News from January 2014
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 13, 2014
News Release: WILMINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, highlighted a volunteer cybersecurity program through the Department of Homeland Security for current students.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Beaver County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal burglary laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2014
News Release: Defendant Also Ordered To Pay $188,000+ And $20,000 Fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2014
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The Charlotte Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is conducting the first of several “surges" of resources to a specific area to identify illegal firearms traffickers. ATF Special Agent in Charge, Wayne L. Dixie said, “The Cumberland County ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2014
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Sky Steven Bennett, age 34, of Richland, Washington, was sentenced on Jan. 13, 2014, after having previously pleaded guilty on Oct. 22, 2013 to Receipt of Child Pornography. United States...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2014
News Release: Grand Teton National Park will waive entrance fees on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 in recognition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. Grand Teton will join the more than 400 other units of the National Park System to acknowledge this special day as part of an effort to encourage families and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2014
News Release: BISMARCK - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on Jan. 13, 2014, Morris Flying Horse, 42, Fort Yates, N.D., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Flying Horse pleaded guilty to the charge on Oct. 4, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2014
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man was sentenced to five years in federal prison today in connection with a heroin distribution scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Durrell Desean Lucas, also known as “D," of Huntington, previously pleaded guilty in September 2013 to conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. Lucas’ sentence was handed down by Chief United States District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers in Huntington.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 13, 2014
News Release: In August 1999, the Peregrine falcon was removed from the federal endangered species list, a move prompted by the falcon's comeback from the brink of extinction. However, throughout Texas there are less than a dozen known nesting pairs and the falcon remains on the state's endangered species list.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 13, 2014
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Georgetown, Indiana man listed on the National Registry of Sex Offenders was sentenced in United States District Court on January 9, 2014, by U.S. District Judge John G. Heyburn II, to 10 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for possession of child pornography announced David J. Hale, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 12, 2014
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - Jan. 12, 2014. Karen Hughes, Acting Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x223. Hopi Artist Larry Melendez to Demonstrate Traditional Katsina Doll Carving at Montezuma Castle. CAMP VERDE, Ariz. - Hopi old-style katsina doll carver Larry Melendez will present a special...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 12, 2014
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Randolph Hurst, 50, of West Warwick R.I., a former Assistant District Manager for the Social Security Administration in Rhode Island, was sentenced Friday to 39 months in federal prison for stealing the identity of a Coventry, R.I., man and using his identity to fraudulently sell more than $160,000 worth of stock certificates belonging to the victim, and for failing to pay $61,999 in taxes owed the IRS.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 12, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) today made the following statement on the passing of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon...
By State Newswire | Jan 12, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the White House announcement that the interim nuclear deal recently agreed to by the Obama Administration, Iran, and other world powers will take effect on January 20...
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2014
News Release: Artists now have an opportunity to capture the magical light of early morning at Tumacácori during two special days this season. "The church and surrounding mission grounds are a perennial favorite for artists," said Superintendent Bob Love. "We are excited to welcome painters and photographers for these special early openings.".
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2014
News Release: In the year 1691, evening fell in the desert of New Spain and a priest on horseback named Eusebio Francisco Kino looked up at the moonlit night sky. We may wonder today, "What was going through the mind of Tumacácori's most famous astronomer?".
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2014
News Release: The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazards statement for large northwest swells that will approach the coast on Saturday evening. Swells are expected to build late tonight into Sunday which will translate into larger than normal surf, possible sneaker waves, and rip currents along Point Reyes National Seashore beaches.
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2014
News Release: Newark, NJ - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement honoring the life and legacy of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 11, 2014
News Release: National Park Service staff and other experts have observed numerous Portuguese Man-of-War (also known as Blue Bottle), a type of stinging jellyfish, washed ashore at Asan Beach. Contact with this type of jellyfish can cause intense pain and serious injury. Seek immediate medical attention for serious...
By State Newswire | Jan 11, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the passing of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
