HILL AFB, Utah, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Aimee Malone, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center is reorganizing its execution directorates to better serve the nuclear enterprise. The Sentinel Systems Directorate and the Minuteman III Systems Directorate merged Aug. 27 to become the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Systems Directorate. It will be responsible for providing the most  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision (Case No. 24-08-039) on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Application of California Wine Tours, Inc. (PSC9679) to Abandon Scheduled Passenger Stage Corporation Service Between Points in Napa, Sonoma, Vallejo, the San Francisco International Airport, and the Oakland International Airport. DECISION AUTHORIZING CALIFORNIA WINE TOURS  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following final resolution (No. E-5331) on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * Pacific Gas and Electric requests approval for the relocation agreement with MCD - North Stockton, LLC. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves the Tier 3 Advice Letter 7224-E filed by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), which includes an agreement to relocate overhead facilities electric facilities to accommodate MCD - North Stockton, LLC's (MCD) Tra   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 28 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following order of dismissal (Case No. 24-08-065) on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Stephen Simoni, Complainant, vs. Southern California Edison Co. (U-338-E), Defendant. ORDER OF DISMISSAL Parties filed a written and unopposed Request to Dismiss the Complaint Without Prejudice. Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 308 and Rule 4.5 of the C  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 28 -- The California State Auditor issued the following report (No. 2023-129) on Aug. 27, 2024, entitled "Tropical Forest-Risk Commodities: The State Could Better Ensure That It Does Not Contribute to Tropical Deforestation." Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Governor of California, President pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the Assembly, State Capitol, Sacramento, California 95814 Dear Governor and Legislative Leaders: As directed by the Joint Legislative A  more

SANTA ANA, California, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A former Inglewood Police Department (IPD) officer was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for stealing cocaine from IPD's lock-up and reselling it on the street. John Abel Baca, 48, of Whittier, then a 21-year veteran of the Inglewood Police Department and its union representative, was sentenced by United States District Judge James V. Selna. Judge  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations has pleaded guilty to a felony violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Justice Department announced today. John Warrington Kosolcharoen, 53, most recently of Rancho Santa Margarita, pleaded guilty   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The California Air Resources Board issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Educational entities can apply to receive up to $470,000; program expected to get 1,000 new zero-emission buses on the road * * * California is launching a new statewide funding program that will put 1,000 new, zero-emission school buses on the road, furthering the state's lead in having the most clean buses in the nation (https://www.wri.org/insights/where  more

DORAL, Florida, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Southern Command issued the following news release: MIAMI - The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) offloaded more than 3,400 pounds of cocaine and 4,410 pounds of marijuana with a combined assessed street value of approximately $50 million in Port Everglades, Friday. The Escanaba crew embarked a Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew, and Law Enforcement Detachment 107 from Coast Guard Tactical Law E  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Laisa Leao, 412th Test Wing Edwards Air Force Base's Blue Eagles Honor Guard provided a first-of-its-kind support to a British World War II Allied Veteran who had recently passed away. The Blue Eagles trained two members of the Royal Air Force to properly conduct a flag-folding ceremony in honor of Stella Brecht, who had served as a radar technician and mechanic in the RAF Women's Aux  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) coordinated with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard to select 16 domestic installations that will begin awarding shipments under the Global Household Goods Contract (GHC) in September. These installations are located across nine states - Arizona, Califo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Now, Biden-Harris Administration Awarding $521 Million in Grants to Continue Building Out National Electric Vehicle Charging Network The Biden-Harris Administration today announced $521 million in grants to continue building out electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure across 29 states, eight Federally Recognized Tribes, and the District of Columbia, including the deplo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: Now, Biden-Harris Administration Awarding $521 Million in Grants to Continue Building Out National Electric Vehicle Charging Network The Biden-Harris Administration today announced $521 million in grants to continue building out electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure across 29 states, eight Federally Recognized Tribes, and the District of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: A California man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for his role in a $2.8 million fraud scheme in which Medicare was billed for hospice services that the patients did not need. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, John Thropay, M.D., 75, of Arcadia, was the medical director of multiple hospice companies, including Blue Sky Hospice Inc., located in Van Nuys  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations pleaded guilty yesterday to a felony violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. John W. Kosolcharoen, 53, most recently of Orange County, California, pleaded guilty to introducing an unapproved new drug into interstate commerce with the  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 28 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2020-00089) on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * SUMMIT NATURAL GAS OF MAINE, INC., Request for Approval of Special Rate Agreement, Natural Gas Sale and Interconnection Agreement with Peaks Renewable, Inc. ORDER BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY By this Order, the Commission grants approval of amendments to the April 18, 2022 Interconnection Agreement (Interconnection Agreemen  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: Carlos Fernandez, 33, of Porterville, California, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for attempting to smuggle 20 pounds of cocaine through the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Cardell T. M  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft recently got outfitted with a set of enormous solar arrays at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Each measuring about 46 1/2 feet (14.2 meters) long and about 13 1/2 feet (4.1 meters) high, the arrays are the biggest NASA has ever developed for a planetary mission. They have to be large so they can soak up as much sunlight as possible during the space  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA's ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) identical dual spacecraft are inspected and processed on dollies in a high bay of the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Aug. 22. As the first multi-spacecraft orbital science mission to Mars, ESCAPADE's twin orbiters will take simultaneous observations from different locations around the planet and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $14.5 million in the inaugural set of awards through its Innovation in Two-Year College in STEM Education (ITYC) program. The program aims to support potentially transformative projects that will advance innovative, evidence-based practices at two-year colleges nationwide in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. "Community c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Following Through on the U.S.-Pacific Islands Partnership 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting in Nuku'Alofa, Tonga August 26-30, 2024 Since coming into office, the Biden-Harris administration has worked tirelessly to broaden and deepen its engagement with Pacific Island countries as a priority of U.S. foreign policy. As a Pacific nation, the United States has a clear and abidi  more