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

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 14 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Success Stories Multiply as Arrests Mount for Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force (YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) -- The undercover operations of the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force continue to pay off as authorities arrested more than a dozen men seeking to buy sex in northeast Ohio in the early weeks of 2025. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Mahoning County Sheri  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

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Gov. Lee Announces Appointments to Duck River Watershed Planning Partnership NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Today, Gov. Bill Lee announced appointees to the Duck River Watershed Planning Partnership, established by Executive Order 108. The Order, signed in November 2024, furthers Tennessee's commitment to balancing economic growth, water resource management, and environmental and habitat conserv  more