroads   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, Kevin G. Ritz, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: The United States today announced the filing of a civil complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee against Shelby County property owner Minor David Madison, Jr. Madison owns land tracts at 3517 and 3523 Southern Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee -- properties that housed successive dry-cleaning businesses over   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Henry C. Leventis, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: Former Tennessee State Senator and practicing attorney Brian Kelsey was sentenced today to one year and nine months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for violating campaign finance laws and conspiring to defraud the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as part of a scheme to benefit his 2016 campaign for U.S. Congres  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Kashif Nawaz and Mahabir Bhandari, building technologies researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, were recognized for research achievements in support of ASHRAE during the 2023 annual conference of the national heating, refrigerating, and air-conditioning engineering society. Nawaz, a distinguished researcher and head of ORNL  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 12 (TNScapv) -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Danny Lamar Miller-Kidd was sentenced in federal court to 15 years in prison for his leadership role in a Baja California-based drug trafficking organization that imported and distributed hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin to various sub-distributors throughout the United States, including California, Arizona, Or  more