PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Detroit District issued the following news release: In partnership with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will host their "Water Safety Night" at PNC Park, May 11. The event intends to promote safe practices on our waterways as the summer recreation season begins. Before the game, members from the Pittsburgh District and other waterway partners will set up interactive displays and  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-06-22-01005) on April 22, 2024, entitled "West Virginia Lacked Effective Oversight of Its Opioid Response Grants" filed under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit The HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a series of grants to States and Tribes to co  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Hospitality Companies Settle Federal Charges That They Discriminated Against Pregnant Worker and Then Fired Her * * * Savage River Lodge, LLC and Little Crossings, LLC, doing business as Fronterra Resources (collectively referred to as Savage River Lodge), will pay $150,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle federal charges that they discrimi  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Trucking Companies Settle Federal Charges They Allowed Harassment and Termination of Gay Mechanics Because of Sexual Orientation * * * TA Dedicated (formerly known as Transport America) and Transportation Enterprise Services, trucking companies that operate under the parent TFI International, Inc., will pay $460,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to se  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 30 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Last week, more than 150 student leaders from high schools all across the state traveled to Charleston for a three-day program known as Youth in Government (YIG). The YIG program, organized by the WV Youth Leadership Association, provides students with a simulated experience to allow students to step into the shoes of elected members of the Executive, Legislati  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 30 -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued the following news release: The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has added Spanish translations to several forms used in domestic violence, personal safety, and mental hygiene cases. The West Virginia judiciary has had a long-standing contract with Language Line Translation Solutions to translate individual court forms and to provide telephone interpreters when needed. As part of the Court's effo  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: John Christopher Spence, 67, of Huntington, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation, including six months on home detention with GPS monitoring, and fined $5,000 for making a false declaration in a bankruptcy case. According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about April 30, 2019, Spence filed f  more