SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Honolulu Area - March 2025": * * * Area prices were unchanged over the past two months, up 2.6 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Hawaii was unchanged from January to March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics r  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area - March 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past month, up 3.0 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim advanced 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Lab  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Riverside Area - March 2025": * * * Area prices were up 1.0 percent over the past two months, up 2.5 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending i  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area - March 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past two months, up 3.8 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Diego-Carlsbad was up 0.8 percent from January to March, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - March 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 2.2 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.5 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporte  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * California Restaurant Owner Sentenced for COVID-19 and Tax Fraud Schemes A San Diego restaurant owner was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for schemes to defraud COVID-19 relief programs and filing false tax returns. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Leronce Suel was the majority owner of Rockstar Dough LLC and Chicken Feed LLC, both of which ope  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 11, 2025 ARMY Aecom Technical Services Inc., Los Angeles, California (W91278-25-D-A001); Alpha-ERG JV LLC, San Antonio, Texas (W91278-25-D-A002); Applied Ecology Inc., Melbourne, Florida (W91278-25-D-A003); Cardno-EA Partners JV, Hunt Valley, Maryland (W91278-25-D-A004); HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction Inc., Englewood, Colorado (W91278-25-D-A005); Jacobs Government Serv  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Inc. Issues Advisory for 1,587 Cases of Marketside 4in/1.6 oz Bundle Pack Due to Possible Health Risk Celery Sticks Oxnard, California - April 10, 2025 - Duda Farm Fresh Foods, Inc. is voluntarily issuing a precautionary advisory on a production lot of Marketside 4-inch/1.6 oz. washed, ready-to-eat celery sticks with a use-by dat  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 11, 2025: * * * EPA Meets with Water Systems During Water Week WASHINGTON - Earlier this week, as part of annual Water Week, when water professionals gather to discuss priority issues impacting the industry, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Senior Advisor for Water Jessica Kramer joined a roundtable to discuss the Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (WIFIA). The WIFIA  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the transfer of licenses for two television stations in Eureka, California, from Imagicomm Eureka, LLC to Marquee Broadcasting West, Inc. The decision, outlined in a Memorandum Opinion and Order released by the FCC's Media Bureau, allows Marquee to acquire full power television station KIEM-TV (NBC) and low power television station KVIQ-LD (CBS). The FCC's review focused on the fact that both stations are ranked in  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: LA's small businesses, nonprofits, and workers get additional aid with support from Governor Newsom and LA Rises LOS ANGELES - Earlier this week, the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and City of Los Angeles announced the latest round of grants for the LA Region Small Business and Worker Relief Funds that will provide direct cash assistance to impacted  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news on April 11, 2025: * * * More than $1 billion in 2021 tax refunds still unclaimed - Taxpayers should act now to see if they are eligible WASHINGTON - The Internal Revenue Service today reminded the 1.1 million people who didn't file their tax year 2021 federal tax returns that they may be eligible for a refund if they file by the April 15 deadline. The IRS estimates more than $1 bil  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * GLOBE Mission Earth Supports Career Technical Education The NASA Science Activation program's GLOBE Mission EARTH (GME) project is forging powerful connections between career technical education (CTE) programs and real-world science, inspiring students across the United States to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). GME is a collaborative effort between NASA scientists, educators, and  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Enters into Virtual Reality Educational Partnership with Glendale Community College PORT HUENEME, Calif. - Can fighting rust in virtual reality help the Navy fight rust in the real world? That is the hope behind an Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) recently signed between Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) and Glendal  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division Taps Clemson University to Create Virtual Reality-Based Corrosion Training for Sailors PORT HUENEME, Calif. - Training Sailors to tackle corrosion on Navy vessels is the goal of a new project that Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) has launched with Clemson University. The Port Hueneme, California-based command recently sele  more