BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release: Ten men pleaded guilty this week to managing a multi-million-dollar sports-betting operation, announced United States Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Special Agent in Charge Demetrius Hardeman of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Atlanta Field Office. Timothy J. Pughsley, 53, and Nathan Burdette, 39, of Birmingham, Alabama; Christopher Burdett  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - January 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.6 percent in January and 2.8 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.6 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: Gregory Rehberg pleaded guilty today to wire fraud for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the U.S. Postal Service based on false invoices. "Rehberg concealed the use of subcontractors, made false statements, and provided false documents to overcharge the U.S. Postal Service for maintenance work he never performed," said Acting U.S. At  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Governor Ivey Announces $23.5 Million in SEEDS Grants to Boost Alabama's Economic Growth MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey today announced that the State Industrial Development Authority (SIDA) has approved 29 grants totaling $23.5 million under the Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) program. These grants aim to accelerate the development of industry-ready si  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy, DEP Commissioner LaTourette Announce Actions to Help Prevent Wildfire Spread Across New Jersey NJ Wildfire SMART Emphasizes Fire Safety and Prevention BURLINGTON COUNTY - Governor Murphy and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette today announced a series of actions that emphasize the importance of wildfire safety, mitigation, awareness, resp  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * How NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Will Make a Looping Voyage to the Moon NASA's Lunar Trailblazer arrived in Florida recently in advance of its launch later this month and has been integrated with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Shipped from Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado, the small satellite is riding along on Intuitive Machines' IM-2 launch -- part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Pa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * How NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Will Make a Looping Voyage to the Moon NASA's Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft gets covered in anti-static wrap before being shipped from Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, Colorado, to the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it arrived on Jan. 29. Lockheed Martin Space NASA's Lunar Trailblazer approaches the Moon as it enters its science orbit in this artist's concept. The small sat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Readies Moon Rocket for the Future with Manufacturing Innovation NASA's Artemis campaign will send astronauts, payloads, and science experiments into deep space on NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) super heavy-lift Moon rocket. Starting with Artemis IV, the Orion spacecraft and its astronauts will be joined by other payloads atop an upgraded version of the SLS, called Block 1B. SLS Block 1B will deliver initial elements   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * AG Sunday Urges U.S. Senate to Pass HALT Fentanyl Act that Closes the 'Copycat Fentanyl' Loophole and Saves Lives HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday joined a multi-state coalition in a letter to the U.S. Senate asking for passage of the HALT Fentanyl Act, which will close a "copycat fentanyl" loophole and allow for more aggressive prosecution of trafficke  more