RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: In the wake of Hurricane Helene, volunteers from the 23rd Flying Training Squadron (FTS), operating under Kirtland Air Force Base's 58th Special Operations Wing (SOW), have demonstrated their unwavering commitment to service. The squadron, located at Fort Novosel, Alabama, came together to assist in disaster relief efforts in Valdosta, Georgia, contributing their time, resources, and   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 9 -- Alabama Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2024: Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair announced today that Integrated Solutions for Systems Inc. (IS4S), a small business specializing in advanced engineering and management solutions, plans to invest $2.1 million to establish a new Research and Development (R&D) center in rural Marion County. The project will create 13 high-paying full-time engineering positions over the next five years  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Oct. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: On October 3, 2024, United States District Court Judge, Terry F. Moorer, sentenced Jesus Acosta-Acosta, a Dominican national, to 87 months imprisonment for smuggling 443 kilograms of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea. Acosta-Acosta had previously plead guilty to the drug smuggling offense, which is charged under Title 46, United States Code, Section 70506 (b). Documents  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: By Terri Stover Rena Cameron-Ray was named the Security Assistant Command's 2023 Louis Dellamonica Award recipient. As the Deputy Director of Resource Management at USASAC's Security Assistance Training Management Organization (SATMO) she has significantly contributed to the command, and to Army Materiel Command's overall mission. "Ms. Cameron-Ray selflessly lives the Army values," said C  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Alabama - 2023": * * * In 2023, Alabama women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $873, significantly below the $1,084 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today announced escalating efforts to force TikTok's compliance with the active and ongoing multistate investigation into harm to youth mental health. The multistate investigation began in 2022 to determine whether TikTok is violating state consumer protection laws in ways that have fueled the ongoing crisis in the mental health of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release: * * * USDOT Routing Assistance Hotline The U. S. Department of Transportation has activated the Routing Assistance Hotline for Hurricane/Tropical Storm Helene responders. The Hotline is for Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial response personnel, as well as their contractors, conducting relief missions. To reach the Hotline, please contact your  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Providing vital supplies to those crawling back from the devastating blows of Hurricane Helene remains a significant endeavor for the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA is supporting relief efforts on two fronts. The first is via U.S. Northern Command's Joint Task Force Civil Support that includes over 1,400 active-duty troops helping to clear routes and transport supplies to remote areas. DLA  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan, Air University Public Affairs The Innovation Research Task Force is gives Air War College and Air Command & Staff College students the opportunity to explore the heart of military innovation in a 10-month immersive course. Throughout the course, students will hear from military and private industry innovation leaders about how they approach problems, and how they  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Office of Personnel Management issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2024: * * * Proposal Would Advance Parity between Federal Wage System & General Schedule Workers, Providing 12% Average Pay Raise for Approximately 14,500 Blue-Collar Workers * * * The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today issued a proposed rule to increase parity between the Federal Wage System (FWS), the federal pay schedule for blue-collar workers, and the General Schedule (GS) syste  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 21 attorneys general on an amicus brief in Triumph Foods v. Campbell at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The filing, which was led by the State of Iowa, makes the argument that Massachusetts is unconstitutionally regulating the transportation of pork where the livestock were not raised according to its highly burdensome regulations.  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * TikTok Continues Failing to Produce and Preserve Responsive Records * * * Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 22-state coalition of attorneys general in urging a Tennessee court to enforce its orders requiring TikTok to comply with an ongoing multistate consumer protection investigation and to preserve and produce relevant evidence. Initiated in 2022,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Update: Biden-Harris Administration Sparing No Resource to Support Communities Impacted by Hurricane Helene - President Biden ordered 500 additional active-duty troops to support on-the-ground efforts; 1,500 troops now mobilized to assist National Guard and Federal personnel Under President Biden and Vice President Harris's direction, the Administration continues to mobilize a robust, intensive, and whole-  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 9 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a Tennessee court to enforce its orders that require TikTok to comply with an ongoing multistate consumer protection investigation and to preserve and produce relevant evidence. "With the impact of social media on youth mental health becoming clearer, there's no question that we must act," sai  more