WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Hickenlooper Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Small Businesses Against Cyberattacks WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) reintroduced their bipartisan Insure Cybersecurity Act to protect consumers and small businesses against cyberattacks by providing clearer information surrounding cyber insurance policies.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47162) on Jan. 24, 2025, entitled "Overview of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Infrastructure Assistance" by natural resources policy specialist Anna E. Normand. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congress has authorized and appropriated funding for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) environmental infrastructure (EI) assistance for the design and construction of certain infrastruct  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 17, 2025, from the American Petroleum Institute and two collaborators: * * * To: Ms. Doruntine Rexhepi Engineering and Analysis Division; Office of Water 4303T U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20460 RE: Comments of the American Petroleum Institute, American Exploration and Production Council, and the Independent Petrol  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Jan. 21, 2025, from Small Refineries Coalition: * * * Re: Comments on "Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Partial Waiver of 2024 Cellulosic Biofuel Volume Requirement and Extension of 2024 Compliance Deadline," Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0411 * * * These comments are submitted on behalf of a coalition of small refinery owners ("the Coalition")/1 in response to the Envi  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in North Carolina. *** Systems and Methods for Computing With Private Healthcare Data ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 26 -- NFERENCE, INC., Cambridge, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 12205691 B2, initially filed Oct. 26, 2023) developed by ten inventors Murali Aravamudan, Andover, Massachusetts; Karthik Murugadoss, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Sankar Ardhanari, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Ajit Rajase  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Implants Having Bone Growth Promoting Agents Contained Within Biodegradable Materials ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 26 -- 4WEB, LLC, Dallas, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12201531 B2, initially filed July 8, 2021) developed by Jessee Hunt, Plano, Texas, for "Implants having bone growth promoting agents contained within biodegradable materials." *** Music Generator Generation of Continu  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 27 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Medication Inventory System Including Bounding Box Image Capture and Related Methods ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 26 -- INMAR RX SOLUTIONS, INC., Ft. Worth, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12205714 B1, initially filed June 3, 2022) developed by Justin A. Krull, Weirton, West Virginia, and James W. McCracken, Jr., Lewisville, North Carolina, for "Medication inventory system includin  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 28 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is conducting a competitive Request for Proposals process as required by Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to award grant funding for Adult Education Section 231, Corrections Section 225, and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Section 243 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act. The Office o  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release: WV Secretary of State Kris Warner and the WV One Stop Business Center are celebrating more than 13,500 new business registrations in 2024. According to the WV Secretary of State's Business Statistics Database (https://apps.sos.wv.gov/business/BSD/Reports/PurposeSummary?BeginDate=2024-01-01&EndDate=2024-12-31&sortdir=ASC&sort=Growth), 2024 was a particularly exciting yea  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Robert Earl Cureton Jr., also known as "Black Rob," 40, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 12, 2024, Cureton sold approximately 54 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant while on the 2400 block of Collis Avenue in Huntingt  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Today, Kirt Ray King, 48, of Charleston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine and Anthony Michael Mowery, 48, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine. King and Mowery admitted to thei  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Tyson Davis Sr., 45, of Huntington, was sentenced today to seven years and two months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl and violating supervised release. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 14, 2023, Davis sold approximately 2.93 grams of fentanyl to a confide  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Heather Danielle Dunbar, 37, of Terry, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. Dunbar admitted to her 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 West Virginia. A co-defendant, David Anthony Lac  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Martin Thomas Anderson, age 36, of Sistersville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 151 months for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Anderson, also known as "Martin McNeil," was selling methamphetamine in Marshall and Wetzel Counties. Two traffic stops recovered more th  more