WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: Alto Experience, Inc., a ride hailing company that currently operates in Texas, Florida, and California, and previously operated in the District of Columbia and Virginia, violated federal law when it denied reasonable accommodations and employment to deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals who applied to work as personal drivers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Arkansas (SSN 800) will be commissioned on Dec. 7, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. EST at HII-Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. The Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, will deliver the principal address at the commissioning ceremony. Remarks will also be provided by The Honorable Phillip Jones, Mayor of Newport News; Mr. Mark Rayha, President of General Dynamics E  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: * * * NCUA Releases Credit Union System Performance Data for the Third Quarter of 2024 * * * According to the latest financial performance data released today by the National Credit Union Administration, total loans outstanding in federally insured credit unions increased $41 billion, or 2.6 percent, over the year ending in the third quarter of 2024, to $1.63 trillion.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Virginia man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Charles Orlando   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: RICHMOND, VA, December 6, 2024 - Agricultural producers of perishable commodities including fruits, vegetables and floriculture can now get funding for controlled atmosphere storage through Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). Controlled atmosphere storage regulates the concentrations of oxygen, carbon dio  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2024: A Norfolk man was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, from June 2020 to January 2021, Adam Donley Greenberg, aka Adam Brandon, 39, obtained methamphetamine for redistribution from Michael Wade Kozak, 57, who resided in the Atla  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Three individuals admitted to their roles in a drug trafficking organization that supplied large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine to North Central West Virginia. Those who entered pleas are: * James People, II, 28, of Pennsauken, New Jersey, who pled guilty to the possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine; * Jeffrey Mar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: The Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG), commanded by Amphibious Squadron (CPR) 4, returned to Hampton Roads, Virginia following a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, Dec. 6. The WSP ARG flagship, first-in-class amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) and San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, while the Har  more