ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- The National Credit Union Administration posted the following joint news release on Oct. 2, 2024, with Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and state financial regulators, collectively the agencies, recognize the seriou  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV COLUMBUS, Ohio - The U.S. military's premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command trained Sept. 16 - 20 with nearly 300 personnel from 52 Federal, state, local and private industry partners during "Exercise Toxic Buckeye" in Ohio and West Virginia. Army civilian employees from the U.S. Army 20th CBRNE Command conducted an accident-response exerci  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the Commonwealth of Virginia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene from Sept. 25, 2024, and continuing. The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and Wythe counties and the ind  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: First responders across local and state governments, the private sector, nonprofits, faith-based organizations and the federal family continue working to address the immediate needs of survivors and their communities. These photos highlight response and recovery efforts across affected states impacted by Hurricane Helene. President Biden has approved federal d  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * DOE tasks a Jefferson Lab team to evaluate whether proton therapy cancer treatments may serve as a safer alternative to treatments using radioactive isotopes * * * Radiation therapy techniques have been used for more than a century to treat cancers. Physicists in the Radiation Detector and Imaging group and associated with the Biomedical Research & Innov  more

STUTTGART-MOEHRINGEN, Germany, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Africa Command issued the following news release: The commander of U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley, furthered the command's desire to deepen its partnerships and defense relations by empowering today's leaders during a discussion with students attending Marine Corps University and the U.S. International Military Education and Training program on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Quantico, Virginia. Students, representing nu  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: A Virginia man was sentenced to prison today after he was previously convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential electi  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Are you approaching Medicare eligibility? Unlock your health by understanding how TRICARE For Life works with Medicare and plan your coverage effectively, while avoiding out-of-pocket costs. "TRICARE For Life works with Medicare to minimize your out-of-pocket expenses for TRICARE-covered healthcare services you receive," said Anne E. Breslin, TRICARE For Life Program Manager at the Defense Health Agency. "If Med  more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, Oct. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Phillip Scott Barnette, 41, of High Point, North Carolina, was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine base. According to court documents, Barnette, also known as "E-Lo," worked with others to sell methamphetamine in Falling Waters  more

ELKINS, West Virginia, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Donald Ray Cantrell, Jr., 48, of Mill Creek, West Virginia, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Cantrell was on supervised release after serving time for a drug charge. U.S. Probation officers searched Cantrell's home during a visit, found   more