WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In October 2024, the job openings rate was 8.8 percent in Colorado, 6.6 percent in Alaska, and 6.5 percent in Kentucky and West Virginia. Job openings rates were 6.0 percent or higher in five other states: Maine, Virginia, Oklahoma, Mississippi and South Carolina. The job openings rate was 3.3 percent in California. Four other states had rates belo  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Jan. 6 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Do you currently live in the West Region? Or, do you live in one of the six states (Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin) that moved to the West Region on Jan. 1 as part of TRICARE's new regional contracts? If you pay for your TRICARE coverage using a bank electronic funds transfer, credit card, or debit card, you must now securely give your recurring payment information to the West Region c  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 7 (TNSres) -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025: The National Credit Union Administration released the 2023 Credit Union Diversity Self-Assessment Results Report. The voluntary credit union diversity self-assessment helps federally insured credit unions to assess their diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. "By publicly sharing the aggregated results of the voluntary credit union diversity self-assessment, w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA-- FEMA is proposing updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Community partners are invited to participate in the appeal and comment period. The 90-day appeal period began on Oct. 23, 2024, and it will remain open until Jan. 21, 2025. The updated maps were produced in coordination with local, state and FEMA  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Randy Yost Caused $1.3 Million Loss to U.S. Government Through Fraud * * * The owner of Randy's Gateway Drug in Cedar Bluff, Virginia, was sentenced recently to 18 months in prison on federal healthcare fraud charges after pleading guilty in May for conduct that caused $1.3 million in losses to the federal government. Randy Yost, 72, of Cedar Bluff, Vir  more