PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area - November 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.2 percent over the past 2 months, up 2.7 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consum more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in West Virginia - Second Quarter 2024": * * * Employment declined in West Virginia's only large county from June 2023 to June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are the 369 U.S. counties or county equivalents with annual aver more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - November 2024": * * * Area prices unchanged in November; up 2.7 percent over the past year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A decline in the gas more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) applauded the unanimous passage of their Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2024 in the U.S. Senate. The legislation passed the Senate last week. "The vast majority of people incarcerated today will come home to our communities at some point," Senator Capito said. "The Second Chance more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued a notice involving an information collection on Nov. 27, 2024, entitled "Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection". AGENCY: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day notice. SUMMARY: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance  more ST

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank), in conjunction with its housing finance agency partners, announced that $8.447 million in Home4Good grants have been awarded this year to support 95 programs in Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia in the fight against homelessness. FHLBank contributed $6 million to the init more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded Friends of Southwest Virginia a $1,300,000 grant. The funding will support an assessment of damage to outdoor recreation assets resulting from Hurricane Helene. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "This ARC grant for $1,300,000 helps Friends of Southwest Virginia hire an engineering firm to conduct a thorough asses more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the Helping America's Famers Act, legislation which would authorize the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide up to $10 billion in zero-interest loans to assist farms impacted by disasters. With this funding, USDA would be able to more quickly provide financial support to farmers in need in states where Federal Crop Insurance is unavailable more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Program fulfills Bipartisan Infrastructure Law directive and advances the Department's National Roadway Safety Strategy * * * The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today announced $171 million in grants to 19 states and territories to upgrade and standardize their crash data systems. The system upgrades will improve the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $6,395,381 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The funding is made possible through the State Electronic Data Collection grant program and will support upgrading and improving crash data sy more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced several additional organizations are supporting their Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Act. This bipartisan legislation would create a pilot program to allow Medicare to reimburse for treat-in-place EMS services for certain medical issues, which would expand access to these critical health services, especially more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Pennsylvania. *** Wearable Medical Device for Continuous Heart Monitoring With Intermittent Additional Signal Data Provided via One or More Touch-Sensitive Electrodes ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION, Chelmsford, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 12161875 B2, initially filed Aug. 16, 2023) developed by three inventors Tsuyoshi Masuda, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Gary A. more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington. *** Downlink Event Allocation in a Network ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- ITRON, INC., Liberty Lake, Washington has been assigned a patent (No. US 12167328 B2, initially filed Aug. 4, 2023) developed by five inventors Jerome Bartier, Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Keith Barnes, Waseca, Minnesota; Thomas Uhling, Spokane Valley, Washington; Yacine Khaled, Meudon, France; and Khalid Maallem, Issy le more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 11 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in West Virginia. *** Apparatus to Extend Lift Capacity of Sidewall Belt Conveyor ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 10 -- ROBBINS MINING, INC., Solon, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 12162689 B2, initially filed Feb. 17, 2023) developed by Shirley Donnelly Riffe, Crab Orchard, West Virginia, for "Apparatus to extend lift capacity of sidewall belt conveyor." *** Systems and Methods for Signaling Neural Netw more ST

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 12 -- The West Virginia Department of Health issued the following news on Dec. 11, 2024: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Social Services (BSS) is proud to highlight key accomplishments and progress in child welfare over the past year. These milestones demonstrate the Department's commitment to ensuring the safety, stability, and well-being of West Virginia's children and families. "These achievements reflect this Department's de more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 12 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: State Treasurer Riley Moore announced today his Office's Unclaimed Property Division returned more than $8.5 million worth of funds to individuals, businesses and other organizations during the month of November. "This month's total beats the previous record of $6.2 million that my Office set in September," Treasurer Moore said. "I am proud we have reunited West  more PR

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Dec. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Edward Matthew Wiseman, 37, of Belington, West Virginia, was sentenced to 57 months for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to statements made in court, Wiseman was selling methamphetamine in Elkins. A search of his home resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine, two firearms, and $4802. Wiseman has a criminal history t more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Edward Keith Perkins, 31, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to attempted possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 19, 2024, Perkins shipped a box containing approximately 4.43 kilograms of methamphetamine from California to a Virginia Street address more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: A federal grand jury returned an 18-count indictment yesterday charging Michael David Barker, 47, of Foster, with mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, and money laundering. The indictment was unsealed today following Barker's arrest by law enforcement officers. The indictme more PR