CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Keara Kilpatrick, 21, of Charleston, was sentenced today to six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for two counts of theft of firearms from a federal firearms licensee and aiding and abetting the thefts. According to court documents and statements made in court, Kilpatrick drove co-defendant Jo more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Chesterfield woman was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for defrauding Virginia Medicaid of $211,176.96 in a home health care fraud scheme that lasted over seven years. According to court documents, from 2013 to 2021, Virginia Jackson-Wallace, 65, fraudulently billed Medicaid when she claimed two family members were providing home healt more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - A Hampton man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, on February 7, 2022, individuals called 911 to report a shooting by a male in a silver vehicle in Newport News. Approximately 15 minutes later, Iziaha Tisdale, 25, was observed in a silver vehicle at the scene of the shooting being  more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: As of Oct. 4, there were 604 mass shootings in the United States, according to the Mass Shooting Tracker website, with a mass shooting defined as an incident of violence in which four or more people are shot. The Defense Logistics Agency held an active shooter drill Sept. 27 at its McNamara Headquarters Complex so employees could learn what to do if a shooting situation happen more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a national test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) on Oct. 4, 2023. To view the Spanish-language version click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNksQLzWDt8). About the National Test The national test will help ensure that Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) continue  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Protect yourself and your family from COVID-19 this fall and winter. Updated COVID-19 vaccines are now available for people ages 6 months and older. "Getting the updated vaccine can enhance your protection against the COVID-19 variants currently responsible for most infections and increasing hospitalization more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: The new Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center commander at Detachment 8, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, believes in supporting the installations by enabling their mission. As Detachment 8 commander, Col. Dee Jay Katzer is AFIMSC's senior representative to Headquarters Air Combat Command. He is responsible for providing responsive installation more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tatyana Freeman When Force Master Chief Jimmy W. Hailey III assumed his role at Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT) in April of this year, he had a clear goal in mind. "I'm excited to meet our Sailors and see what's on their minds and to address those things," said Hailey shortly after taking charge. He has done just that- visiting a variety of commands, more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following remarks on Oct. 4, 2023, by Chairman Todd M. Harper at the American Credit Union Mortgage Association's 2023 Annual Conference: * * * All of us here understand that owning a home is a fundamental component of the American Dream. Home ownership builds intergenerational wealth and contributes to strong and vibrant communities. In just a few decades, we have seen the credit union system's presence in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2023: Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will meet with representatives of a Bridgeport, West Virginia, hospital on Oct. 11 to discuss three proposed violations stemming from a medical event and NRC follow-up inspections earlier this year. The agency is considering taking escalated enforcement action against United Hospital Center. The proposed violations involved the hospital's failure to car more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following news release: For the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of the Navy's (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program sponsored its annual Naval Opportunity Awareness Workshop (OAW) in person. This year's event recently was held at Florida International University in Miami. "HBCU/MIs represent a critical element in the developing o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to clean up legacy pollution, protect the environment, and revitalize the economy of coal communities, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $100,000 in a cooperative agreement for a watershed restoration project in Preston County, West Virginia. OSMRE's Watershed Co more PR