PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 18, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Virginia - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in 11 of the 12 largest counties in Virginia from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average e more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: By Michael O'Day, Public Affairs Officer In the heart of Ramey Unit School, a Department of Defense Education Activity School, a groundbreaking project is taking learning to new heights. By bringing together the worlds of Social Studies, Art, and AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), teachers have crafted an innovative way for students to showcase their knowledge  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: By Michael O'Day In a classroom where imagination meets education, a groundbreaking teaching method is taking root, drawing inspiration from the storytelling giants at Pixar. At the forefront of this educational innovation is Timothy "Nate" McCue, a teacher with the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) at Irwin Intermediate School, who has embraced the Pixar stor more PR

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly has announced inductees of the 2024 DLA Hall of Fame. "The Hall of Fame recognizes former DLA civilian and military team members who made significant and lasting contributions to the agency and its mission and represent the core DLA values and ideals we strive to uphold today," he said in a memo to DLA senior leade more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Labor investigations at four northern Virginia Jersey Mike's franchise locations have found the operator allowed more than a dozen employees under the age of 16 to perform dangerous tasks and work longer than permitted in violation of federal child labor regulations. The department's Wage and Hour Division determined that JM Burke LLC -- the Charleston, Sou more PR

GLEN JEAN, West Virginia, March 19 -- The National Park Service New River Gorge National Park issued the following news release: New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is pleased to announce it has been awarded a grant from the National Park Foundation's Park Ventures program in partnership with Active Southern West Virginia's Get Active in the Park (GAP) initiative. The grant will go towards increasing accessibility information on park trails and river accesses, and for adaptive programs p more PR

WOODBRIDGE, Virginia, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) honored the Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) with the prestigious Gold Standard Award for security in its Virginia Railway Express commuter rail system and its OmniRide bus system last week. PRTC is one of only five transit agencies nationwide to receive t more PR

ELKINS, West Virginia, March 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: William Albert Flinn, Jr., age 45, of Moorefield West Virginia, was sentenced today to 195 months in federal prison for methamphetamine and firearms charges. Flinn pled guilty in August 2023 to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime. Accord more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Christopher D. Spaulding, also known as "Casino," 32, of Huntington, was sentenced today to 12 years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl. Spaulding admitted to providing controlled substances containing fentanyl to two individuals who overdosed, one of them fa more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Aaron Zachary Slash, 23, of Huntington, was sentenced today to three years and five months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute heroin. According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 5, 2023, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic s more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Today, two men pleaded guilty today to roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Southern District of West Virginia, and a Kanawha County woman pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting one of their co-defendants. Christopher Anthony O'Dell, 38, more PR