NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a nine-count indictment charging NEILCON ST. LOUIS, 39, of Waterbury, Connecticut, and DAVIDSON ALEXANDER, also known as "Harley, " 29, a citizen of Dominica residing in Suffolk, Virginia, with offenses stemming from the illegal trafficking and export of firearms and firearm components from the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Name of Product: GOETAS Pool Drain Covers Hazard: The recalled drain covers do not conform to the entrapment protection regulations of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGBA), posing an entrapment hazard to swimmers and bathers. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: September 12, 2024 Units: About 2,500 Consumer Contact: GOETAS via email at Atlaspool@163.comfor   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on Sept. 11, 2024, on the End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act (H.R. 7980), which was introduced by Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, and four cosponsors: * * * The Administration opposes H.R. 7980, which would raise taxes on American consumers, punish American auto manufacturers, threaten good-paying auto jobs, undermine our Administration's wo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken, on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks: * * * On September 11, 2001, terrorists claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people and injured more than 6,000 others in the most devastating attack on American soil in our nation's history. Today, on Patriot Day 2024, we honor their memories and stand in solidarity with the families and friends of those who pe  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: A Stafford man was sentenced today to 10 years and 10 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, from at least February 2023 through January 2024, Thomas Lee Smith Jr., 35, obtained thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills, which were   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Dr. Alexander V. Otellin, 57, formerly of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to the unlawful distribution of oxycodone. According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 27, 2017, Otellin distributed a quantity of oxycodone to a patient at his psychiatry practice in South Charleston. Otellin admitted that while his  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Four people were sentenced for methamphetamine trafficking in the Northern District of West Virginia. Terry Lee Mason, Jr., 37, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced to 324 months for the possession with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of crystal methamphetamine. Robert Joseph Wilson, III, 38, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced to  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: Joseph Daniel Skeens, 35, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on November 17, 2023, Skeens sold approximately 2.5 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in exchange for a new Rigid impact wrench that was still in its origi  more