News from August 2009
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2009
News Release: The 17-mile Hurricane Ridge Road will reopen today for daylight use only, as long as conditions remain safe. Visitors are urged to use extra caution, and to be prepared for flaggers and a short section of unpaved roadway near the rockfall site.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2009
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ― In September, the Petrified Forest National Park Science and Education Center presents “The Making of an Accurate Geological Map of Petrified Forest National Park and its Significance" by Dr. Jeff Martz.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -- The Aspen Fire, located on the Walhalla Plateau east of the North Rim developed area in Grand Canyon National Park, continues to be managed for resource benefits.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2009
News Release: Petrified Forest National Park Science and Education Center Lecture Series.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 19, 2009
News Release: Along streams and irrigation canals in 16 states, a wily weed called giant reed, or Arundo donax, can grow a remarkable 3 to 6 inches a day. This intruder crowds out native plants like cottonwoods and willows, and can block water flow to farms and cities.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2009
News Release: A local fisherman was found dead in Yosemite National Park near Windy Point, along Highway 140 this morning. Keith Robinson, 62, of Midpines, left his home after work to fish in Yosemite on Aug. 17, 2009. When he failed to return home the next morning he was reported overdue to Yosemite dispatch.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Five members of an extended family were sentenced to federal prison late yesterday, all receiving lengthy sentences for their roles in an international sex trafficking ring that lured young Guatemalan women and girls to the Los Angeles area and forced them into prostitution, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bill Melot, a resident of Hobbs, N.M., appeared in federal court today before Magistrate Karen B. Molzen in Las Cruces, N.M., on tax and false statement charges, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Melot, a farmer who owns approximately 250 acres in Lea County, N.M., was charged with tax evasion, failing to file tax returns, corruptly impeding the IRS, and making false statements to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Miami residents Jose and Arnaldo Rosario pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program of approximately $15.3 million, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg of the Eastern District of Michigan ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—Cooper Land Development, Inc., a luxury home development company headquartered in Rogers, Ark., has agreed to pay a civil penalty and implement a storm water compliance program at its construction sites to settle allegations that it violated the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today announced that $1 million in Recovery Act funds has been awarded to Westat Inc. and its partner Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries (NATI) to improve the collection of tribal crime and justice data used to determine tribal eligibility for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) program.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 18, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between WGNB Corp., Carrollton, Georgia, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 18, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Leawood Bancshares, Inc., Leawood, Kansas, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 18, 2009
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of the Census today released data on new residential construction in July. Starts for single-family homes increased 1.7 percent, while overall permits to build privately-owned housing units declined 1.8 percent and housing starts decreased 1.0 percent.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 18, 2009
News Release: FORT SMITH, Ark. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced Gerber Products Co. has agreed to settle findings of hiring discrimination against 1,912 rejected minority and female applicants for entry-level positions. The agreement settles the department's allegations that Gerber engaged in hiring discrimination against minority and female applicants for one year.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 18, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 18, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2009
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2009
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2009
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
