WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Following a ceremony Friday at the White House where seven soldiers received the Medal of Honor, today those same soldiers were inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes during an off-site ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia. On Friday, President Joe Biden presented the Medal of Honor to Pvt. Bruno R. Orig, Pfc. Wataru Nakamura, Cpl. Fred B. McGee, Pfc. Charles R. Johnson and Gen. Ri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Matthew W. Cheney has been appointed by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland as the Acting U.S. Trustee for Maryland, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia (Region 4) effective Jan. 11. Cheney replaces Gerard R. Vetter, who continues to serve as the Assistant U.S. Trustee for the Baltimore office of the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP). Cheney joined the USTP in 20  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Officials from Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and affiliated program executive offices will participate in Surface Navy panel discussions and present program updates in NAVSEA's exhibit booth during the 2025 Surface Navy Association's annual symposium at the Hyatt Regency in Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 14-16.  NAVSEA Commander Vice Adm. J im Downey, will moderate two seminar sessions on Jan. 16: Accelerating F  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 11 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Accounts Remain Protected by Share Insurance Fund; Member Services Uninterrupted * * * The National Credit Union Administration today placed Butler Heritage Federal Credit Union in Middletown, Ohio, into conservatorship. Member deposits at Butler Heritage Federal Credit Union remain protected by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. Administered by th  more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Martin Elling Obstructed Justice Related to His Work with Purdue Pharma * * * A former senior partner at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm based in New York, N.Y., that last month agreed to pay $650 million to resolve criminal and civil investigations into the firm's consulting work with opioids manufacturers, incl  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: A Suffolk man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, on Sept. 15, 2023, law enforcement intercepted a package containing two pounds of crystal meth that had been shipped from Murrieta, California, to Norfolk thr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. The FEMA-West Virginia Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Mercer County is closing its Bluefield facility and relocating to Princeton, W.Va. It will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13. The Disaster Recovery Center location and hours this week are as follows: Princeton Disaster Recovery CenterPrinceton Disaster Recovery Center Lifeline Princeto  more