CARLISLE BARRACKS, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The U.S. Army War College issued the following news: By Greta Braungard, Chief Librarian Col. Bob Halvorson, U.S. Army War College G5, speaks to librarians at the USAWC Futures Lab, he discussed how future thinking can help with decision making. As we stride into the next decade, the future of libraries is inevitably intertwined with the evolution of technology. From innovative ways of ingesting information to the challenges of archiving and digitizin  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL researchers have developed a low-cost compact fiber-optic sensor that exploits a process called "photoluminescence sensitization" to detect rare earth elements (REEs) -- critical materials needed by U.S. manufacturers to make high-tech systems and devices -- in waste byproducts generated from mining and fossil energy production. "Other nations produce the vas  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months in prison on his conviction of possessing trans-3-methylfentanyl, cis-3-methylfentanyl, and cocaine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge Robert J. Colville imposed the sentence on Jamir H  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- 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 on May 6, 2024, Christopher Texidor, age 36, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was convicted following a jury trial of trafficking over 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of marijuana and hiring gunmen to protect his illegal activities. The trial, held before United States D  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of wire fraud, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Antranette Echols, 57, pleaded guilty to two counts before United States Senior District Judge Nora Barry Fischer. In connection with the guilty plea, the Court was advised that Echols prepared and submit  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court to 144 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, on his convictions of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, crack cocaine, and heroin, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Uni  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to trafficking fentanyl and cocaine and possessing a firearm after a felony conviction, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Donald Jeter, 34, pleaded guilty before United States Senior District Judge Arthur J. Schwab to conspiring to distribute fentanyl and cocain  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Allateef Alkamil Ali-White ("White"), age 43, of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on May 7, 2024, by United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to 96 months' imprisonment, to be followed by a 3-year period of supervised release, for m  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal firearms and narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The four-count Indictment named Christopher Pollard, 33, as the sole defendant. According to the Indictment, on or about November 3, 20  more