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*Virginia Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for 2024-12-25 ( 6 items )  
Future USS Iowa Delivered to U.S. Navy (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: GROTON, Conn. The U.S. Navy Submarine Force's newest attack submarine, the future USS Iowa (SSN 797) was delivered to the Navy on Dec. 22, 2024, marking the 12th battle force ship delivered to the Navy this calendar year. SSN 797 is the 24th Virginia-class submarine (VCS) co-produced by General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and HII-Newport News Shipbuilding through a long-standing teaming agreement and the 13th att more PR

Griffith Announces $252,500 ARC Grant to New River Valley Regional Commission (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the New River Valley Regional Commission a $252,500 grant. The funding will support preliminary construction planning and reports for the development of a passenger rail station in Christiansburg, Virginia. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "This ARC grant for $252,500 helps the New River Valley Regional Commissi more PR

Griffith Announces $70,000 ARC Grant for Mendota Trail Study (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the City of Bristol a $70,000 grant. The funding will support a conducted study exploring a connector trail that connects downtown Bristol to the Mendota Trail. U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "This ARC grant for $70,000 helps the City of Bristol acquire a consultant group to assess the feasibility of a connect more PR

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Former MPD Intelligence Supervisor Guilty of Obstructing Investigation and Making False Statements (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: Shane Brian Lamond, 49, the former supervisor of the Intelligence Branch of the Metropolitan Police Department's Homeland Security Bureau, was found guilty today of obstructing an investigation into the Dec. 12, 2020, destruction of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) banner and for making false statements to federal law enforcement officials, including lying when he de more PR

USDA Provides More Than $8 Million in Second Round of Payments to Help Organic Dairy Producers Cover Increased Costs (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: RICHMOND, VA, Dec. 23, 2024 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing a second round of payments for dairy producers through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) 2024, providing an additional $8.7 million to help dairy producers mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices that have created u more PR

Va. U.S. Attorney: Former Federal Bureau of Prisons Employees Convicted of Charges Arising From Their Failure to Obtain Medical Care for Inmate Who Later Died From His Injuries (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release: A Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) lieutenant was found guilty on Dec. 21 of violating the civil rights of an inmate by showing deliberate indifference to the inmate's serious medical needs. The lieutenant and an FBOP nurse were also found guilty of making false statements to a federal agent with the intent to obstruct the investigation into the inmate's death.  more PR