News from April 2015
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: The Obed Wild and Scenic River continues to host a preschool story time event every Friday morning, beginning at 10:30 a.m. (ET). Story time should last for about 30 minutes. The event takes place at the Obed visitor center, located at 208 North Maiden Street in downtown Wartburg. All preschool children...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Jonathon Schrader, 30, of Elkins, West Virginia, was convicted in federal court today of possession of stolen explosives, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on April 2, 2015, BRIAN FLETCHER, 34, of Jewett City, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to possession of firearms by a convicted felon.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring 128 businesses and organizations in 33 states with the Energy Star’s Partner of the Year award for their commitment to saving energy and protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency achievements.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington woman who sold heroin on multiple occasions in 2014 pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Sunshine Renae Midkiff, 24, entered a guilty plea to distributing heroin before Chief United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: In celebration of National Park Week, the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area announces a two to three hour ranger-led interpretive hike to Yahoo Falls. Along the way, participants will learn more about the local wildflowers in bloom and the intricate details of forest ecology. Visitors...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: Release Date: 6 April 2015. Contacts: Stephanie Steinhorst, Stephanie_Steinhorst@nps.gov, 229 924-0343, ext. 203. NR15-04. Spring Decoration Policy Changes at Andersonville National Cemetery. ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - As the reappearance of leaves on the trees outside denotes the arrival of warmer weather...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: In celebration of the National Park Service's upcoming centennial in 2016, the Obed Wild and Scenic River presents an interpretive program on the wonders and importance of the park's dark night skies on Saturday, April 11. The program will begin at the Lilly Overlook parking area at 7:30 p.m. (ET) and...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: In San Antonio today, 41-year-old Michael Dennehy was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for bank fraud announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Jacob W. Deng, 33, was found guilty by a United States District Court jury of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine, Distribution of Methamphetamine, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Marijuana, and being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm, after a two and a half day jury trial before the Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, United States District Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Meadville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Kendall Ferrara, 33, of Providence, faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine of $1,000,000 when he is sentenced in July, having pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Providence to trafficking cocaine, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Vincent B. Lisi, Special Agent in Charge of the Boston field office of the FBI.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: Tumacácori joins parks, programs, and partners across the country to encourage everyone to find their park and share their stories online at FindYourPark.com. Launched on April 2nd by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, Find Your Park is a public awareness and education campaign celebrating the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 and setting the stage for its second century of service.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: In honor of the upcoming National Park Service Centennial in 2016, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River will be celebrating National Park Week from Saturday, April 18, through Sunday, April 27. "Find Your Park" is the theme both for the National Park Service centennial celebration and for National Park Week. Find Your Park invites the public to find their park and share their stories online at FindYourPark.com.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that a Beckley man was sentenced in federal court in Huntington on a federal drug charge. Michael Greer, 30, of Beckley, was sentenced as a career offender to a 120-month term of imprisonment, followed by a 3-year term of supervised...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: DES PLAINES, Ill. - A construction crew installing roofing and heating and air-conditioning units on a seven-story Des Plaines condominium could have fallen because their employer did not provide protection required by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: Tucson, AZ - Saguaro National Park is looking for volunteers to assist pulling buffelgrass within the Rincon Mountain District (east) this Saturday, April 11. Interested volunteers should meet at the park's Rincon Mountain Visitor Center at 8:00 am. Please park in the Administration parking lot (first...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that the owner of a now-closed Oronogo, Mo., restaurant has been indicted by a federal grand jury for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: In honor of the upcoming National Park Service Centennial in 2016, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and Obed Wild and Scenic River will be celebrating National Park Week from Saturday, April 18, through Sunday, April 27. "FindYour Park" is the theme both for the National Park Service centennial celebration and for National Park Week. Find Your Park invites the public to find their park and share their stories online at FindYourPark.com.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2015
News Release: In celebration of the upcoming centennial of the National Park Service in 2016, the Obed Wild and Scenic River will kick off National Park Week with a wildflower walk on the Nemo to Wartburg section of Cumberland Trail. Participants will meet at the Nemo parking area on Saturday, April 18, at 10:00 a.m.
