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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday April 27, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Amtrak's Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project Moves to Second Phase on Monday, April 29
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 27 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Amtrak's Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project in Pennsylvania that began in March is well underway and moving to Phase 2 on Monday, April 29. As a result, additional minor schedule changes will be implemented for some Keystone Service trains, ranging from 2-17 minutes on weekdays and 5-35 minutes on weekends. Pennsylvanian train schedules will not be   more

NRC Issues Event Notification for University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57081) involving the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: * * * Rep Org: PA Bureau of Radiation Protection Licensee: University of Pennsylvania Region: 1 City: Philadelphia State: PA License #: PA-0131 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: John Chippo HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 04/18/2024 Notification Time: 16:32 [ET] Event Date: 04/17/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [EDT]  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Montgomery County Man Sentenced To 19 Years' Imprisonment For Methamphetamine Trafficking
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Tylee Brown, age 39, of Norristown, Montgomery County, was sentenced on April 23, 2024, by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, to 19 years' imprisonment on the charge of possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. Accordin  more

TSA at Pittsburgh International Airport Gets New Credential Authentication Technology to Improve Checkpoint Screening Capabilities
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: * * * New units feature a camera to match photo on the ID with the person presenting the ID * * * New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler's identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in real time is now in use at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security main checkpoint at Pi  more

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia: Pennsylvania Man Found Guilty of Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges Related to Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A Pennsylvania man was found guilty in the District of Columbia today of assaulting law enforcement and multiple other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and those of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 preside  more