Press Releases on August 4, 2022

Governor Cooper Addresses NC Offshore Wind Potential at NC TOWERS Taskforce Meeting, Tours Dominion Energy Wind Turbines

Today, Governor Roy Cooper joined Dominion Energy CEO Robert M. Blue to observe Dominion Energy wind turbines off the coast of Virginia and addressed the third North Carolina Taskforce for Offshore Wind Economic Resource Strategies (NC TOWERS) meeting in …

Homicide: 3300 Block of 14th Place, Southeast

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Thursday, August 4, 2022, in the 3300 block of 14th Place, Southeast.   At approximately 12:19 am, members of the Seventh District responded …

Northwest Landowners Association Fights for Landowner Rights and Wins

NWLA has been engaged in a fight to protect the property rights of landowners in ND since S.B. 2344 was introduced. Today ND landowners prevailed. BISMARCK, ND, USA, August 4, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Northwest Landowners Association has been engaged …

Water Summary Update: Drought expands in Iowa after another dry month

DES MOINES — Iowa’s July precipitation was 3.75 inches, 1.51 inches below normal for the month, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Some locations in southern Iowa had July rainfall of four inches less than normal. An area of extreme drought …

Massachusetts public health officials confirm 42 new monkeypox cases 

Boston — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced 42 additional cases of monkeypox in adult males within the past seven days, bringing the total number of monkeypox cases in the Commonwealth to 157 residents since the state’s …

How Experience Became an Authentic Tale for Pauley Lane Band "The Lizard Lounge"

"An effected mode we used to go into when driving on the road for a couple of days touring", this mode led them into lounges and nice venues. READING, BERKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, August 5, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Experience teaches us many …

Asia Pacific & Latin America to Exhibit High Demand Growth for Medical Equipment Cooling Systems: Fact.MR Analysis

Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As per detailed industry analysis by Fact.MR, a market research and competitive intelligence provider, expanding at a CAGR of 3.6%, the global medical equipment cooling market is projected to increase …

Industrial Automation Market Size is projected to reach at USD 430.9 Billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 9.7%

TOKYO, Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Industrial Automation Market size accounted for USD 189.7 Billion in 2021 and is predicted to be worth USD 430.9 Billion by 2030, with a CAGR of 9.7% during the projected period from 2022 to 2030. The …

The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission sends the names of four ...

TOPEKA—The 28th Judicial District Nominating Commission has sent the names of four nominees who are elligible to fill either of two new vacant district judge positions to Gov. Laura Kelly, who has 60 days to decide who will fill the new positions.    The …

5th Judicial District Nominating Commission announces interview schedule ...

TOPEKA—The 5th Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet at 9 a.m. Thursday, August 11, to interview nominees to fill a district judge vacancy          The vacancy will be created when Chief Judge Merlin Wheeler retires September 3.        The 5th …

Black bear encounters north of Ketchum raise public safety concerns for campers and recreationists

Idaho Fish and Game officials in the Magic Valley Regional Office continue to receive reports of ongoing issues with black bears in dispersed campsites in the North Fork area of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, located approximately 6 miles north of …

Spring/summer Chinook seasons to close statewide Aug. 7 at the end of fishing hours

All remaining Chinook salmon fisheries on the Snake, Clearwater, South Fork Clearwater, North Fork Clearwater, Middle Fork Clearwater and Upper Salmon rivers will close at the end of fishing hours on Sunday, Aug. 7 which is the date set by the Fish and …

2021 State Library Report Released

Washington State commits to transforming primary health care

OLYMPIA – Today, insurance payers, representatives from the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA), Governor Jay Inslee’s office, and the Washington State Medical Association celebrated the signing of a memorandum of understanding committing to …

Annual Prevention Summit honors community leaders

Olympia – For their work to promote mental health, wellness, and prevent substance use disorder, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) recently honored several individuals and organizations at the 36th annual Washington State Prevention Summit, …

Early results from COVID-19 student survey reveal students’ worries and hopes amid pandemic

OLYMPIA – Early results from the COVID-19 Student Survey of about 65,000 middle and high school students in Washington show many of them reported feeling sad or depressed most days during the pandemic. But the majority of students in each grade also …

Dr. Charissa Fotinos named interim state Medicaid director

OLYMPIA – Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) Director Sue Birch has named Dr. Charissa Fotinos as interim state Medicaid director effective August 1, 2021. Dr. Fotinos, a family doctor specializing in addiction medicine, is HCA’s deputy chief …

Washington State to receive rural transformation grant

OLYMPIA – The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced that the state will receive a $5 million Community Health Access and Rural Transformation (CHART) Model grant. The CHART Model will help transform the health care system in rural …

Student survey shows mental health challenges and declines in substance use

OLYMPIA – Results from the 2021 Healthy Youth Survey (HYS), a statewide survey of young people focused on their health behaviors, are now available. Data suggest mental health concerns remain with some signs of improved health behaviors, including a …

Washington residents can dispose of prescription drugs and vaping products at take back events on April 30

OLYMPIA – About 75 percent of opioid misuse starts with people using medication that was not prescribed for them, usually taken from a friend or family member. Simple steps like safely disposing of unused medications can stop them from being misused. …