WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * In support of President Biden's Unity Agenda, new funding continues historic investment in community-led and evidence-based efforts to prevent youth substance use in every state across the country * * * To mark the start of a new school year, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul Gupta announced nearly $94 million in n  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Appalachian Regional Commission issued the following news release: * * * Five new Appalachian Regional Commission ARISE grants drive multi-state collaboration to transform the regional economy. * * * Chattanooga, Tenn., September 5, 2024--Today, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced $16.9 million in funding for five collaborative projects to expand the region's infrastructure, tourism, business development and workforce opportunities. Funded through A  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Office of Science today announced a new research and development opportunity led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory to advance technologies and drive new capabilities for future supercomputers. This industry research program worth $23 million, called New Frontiers, will initiate partnerships with multiple companies to accelerate the R&D of cr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Sept. 5, 2024: * * * Funding Supports Disadvantaged Communities, Energy Transition Communities, and Small-and Medium-sized Jurisdictions to Implement Clean Energy Projects to Spark Additional Investments * * * In support of the Biden- Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that it has selected 12 local governments and tribes to receive over $31  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following Beige Book on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity across the Eighth District has remained unchanged since our previous report. However, contacts provided some indications of slowing demand. Employment has remained unchanged since our previous report. Contacts described wage growth as returning to normal. While prices to consumers increased only modestly, production costs   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024: A man popularly known as Kansas City Chiefs superfan "ChiefsAholic" was sentenced in federal court today on charges related to a string of 11 robberies, or attempted robberies, in which he stole $847,725 from financial institutions in seven states. "While parading as a social media celebrity, the defendant secretly engaged in a violent crime  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A team led by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory identified and successfully demonstrated a new method to process a plant-based material called nanocellulose that reduced energy needs by a whopping 21%. The approach was discovered using molecular simulations run on the lab's supercomputers, followed by pilot testing and analysis.   more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Sept. 5, 2024, by Director of the Office for Access to Justice Rachel Rossi at the Georgia Legal Services Program Pro Bono Conference: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Thank you very much for that generous introduction, Executive Director Coppedge. I'm especially grateful that you are here. With your strong access to justice roots, including as a long serving former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the North  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Education Department Releases State Fact Sheets Detailing Biden-Harris Administration Investments in America's Students, Schools, and Colleges Since day one of their Administration, President Biden and Vice President Harris have made fighting for public education a top priority and they have delivered, with unprecedented investments in our nation's public schools, colleges, and unive  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: A criminal complaint obtained today charges Yusef Ibn Abdul Jabbar Hunter, 23, of Phoenix, Arizona, with possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute, announced United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Henry C. Leventis. According to the complaint, on September 5, 2024, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents i  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 26 attorneys general in an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok at the Supreme Court of the United States. The brief, which was led by the States of West Virginia and Montana, supports the Second Amendment rights of Americans in the face of increasing oppression from a federal agency. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) published a fi  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Sept. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Kenneth Ray Frye, 51, of Kingsport, Tennessee, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl charges. Frye was charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.  more