WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: PHILADELPHIA - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $268 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), which serves areas across southeast Virginia and the Eastern Shore. This is the third WIFIA loan, and part of a $1.3 billion agreement to implement the Sustainable Water Infrastructure for Tomor  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2024: The National Credit Union Administration Board held its seventh open meeting of 2024 and received briefings on: * Cybersecurity and the Information Security Examination Program * New charters and field of membership Cybersecurity, Hacking Economics, ISE Program Briefing Employees from the NCUA's Office of Examination and Insurance and Office of the Executive Director  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: By TRICARE Communications TRICARE Open Season begins Monday, Nov. 11--that's just a few weeks away. If you're a TRICARE beneficiary, this is the time when you can enroll in a health plan or change health plans for coverage that starts Jan. 1, 2025. You can make these changes through Tuesday, Dec. 10. "TRICARE Open Season is your chance to review your options and make any changes to your health plan for 2025,"   more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: By TRICARE Communications Have you ever had to get care while living or traveling overseas? Perhaps you had to pay up front and needed to file a claim for reimbursement. If you've submitted a claim for reimbursement, then you may be familiar with the TRICARE claim form, Patient's Request for Medical Payment (DD Form 2642). In September 2024, this form was updated to include fields that'll make it easier when fi  more

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: Envigo RMS, LLC and Envigo Global Services, Inc., (together, "Envigo") were sentenced today for conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act and Clean Water Act. Envigo pleaded guilty in June 2024 in relation to a dog breeding facility located in Cumberland County, Virginia, from which the Justice Department secured the surrender of over 4,000 beagles  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Ronald Lavaughn Mason, 46, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as "crack." Mason admitted to his major role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as "crack," in Beckley and elsewhere within the Southern District of W  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Sarah J. Ward, 41, of St. Albans, was sentenced to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Ward and her husband Timothy A. Ward admitted that they distributed methamphetamine or aided and abetted   more