FORT BENNING, Georgia, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Moore issued the following news: By 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Georgia - As the community at Robins Air Force Base celebrated the 70th anniversary of the C-130 Hercules in action, a select group of paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, conducted static line and military free-fall jumps from a C-130J assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. The   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Oct. 1, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at the announcement of the findings that the conditions at Georgia prisons violate the Constitution: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. Joining me are Ryan Buchanan, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia; Peter Leary, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia; and Jill Steinberg, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Today, President Biden will travel to Georgia and Florida to survey damage, meet with local officials, community leaders and first responders As search and rescue, power restoration and communication capabilities remain top priorities throughout the Southeast, FEMA has already helped thousands of Hurricane Helene survivors jumpstart their recoveries with more th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 2, 2024, entitled "Atlanta Area Employment - August 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, metropolitan area increased by 41,100 over the year in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the local rate of job gain, 1.  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 2, 2024, entitled "Miami Area Employment - August 2024": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, metropolitan area increased by 73,100 over the year in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the local rate of job ga  more

SEATTLE, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Law enforcement fanned out across the country and in western Washington yesterday arresting 17 people on indictments and criminal complaints for a multi- state drug trafficking conspiracy. The two-year investigation alleges that the trafficking ring has been linked to a fatal fentanyl overdose on the Lummi Nation reservation in Whatcom County. La  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: ATLANTA (October 2, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today launched a dedicated website to provide resources and information about EPA's efforts to assist communities affected by Hurricane Helene. The EPA's Hurricane Helene website (https://www.epa.gov/hurricane-helene) will be updated in the coming days and weeks with real-time information on EPA response and recovery efforts for   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Gregory Buckner has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin and attempting to sell thousands of fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone tablets. "Fentanyl and heroin pose an especially insidious danger to the public because they are so often disguised as counterfeit pills," said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Sourivahn Phonthepsone, a Canadian citizen, has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to traffic 50 firearms to Ontario, Canada. "Firearm traffickers present a danger to communities everywhere, both nationally and internationally," said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. "We remain resolute in our unwavering commitment to work with our federal law enforcem  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: In response to disruptions resulting from Hurricane Helene, the Internal Revenue Service will not impose a penalty when dyed diesel fuel with a sulfur content that does not exceed 15 parts-per-million is sold for use or used on the highway throughout Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina and in the following counties in Florida, Tennessee and Vir  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service today announced disaster tax relief for all individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene, including the entire states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina and parts of Florida, Tennessee and Virginia. Taxpayers in these areas now have until May 1, 2025, to file various federal individual and business ta  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of Georgia by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for emergency work undertaken in the State of Georgia as a result of Hurricane Helene beginning on September 24, 2024, and continuing. Under the President's order today, Federal funds for debris removal and emergency protective measures, incl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the state of Georgia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene from Sept. 24, 2024 and continuing. The President authorized the federal cost-share to be increased from 75% to 100% for the first 90 days o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following media note from the Office of the Spokesperson on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez met with Republic of Korea (ROK) Second Vice Foreign Minister Kang Insun in Atlanta, Georgia on October 2 for the 9th U.S.-ROK Senior Economic Dialogue (SED). Both sides underscored the more than $140 billion in new investment pledged by ROK companies and U.S.-based   more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Oct. 3 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 2, 2024, at the Augusta Emergency Operations Center: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mayor. And I am here in Augusta to -- to thank all of the folks who are here on the ground doing this extraordinary work. And, you know, I've been reading and hearing about the work you've been doing over the last few days. And I think it really does represent some of the best of what we each know can be done,   more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Oct. 3 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 2, 2024, during her visit to the Meadowbrook neighborhood on response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: So, I'm here in Augusta to, first and foremost, thank the federal, state, and local leaders. Mayor, I want to thank you for your leadership, in particular, on the ground. I am here to personally take a look at the devastation, which is extraordinary, and it   more

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Law enforcement fanned out across the country and in western Washington yesterday arresting 17 people on indictments and criminal complaints for a multi- state drug trafficking conspiracy. The two-year investigation alleges that the trafficking ring has been linked to a fatal fentanyl overdose on the Lummi Nation reservation in Whatcom County.   more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Oct. 4 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Oct. 3, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack while en route Tallahassee, Florida: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, we can do this really quickly. So, today, we're going -- we're on our way to Florida and Georgia, where the president will s- -- will further survey damage caused by Helene and meet with state and local leaders regarding ongo  more