ABERDEEN, Maryland, April 19 -- Aberdeen Proving Ground issued the following news: By Rachel Ponder The APG community kicked off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month with a teal badge ceremony and proclamation signing at the APG North (Aberdeen) recreation center April 3, 2024. SAAPM is recognized in April by both civilian and military communities. The color teal signifies support for sexual harassment and assault survivors. The program started with a welcome from Community Ready and  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, April 20 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist Francis Scott Key Bridge Response Unified Command is utilizing simulation resources from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) to test shipping runs around the Key Bridge accident site. Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed March 26, 2024, when a container  more

DOVER, Delaware, April 20 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 25 states and territories in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." The April 16 letter expresses staunch support for the would-be regulations, which will redu  more

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, April 20 -- The Commander of the Hawaii Navy Region issued the following news release: By Patrick Gordon, NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs Officer Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Isaiah Mercado is no stranger to high-stress scenarios. As a Navy armament weapons support equipment technician with Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Detachment Patuxent River (NMCLANT DET Pax) his duties include supporting both air- and surface-launched weapons by performing intermediate level ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke's trip to Los Angeles, California: * * * Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division traveled to Los Angeles on April 11 and 12 to continue the division's tour to engage with stakeholders in underserved communities and reaffirm the department's commitment to protecting the civil rights of all Americans. On Thursday, As  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 20 -- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced the start of the Port of Baltimore Worker Support Program, which will provide temporary cash assistance to eligible workers who have lost income and work hours due to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The $15 million program, established through executive order and authorized by the Maryland Protecting Opportunit  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 20 -- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Maryland experienced strong growth in health care employment in March, with the state at nearly double the national rate for addition of jobs in that sector overall in 2024, according to monthly state jobs data released by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today. The state gained 1,600 health care jobs in March, which adds  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 20 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced the start of the Port of Baltimore Worker Support Program, which will provide temporary cash assistance to eligible workers who have lost income and work hours due to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The $15 million program, established through executive order (https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press/pages/governor-moore-signs-executive-orde  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 20 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Local residents and other interested members of the public are invited to comment on a plan by Chaberton Solar Snow, LLC to build a 4.0 MW community solar generating facility in Worcester County. The virtual hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. before Chief Public Utility Law Judge Chuck McLean. Chaberton Solar Snow has applied to the Maryland   more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, April 19 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV A seasoned Medical Service Corps colonel retired from the U.S. Army after more than three decades of serving around the world. Col. Matthew J. Grieser retired during a widely attended ceremony, April 11, at the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command Headquarters on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. From July 2021 to September 2023, Griese  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 20 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: By Warren Duffie Jr. Two middle school-aged children knelt next to a pair of life-like mannequins -- one a full-body figure, the other a lower torso with its right leg severed below the knee, complete with bleeding. With encouragement from Sailors manning the booth, the kids attempted to perform CPR and apply a tourniquet as another Sailor studied a sophisticated computer-simulation sy  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Navy Installations Command issued the following news: By Patrick Gordon, NAS Patuxent River Public Affairs Officer Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Isaiah Mercado is no stranger to high-stress scenarios. As a Navy armament weapons support equipment technician with Navy Munitions Command Atlantic Detachment Patuxent River (NMCLANT DET Pax) his duties include supporting both air- and surface-launched weapons by performing intermediate level maintenance on both peculiar   more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at a campaign event at the Carpenters Training Center: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Guys, you come up here. Come on. Come on. Good to see you, buddy. PARTICIPANT: Yeah, you too. THE PRESIDENT: Come on. With the Bells and the Bidens, like all of you -- my dad used to have an expression. He'd say, "Family is the beginning, the middle, and the end" -- "the beginning, the middle, and the end." (Addressing Megan Bell's   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Maryland man was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for assaulting law enforcement with a dangerous weapon during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His 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. Scott Miller, 37, of Millersv  more

BALITMORE, Maryland, April 20 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: As the cargo ship M/V Dali was leaving the port of Baltimore early on the morning of March 26, it faced a sudden loss of power and drifted into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, bringing down much of the bridge and trapped itself in the wreckage. In the aftermath, a pivotal maritime salvage operation has unfolded with urgency and precision. Soon after the collapse, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers charged the U.S. Na  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 17, 2024: * * * On One-Year Anniversary of President Biden's Care EO, the Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates New Progress toward Providing Care and Other Supportive Services for Workers White House Hosts Event and Issues Call to Action to Government Leaders, Employers, and Others to Build on These Efforts During Care Workers Recognition Month and the Month of Action on Care, the Biden-Harris Admini  more