ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rep  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 6.7 percent in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported toda  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific West District Superintendent Dr. Jacob Sherwood is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Merilee Debus as Instructional System Specialist for Professional Learning at the district's Guam Field Office, effective June 16, 2024. Ms. Debus is a native of Savannah, Georgia with 24 years of experience in education. Sh  more

MARIETTA, Georgia, May 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Dobbins Air Reserve Base (94th Airlift Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Kendra Ransum and Staff Sgt. Matthew Matlock, 94th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Aerial porters from around the world set their sights on taking home "The Dawg" during the sixth biennial Port Dawg Challenge, April 16-18, 2024, held here at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Since 2010, Air Transportation Airmen have been converging at the 622nd Civil Engineer Group's T  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Larry Edward Wood, 62, of Mount Airy, Georgia, was sentenced to 188 months in prison today for trafficking methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Wood was also ordered to serve five years under court supervision after he is released from prison. Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on May 1, 2024, by spokesperson Matthew Miller on Georgia: * * * The United States condemns the Kremlin-inspired "foreign influence" legislation advanced in Georgia's parliament earlier today and the false narrative government officials have adopted to defend it. Members of the ruling party have been clear that the intent of the law is to silence critical voices and destroy Georgia's vibrant civil society, which serv  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: A Georgia man was sentenced to prison today for assaulting law enforcement officers with a weapon during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. 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. Jack Wade Whitton, 33, of Locust Gr  more