News from February 2014

By Interior Newswire | Feb 24, 2014
News Release: Glacier National Park and the Glacier National Park Conservancy are accepting art submissions from sixth through twelfth grade students for the annual park pass artwork contest. The winning art will be displayed on the 2015 Glacier National Park Annual Park Pass.

By Interior Newswire | Feb 24, 2014
News Release: 2/24/14. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California -. Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent Mark Butler signed a Temporary Emergency Closure to protect nearby nesting raptors. The climbing routes affected by this closure include: Slatanic Area, Rattlesnake Buttress, Margaret Thatcher...

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 24, 2014
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Today, a federal jury convicted Monico Dominguez of one count of robbery, one count of attempted robbery, two counts of conspiring to commit robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, three counts of money laundering, and one count of structuring, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2014
News Release: James Robinson, 34, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with Felon in Possession of Firearm, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office today announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2014
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - Celebrate International Women's Day! On Saturday, March 8, 2014, Women's Rights National Historical Park will host a discussion on the continuing struggle for equality, "Declaring Equality: Renewing a Legacy." This conversation will analyze how the call for women's rights spans generations and cultures.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 23, 2014
News Release: Charges Result From Sweeping Two-year Federal Investigation Into.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 23, 2014
News Release: The Asia Pacific Academy of Sciences, Science Education, and Environmental Management, APASEEM, and the National Park Service, NPS, are pleased to invite the general public to a presentation this week, on the current hot topic of Climate Change. Ph.D. Candidate David B. Simeral, a visiting expert in...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 22, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Today Mexican authorities announced the capture of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker by the U.S. Government.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2014
News Release: Today Mexican authorities announced the capture of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker by the U.S. Government.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice - Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2014
News Release: Women's Rights National Historical Park continues its annual Winter Film Festival by showing the documentary film Makers: Women Who Make America Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2014
News Release: SEARCH CONTINUES FOR 2 MISSING BOATERS.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice - Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2014
News Release: FARMINGTON, PA: The National Park Service honored the winners of the Fort Necessity Washington's Birthday Art Contest with an award ceremony Saturday, February 22.Students in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades of local elementary schools were challenged to artistically depict an event in George Washington's life.Entries were received from area public and private schools.Judges chose the winners from student entries based on artistic merit and historical accuracy.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 22, 2014
News Release: At approximately 4:30 pm on Friday, Feb. 22, 2014, a group of eight bicyclists from Salt Lake City attempted to illegally bicycle through the Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel in Zion National Park. Two of the bicyclists apparently hit the tunnel wall and crashed. One, a 51-year-old male from West Jorden, suffered...

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 22, 2014
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An individual who participated in a scheme that netted more than $60,000 in one week from senior citizens in West Virginia and elsewhere has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today. According to the plea agreement, Sheray J. McKay, 21, of Suitland, Md., pleaded guilty to an offense under 18 U.S.C. 1349.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 21, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 LOS ANGELES—Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson today completed a two-day trip in Los Angeles, after meeting with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, participating in a roundtable discussion with stakeholders on the need for commonsense ...

By USDA Newswire | Feb 21, 2014
News Release: Programs Will Assist Active Duty Special Forces Families through Research and Education WASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2014- Today, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden and Admiral William H. McRaven signed a Memo of Understanding between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Special Operations ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 21, 2014
News Release: Pharmaceutical company Endo Health Solutions Inc. and its subsidiary Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Endo) have agreed to pay $192.7 million to resolve criminal and civil liability arising from Endo’s marketing of the prescription drug Lidoderm for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug ...