WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: ACL is awarding grants totaling more than $2.8 million in the first year to the following to increase the availability emergency and transitional housing and supportive services for older adults, including those with disabilities, who experience abuse, neglect and/or exploitation. The six new grantees are: County of Stanislaus Community Services Agency, Adult  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. Enforcement and Removal Operations D.C. apprehended an unlawfully present 24-year-old Ethiopian felon charged in Northern Virginia with felony abduction of person with intent to defile; felony poison by other method; and felony object sexual penetration by force, threat or incapacity. Officers with ERO D.C.'s Special Response Team arrested Bes  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following order (No. 09-197) on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Telecommunications Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support ORDER By the Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau: 1. In this Order, we approve the request of Cebridge Telecom WV, LLC dba Suddenlink (Company) to relinquish its Eligible Telecommunications Carrier (ETC) designat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The National Park Service Assateague Island National Seashore issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Assateague Island National Seashore update Friday 9/20/24: In consultation with the multiple state and federal agencies, we are pleased to report that swimming and ocean access can now be permitted on the lifeguarded beaches in both Maryland and Virginia! As we continue to cleanse and monitor beaches, we will open other areas incrementally. The Oceanside Cam  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024, by Chairman Todd M. Harper on the final rule on fair hiring in Banking Act: * * * I appreciate all of the work by the teams in the Office of General Counsel and the Office of Examination and Insurance in bringing this final rule before the NCUA Board. Providing career opportunities for those who want nothing more than a second chance -- to be responsible, to earn an hon  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024, by Chairman Todd M. Harper on the final rule to simplify share insurance coverage requirements: * * * It's a commonsense package of regulatory changes that I fully support. By establishing a unified "trust accounts" category that treats coverage of funds in revocable trusts and irrevocable trusts deposited at federally insured credit unions in the same manner, this fina  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024, by Chairman Todd M. Harper on the Share Insurance Fund 2024 second quarter update: * * * The Share Insurance Fund's performance in the second quarter of 2024 mirrors much of the industry's financial performance during the same period. The fund, like the credit union system, is doing well overall, but there are warning signs that we must all heed. First, let me start wit  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024, by Vice Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman on the board briefing on share insurance fund quarterly report: * * * Yesterday, the Fed cut interest rates for the first time since March 2020 - that was at their emergency meeting the week that the COVID pandemic arrived. Markets are pricing in further cuts in the months ahead. This matters to the Share Insurance Fund for two reasons:  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024, by Vice Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman on the final rule on fair hiring in banking: * * * The comment period for the rule opened November 7, 2023, and closed on January 8, 2024. Thank you to the ten commenters who took the time to give us their thoughts. All expressed their support. One commenter also suggested clarifying language around the requirement for fidelity bond cove  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following statement on Sept. 19, 2024, by Vice Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman on the Simplification of Insurance Rules: * * * Regulatory relief can come in many forms. The best kind is what we're doing today, which is regulatory relief that isn't taking on more risk or reducing government oversight, but rather just adding clarity. So, this is a good time to remind ourselves that the question of how easy it is to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 19, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz met with residents, community leaders and local nonprofit Groundwork RVA to discuss environmental justice challenges during a visit to Richmond, Virginia on September 18. During his visit, Ortiz toured Groundwork RVA's Hillside Farm, which focuses on sustainable land use and a  more

WINCHESTER, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Middle East District issued the following news story: By Shannon Moeck, Middle East District The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) recently welcomed Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet Temin Sohn, a chemistry student from the University of Southern California, as part of its cadet summer training program. The program introduces future Army officers to the various career fields  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: Four men from Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia were sentenced to various terms after they were convicted of multiple felony and misdemeanor charges related to their conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes r  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: A Maryland woman who formerly worked as a federal government contracting specialist pled guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bribery and honest services wire fraud. According to court documents, Kyana C. Washington, 44, worked for a company that contracted with the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to provide support for the Acquisiti  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: A Norfolk man was sentenced today to two years and nine months in prison for distribution of cocaine. According to court documents, Deton Dodson, 46, was a street level drug dealer in a larger drug trafficking organization centered in the Tidewater area of Virginia. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), FBI, Homeland Security Investi  more