FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Are you expecting a baby in 2025? Have you considered getting breastfeeding counseling or support from a labor doula? If so, you should know about some changes coming to the TRICARE Childbirth and Breastfeeding Support Demonstration on Jan. 1, 2025. This demonstration provides childbirth and breastfeeding support services to those who have TRICARE Prime, TRICARE Prime Remote, or TRICARE Select. In 2025, the CBSD  more

QUANTICO, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command issued the following news release: By Thomas B. Hamilton III, Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division BANGKOK, Thailand - Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) Andrew Cho and Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Erin Chow of the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division Far East Field Office visited Thailand to participate in their Country Referent Program, August 2-5, 2024. ASAC Cho and SSA   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release: * * * Violations of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; Sold on Amazon.com * * * The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using and dispose of Maxmartt's Pool Drain Covers because they do not conform to the entrapment protection regulations of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGBA), posing an entrapment hazard to s  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- The Defense Threat Reduction Agency issued the following news: By Andrea Chaney Defense Threat Reduction Agency YEREVAN, Armenia - Members of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in continued partnership with the Government of Armenia (GoAM), conducted a five-day, multiple-location, Counter-Weapons of Mass Destruction Field Training Exercise (FTX) Sept. 19-24 throughout Armenia. The goals and objectives for the FTX were to identify gaps and train GoAM   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Attributable to Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon: Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks will travel to Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division in King George County, Virginia; and Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division in Charles County, Maryland; tomorrow to view Navy research, development, testing and evaluation projects; to include hypersonics, directed energy, counter-uncrewed systems techno  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

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: Wiesbaden, Germany -- Dr. Louis D'Angelo, DoDEA Europe Central District Superintendent, is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Lauren Tobias as the new Principal for Wiesbaden High School. As a current member of the DoDEA Europe Central team Mrs. Tobias has been the principal at Wiesbaden Middle school for the last three and a half years. Prior to joining the Wiesbaden co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered Federal aid to supplement Commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene beginning on September 25, 2024, and continuing. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Ta  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Terrylle Blackstone, 37, of Woodbridge, Virginia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 60 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy that fraudulently promised thousands of homeowners across the U.S. legal help in avoiding foreclosure. The scheme generated at least $15 million for the conspirators but never provided any legal services to   more

FORT KNOX, Kentucky, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: By Sarah Windmueller Back to Army ROTC Next week, nine cadets from the Virginia Military Institute become the first ever Army ROTC team to participate in Exercise Cambrian Patrol, considered NATO's most challenging patrol test. Held October 4-13, 2024, this annual event gathers over 100 international teams - each venturing out for a tactical patrol, pushing squads physically and mentally through difficult te  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Carlito Harris Carter, 45, of St. Albans, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl and violating supervised release. According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 22, 2024, Carter sold a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Karl Lamont Funderburk, 38, of Charleston, was sentenced today to 13 years and six months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute a quantity of cocaine, conspiracy   more