
By David Hutton | Apr 7, 2022
In an effort to crack down on Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security is taking additional actions against the country.

By David Hutton | Apr 6, 2022
Boaters visiting Belle Fourche Reservoir this year will be able to utilize a new boat ramp designed to allow more individuals to use the Gadens Point Recreation Area.
By David Hutton | Apr 6, 2022
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have reportedly expelled a foreign fugitive for money laundering, forgery and fraud.

By David Hutton | Apr 5, 2022
The Bureau of Reclamation recently filled a leadership position when Michael Brain was selected to work as deputy commissioner, following a career spent in various staff positions in the House of Representatives.

By David Hutton | Apr 4, 2022
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation is slated to receive $1.4 billion in President Joseph R. Biden's proposed Fiscal Year 2023 (FY2023) budget to improve water and hydropower reliability across the American West.

By David Hutton | Apr 3, 2022
More than 2 million individuals visited the Assateague Island National Seashore in 2021, in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a March 21 National Park Service news release, Assateague Island ranked 33rd among the 380 National Park Units reporting visitation numbers.

By David Hutton | Apr 2, 2022
The Quitobaquito pond in Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is getting a new liner to stop water loss, requiring the closure of the Quitobaquito site beginning April 11.

By David Hutton | Apr 2, 2022
Nearly four years ago, the Kuenzler hedgehog cactus was classified as threatened and in March the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a plan to protect the rare cactus.

By David Hutton | Apr 2, 2022
A south Texas soccer coach has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of children, following a U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations probe.

By David Hutton | Mar 31, 2022
Representatives from the U.S. and Canada met recently to begin the process of re-establishing the Cross-Border Crime Forum (CBCF) and discuss how the two nations can work together to tackle cross-border crime and make their communities safer.

By David Hutton | Mar 25, 2022
The U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently led an investigation that resulted in a 10-year prison sentence of a south Texas man for “catching a case” of sex tourism with a minor.

By David Hutton | Mar 1, 2022
Members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are coming together to support Ukraine following an attack by Russia after weeks of increased tension as troops massed along the country’s borders.

By David Hutton | Feb 28, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a Fair and Humane Public Charge Rule which would likely regulate how the department applies the public charge ground of inadmissibility in cases, a Feb. 17 news release said.

By David Hutton | Feb 26, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is shining a spotlight on conservation as it recognizes the winners of its Federal Green Challenge for their efforts to be more efficient and protect the environment

By David Hutton | Feb 23, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is stepping up to clean a Superfund site in Linden, once the home of LCP Chemicals.

By David Hutton | Feb 22, 2022
A North Carolina man will spend 55 years in prison after being sentenced in federal court on child pornography charges, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

By David Hutton | Feb 22, 2022
A New Hampshire man will spend five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Hampshire

By David Hutton | Feb 17, 2022
Human trafficking remains a troubling issue plaguing the nation, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is offering data highlighting the crackdown in the crime, including 2,360 arrests and $486 million seized in human trafficking and related activities.

By David Hutton | Feb 15, 2022
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Division reported a record haul of fentanyl in 2021, indicative of the ongoing struggle with the trafficking of the drug.

By David Hutton | Feb 15, 2022
The United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia has sentenced Atlanta real estate agent Eric Hill for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme that yielded more than $21 million in fraudulent loans.