News from April 2009
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2009
News Release: Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns visited Yosemite National Park today to preview his latest film National Parks: America’s Best Idea. Burns visited Yosemite landmarks, such as Yosemite Falls and Cooks Meadow, interacted with Yosemite Institute participants, and showed a one hour preview to Yosemite National Park employees and park partners.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ. -- Grand Canyon National Park fire managers will be implementing up to three prescribed fires on the South Rim this spring: the Picnic Prescribed Fire, the Quarry Prescribed Fire and the Moqui Prescribed Fire. (A map of these prescribed burn units can be downloaded in.pdf format at the bottom of this page.) Plans call for these prescribed burns to be initiated individually within the next 30 days.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2009
News Release: On April 14, a new bridge was installed on Cascade River Road to provide summer access to Cascade Pass. North Cascades National Park maintenance crews, with the assistance of two local construction companies, successfully installed a new bridge on the Cascade River Road over the North Fork of the Cascade River.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2009
News Release: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is slated to receive about $2.2 million of the $750 million stimulus funding allocated for national parks under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. “In an economic environment filled with less than desirable news, it was a pleasant surprise for Sleeping...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) and the Dare Community Crime Line are working together to apprehend and arrest suspect(s) involved in crimes within Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2009
News Release: Sagamore Hill Announces Winners of the 2009 Theodore Roosevelt Association Public Speaking Contest.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) and the Dare Community Crime Line are working together to apprehend and arrest suspect(s) involved in crimes within Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) and the Dare Community Crime Line are working together to apprehend and arrest suspect(s) involved in crimes within Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 24, 2009
News Release: Environmental analysis for rehabilitation of the Graves Creek and South Shore Roads in the Quinault Valley of Olympic National Park has been completed and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been released.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO BEGIN $20 MILLION WILLOW BEACH PROJECT.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Officials of the United States and the Netherlands today formally launched a new initiative to open membership in their expedited air travel programs to citizens of both countries in an effort to streamline entry processes for ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano signed an agreement today on new aviation preclearance security operations with Bermuda Premier and Minister of Tourism and Transport Dr. Ewart Brown.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Robert Jeffery, 55, with conspiracy and theft of government property in connection with a scheme to steal large quantities of fuel from the U.S. Army in Iraq, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente for the Eastern District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Lazare Kabaya Kobagaya, 82, of Topeka, Kan., was arrested today on charges of naturalization fraud and misuse of an alien registration card, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker for the District of Kansas and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Assistant Secretary John P. Torres announced.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between The Tysan Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Bank On It, Inc., Stockton, California, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between First Regional Bancorp, Los Angeles, California, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve System on Thursday published the annual financial statements for the combined Federal Reserve Banks, the 12 individual Federal Reserve Banks, the limited liability companies (LLCs) that were created in 2008 to respond to strains in financial markets, and the Board of Governors for the years ended Dec. 31, 2008 and 2007.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 640,000, an increase of 27,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 613,000. The 4-week moving average was 646,750, a decrease of 4,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 651,000.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 23, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1,520,633 grant to assist approximately 300 workers affected by the closure of MPC Computers LLC in Nampa, Idaho.
