News from June 2012
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: Wright Brothers National Memorial will be joining other national park sites across the country in celebrating "Great Outdoors Day" by waiving admission fees on Saturday, June 9, 2012.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: AGOURA HILLS, Calif. -- Two local bands, The Greybeards and Nobody's Business, will perform at the Peter Strauss Ranch outdoor amphitheatre on Father's Day, June 17th from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: National Park Service News Release. - JUNE 4, 2012. ED CUMMINS, CHIEF RANGER, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 X227. Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments Offer Free Admission this Saturday. Camp Verde: Get a head start on your summer fun with free admission to Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: National Park Service News Release. - JUNE 4, 2012. ED CUMMINS, CHIEF RANGER, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 X227. Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments Offer Free Admission this Saturday. Camp Verde: Get a head start on your summer fun with free admission to Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National...
By State Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: Washington, DC - Rep. Howard Berman, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement regarding a reported attack by Azerbaijani forces...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2012
News Release: Technicians have been busy this past week installing a brand new fuel cell at the Exit Glacier Nature Center in Kenai Fjords National Park. The fuel cell, which runs off of propane, will provide 1 kilowatt of power for all of the center's electrical needs including lights, outlets, and other basic appliances.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 3, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today toured the Kulluk drilling vessel in Seattle. Shell plans to use the Kulluk this summer to explore for oil and natural gas in Alaska’s Beaufort Sea.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2012
News Release: Park Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz announced today that the highway through the park will open for through traffic at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 1. "We are happy to have this major access to Lassen Volcanic National Park opened now that summer has arrived," stated Ms. Koontz. "This year's road opening...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2012
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ-Petrified Forest National Park will host the Cultural Art Market on Saturday, June 23, 2012, 10:00am to 4:00pm. Many regional artists will share their talent and offer pieces for sale. Jewelry, fetishes, ceramics, other traditional American Indian and Western arts and crafts will be available to purchase.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - A trail closure is being lifted between Roaring Springs and Cottonwood Campground on the North Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park. A temporary route through the damaged section has been established, however it is very narrow and hazardous conditions exist so extreme caution should be used when hiking in that area.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2012
News Release: Devils Postpile National Monument and the Inyo National Forest are pleased to host National Weather Service meteorologist Rhett Milne for a presentation on June 11, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Mammoth Welcome Center Auditorium. The presentation will cover Nov. 30, 2011 forest blowdown event that affected large sections of the San Joaquin River Watershed from Tuolumne Meadows to Mt. Whitney and knocked down thousands of trees in the area.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2012
News Release: Not sure how to tell a blue jay from a bluebird? A swift from a swallow? Leave the.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2012
News Release: GALLUP, N.M. - Following through on President Obama's direction to expedite high priority infrastructure projects for the nation, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar joined Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly and other leaders to break ground today on the historic Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, which will deliver clean running water to 200,000 members of the Navajo Nation, many for the first time.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 1, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 MIAMI—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate, Deputy Administrator Rich Serino, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recently finalized changes to the provisions of the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) that will increase the acreage ceiling by nearly 20,000 acres and make all Pennsylvania CREP practices ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 1, 2012
News Release: Opportunities Available For Homeowners to Secure Lower Mortgage Rates WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today kicked off National Homeownership Month and reminded rural residents of opportunities to purchase or refinance homes in rural areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Fourteen individuals pleaded guilty yesterday in the District of Nevada for their roles in the scheme to fraudulently take control of various home owners’ associations (HOAs) in the Las Vegas area, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Paulo Morales, 47, was arrested today after having been indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida on charges of deprivation of civil rights and abusive sexual contact, announced Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, and Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2012
News Release: Fahim Suleiman and Muuad Salem were sentenced to prison today by U.S. District Court Judge James S. Gwin in connection with their roles as co-conspirators in a scheme to defraud the United States by obtaining false and fraudulent U.S. Treasury tax refund checks, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2012
News Release: Calnet Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $18.1 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims to the Department of Defense, the Justice Department announced today. Calnet Inc., an intelligence analysis, information technology and language services company, is headquartered ...
