WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2024: SALT LAKE CITY -- Today, Aug. 22, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced The University of Utah has been selected to receive $6.5 million to support the development of indoor air quality management and greenhouse gas reduction plans for schools in urban and rural areas in Utah and Nevada, as well as w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Last week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to Nevada to continue his Summer of Construction Tour and celebrate investments made possible by the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Across the country, projects are underway to improve safety and the way people get around their communities, create new opportunities for American workers and small businesses,  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Aug. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2024: A Nevada, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Trenton D. Wallace, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On Dec. 14, 2023, Wallace pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Jose Carlos De La Rosa-Lopez was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Andrew P. Gordon to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Las Vegas. From August 2021 to May 4, 2022, De La Rosa-Lopez and co-defendants Eduardo Lopez, Jose Luis Marin-Flores, Luis Alfredo   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSrep) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 24-00160-212) on Aug. 1, 2024, entitled "Deficiencies in Informed Consent for Admission and Against Medical Advice Discharge Processes for a Patient at the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to assess allegations regarding staff failure to follow   more