RICHMOND, Va.—(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2018 By: Virginia National Guard Emergency preparations have been underway over the weekend in Virginia and other southeastern states in advance of an anticipated strike this week by Hurricane Florence. Virginia Department of Emergency Management teams have worked throughout the weekend preparing for what may be[Read More…]
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Department of Defense Announces Army Casualties
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy A. Bolyard, 42, from Thornton, West Virginia, died September 3, 2018, of wounds sustained from small arms fire in Logar Province,[Read More…]
NASA Finds Tropical Storm Gordon’s Strength East of Its Center
Florida—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2018 By: Rob Gutro, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center After drenching south Florida, Tropical Storm Gordon moved into the eastern Gulf of Mexico and is headed to the northwest. NASA’s Aqua satellite found three areas of the strongest storms east of Gordon’s center when it passed overhead on Sept.[Read More…]
Women’s March Disrupts Kavanaugh Hearing, Dozens Arrested (Video)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 4, 2018 Contact: [email protected] Over 30 women have been arrested so far during today’s hearing on Brett Kavanaugh. Women’s March leaders from across the country took part in the protests alongside Women’s March co-founders Linda Sarsour and Bob Bland, Women’s March Senior Advisor Winnie Wong, and Orange is[Read More…]
Pittsburgh Priests I Knew Now Named in the Grand Jury Report: William B. Yockey
Pittsburgh, PA-(ENEWSPF)- The impact of the Pennsylvania grand jury report has only started to resonate. Pittsburgh priests I knew, my family knew and trusted, priests my former neighbors knew and trusted, were named in this report. This is a first of a series of articles that will share details from[Read More…]
Trump Cancels Pay Raise for Most Civilian Federal Employees
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Donald Trump has sent a letter to Congress today informing House and Senate leaders that he is canceling a pay raise that most civilian federal employees were due to receive in January. His rationale for the cancellation of the raises were budgetary constraints.[Read More…]
Mass Shooting at Madden 19 Tournament, Jacksonville Landing; Multiple Fatalities Reported
Jacksonville, FL-(ENEWSPF)- The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is reporting a “mass shooting” at the Madden 19 Tournament at Jacksonville Landing, declaring there are “multiple fatalities at the scene.” Police urge everyone to “Stay far from the area. The area is not safe at this time.” This warning goes out to the[Read More…]
Former President Barack Obama Releases Statement on the Death of Senator John McCain
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Sen. John McCain died Saturday, August 25, 2018, at the age of 81. Senator McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer in July 2017. Former President Barack Obama, who defeated United States Senator John McCain, issued a statement Saturday mourning the passing of his one-time political opponent in the[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense announced the death of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Taylor J. Galvin, a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Chief Warrant Officer Galvin, 34, from Spokane, Washington, died August 20, 2018, in Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of injuries[Read More…]
Stern of World War II U.S. Destroyer Discovered Off Remote Alaskan Island by NOAA-supported Scientists (Video)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 Contacts: Theo Stein, NOAA, Robert Monroe, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Andrea Boyle, University of Delaware, and Paul Taylor, Naval History and Heritage Command For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark surface of the Bering Sea off the[Read More…]
