News from June 2014
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: Recent storms brought sufficient rain to Katmai National Park and Preserve to moderate the fire danger and allow park officials to lift the burn closure.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - June 2, 2014. Caleb Kesler, Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x227. Evening Flute Concert at Montezuma Castle. CAMP VERDE, Ariz. - On Saturday evening, June 14, the National Park Service invites the public to Montezuma Castle National Monument for an Evening Flute...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: St. Louis, MO - JASON RAUSCHELBACH was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States and several banks through his business, The Mortgage Store, Inc., in 2008. United States District Judge Henry E. Autrey imposed the sentence today and also ordered Rauschelbach to pay restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man with a record of felony convictions was sentenced Monday to 210 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Red Flag conditions consisting of high temperatures, low relative humidity and gusty winds challenged firefighters again today, but they were able to hold the Galahad Fire west of the W-4 Road. These same weather conditions are forecasted for the rest of the week. The fire is estimated at 2,172 acres.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - Donald R. LaFond, Jr., was sentenced today to life imprisonment, and Jason Robert Widdison was sentenced to 31 years and eight months in federal prison, for murdering a fellow prison inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta. Both defendants were convicted of second-degree murder after a jury trial on Feb. 3, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence resident previously convicted in state court on drug trafficking charges pleaded guilty in federal court today to federal drug trafficking and firearm charges and faces up to 70 years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Daniel J. Kumor, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Divisionof the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) "Operation Predator" smartphone app received honorable mention for "Best App" in the PR News' 2014 Social Media Icon Awards June 2 in New York City.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: Glacier National Park, in partnership with the University of Montana and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, will continue mountain goat research activities this summer in the Logan Pass area. The three-year research study began late summer of 2013 to identify how mountain goats are affected by roads...
By State Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement about the formation of a Palestinian unity government...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
Release: by Allan Mustard, FAS Agricultural Minister-Counselor, U.S. Embassy New Delhi, India.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Nicholas County couple who broke into Johnson’s Sporting Goods in Summersville and stole firearms pleaded guilty to federal firearms charges, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Matthew England, 28 and Lyndsey England, 26, pleaded guilty to possession of stolen firearms before the United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. in Charleston.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO - A Schaumburg man was arrested and charged with transporting child pornography for allegedly transmitting two pornographic images of a prepubescent minor to an undercover law enforcement officer last week, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, KURT S. MAYER, was charged in a criminal complaint filed today in U.S. District Court following his arrest Friday night.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Justice Department today announced a multi-national effort to disrupt the Gameover Zeus Botnet - a global network of infected victim computers used by cyber criminals to steal millions of dollars from businesses and consumers - and unsealed criminal charges in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: Point Reyes National Seashore and the Point Reyes National Seashore Association (PRNSA) will be sponsoring the Trails & Ocean Stewardship Day, this Saturday, June 7, from 10 am to 2:30 pm, at Limantour Beach. Participants are encouraged to bring sunscreen and their own water and picnic lunch.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today thanked President Obama for taking action to reduce carbon pollution, which 97% of scientists agree is leading to dangerous climate change that threatens our families.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, today thanked President Obama for taking action to reduce carbon pollution, which 97% of scientists agree is leading to dangerous climate change that threatens our families.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico is seeking public comment on the draft revised Protocol between the BLM New Mexico and the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). This revised Protocol addresses how Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act is implemented for...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, made the following statement about President Obama's new regulations on carbon emissions from existing power plants as part of his Climate Action Plan.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2014
News Release: Fort Stanwix National Monument invites you to the kickoff event for the Walk With History program on Saturday, June 7 from noon to 2 pm. The event will feature a health fair on the fort's west lawn highlighting the services of several local healthcare organizations, including the American Heart Association...
