WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Secretary issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Toured site of PCU John F. Kennedy's construction, world's most capable, adaptable carrier * * * Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su and Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Virginia today to see how the Apprentice School in Newport News - one of the nation's critical apprenticeship programs - is making construction of one of the world's most capable a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Office of the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today the following assignment: Navy Command Master Chief Jason "JR" Reynolds, currently assigned as command master chief, Office of Naval Intelligence, has been selected to replace Army Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Baird as command senior enlisted leader for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, Virgin  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency issued the following news: By Story by Andrea Chaney Defense Threat Reduction Agency Amman, Jordan - The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) conducted a ceremony observing the formal conclusion of the Electronic Integrated Disease Surveillance System (EIDSS) project in Amman, Jordan on August 5. The ceremony marked the transition to full MoA operation an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: The National Transportation Safety Board found Tuesday that a West Virginia former military helicopter crash that killed six was caused in part by the operator's inadequate inspections and a lack of FAA oversight. The June 22, 2022, crash of a Bell Helicopter UH-1B in Amherstdale, West Virginia, occurred after the rotorcraft hit powerlines during an attempted forced land  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A California man pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia to wire fraud for defrauding Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Main Street Lending Program (MSLP), of more than $10 million. Craig David Davis, 49, of Venice, was the owner of Bright Vanguard LLC., which he held out as a computer hardw  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Flu season is right around the corner--which means it's time to start thinking about getting vaccines for common respiratory diseases. If you live or travel overseas, it's important to know where you can get these vaccines. TRICARE covers flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccines based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. You may even be able to get all three vac  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release: The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending stronger state and federal regulations for motor carriers following a report on a fatal collision between a semi-truck and a bus in Williamsburg, Virginia, which resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries. The crash occurred on Dec. 16, 2022 when the semi-truck collided with the rear of the slower-moving bus on Interstate 64. The bus wa  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Jessica Nutter, 39, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to receipt of stolen money. Nutter admitted to a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of $20,830 in COVID-19 relief loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Accordin  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Dawn Marie Bennett, 42, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and April Lynn McNeill, 44, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, each pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the use of a communication facility to facilitate drug trafficking. According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about January 24, 2023, Bennett arranged with   more

WHEELING, West Virginia, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office has filed a civil lawsuit against a Randolph County logger and logging company for trespassing and cutting down approximately 10 acres of timber on the Monongahela National Forest near Slaty Fork. According to the complaint, John R. Fox and Fox Logging, LLC, of Valley Bend, West Virginia, submitted paperwork to tim  more