WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * This Settlement is Part of the FCC's Ongoing Effort to Ensure That the Public Has Reliable 911 Service * * * The Federal Communications Commission today announced a $950,000 settlement with AT&T to resolve an Enforcement Bureau investigation into whether the company violated FCC rules by failing to deliver 911 calls to, and failing to timely notify, 911 call centers in conne  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 27, 2024) - National retailer Walmart Inc. and pet product manufacturer The Hartz Mountain Corporation will each pay a civil penalty to settle alleged violations of federal pesticide law at Walmart's Colby, Kansas, location. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Walmart and Hartz Mountain distributed and offered for sale Hartz Ultra-Guard Plus cat flea and tic  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: An Independence, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and illegally possessing firearms. Demarkus Q. Shelton, 44, was charged in a 16-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Mo. Today's indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed   more