News published on Federal Newswire in February 2015

News from February 2015


News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Yellowstone National Park. P.O. Box 168. Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. Feb. 17, 2015 15-011. Al Nash. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. Recent Warm Weather Prompts Winter Access Changes In...


News Release: GUNNISON, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Gunnison Field Office is proposing an overnight use fee at Oh Be Joyful Campground near Crested Butte, Colorado.


Three Jefferson City Men Charged with Distributing Meth

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that three Jefferson City, Mo., men have been charged in federal court following a police chase that resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of methamphetamine.


Become a Teacher-Ranger-Teacher this Summer

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Work with the National Park Service at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park for 240 hours between June 1 and July 31, 2015;then, bring your experience back to the classroom to share with your students.


Tennessee Resident Charged With Defrauding Contributors To Sandy Hook-related Charity

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and Kevin J. Kline, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation...



Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Former Investment Management Firm Employee For Obstruction Of Justice And Perjury

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that STEVEN HART was charged last Friday with obstruction of justice and perjury relating to an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC") into potential violations of the federal...


U.S. Attorney Dettelbach in Washington to Participate in Conference on Countering Violent Extremism

News Release: U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach is in Washington, D.C. to participate in a conference focused on countering violent extremism.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration- Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division (EFLHD) is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to evaluate a range of alternatives to address access, safety, and shoreline resiliency at Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area due to changes brought about by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.


Felon Admits To Firearm Charge, Violating Supervised Release

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Sarunn N. Phan, 27, of Providence, pleaded guilty in federal court today to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr.


Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Two Bank Robberies

News Release: Faces More than 10 Years in Prison.


Alliance Tubular Products again ignores violations and exposes workers to dangerous machinery and risk of serious injury

News Release: ALLIANCE, Ohio - Twice in a year, Alliance Tubular Products LLC has put workers at risk of amputation* and other serious injury by allowing dangerous machinery to operate unsafely. A July 2014 inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found three repeated...


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEPHEN DeCRESCENZO, 37, of West Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton...


Warm ocean temperatures may mean major coral bleaching

News Release: Their warnings follow severe bleaching in 2014, and come with the release of the most recent outlook from NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch, a weekly product that forecasts the potential for coral bleaching up to four months in the future.


News Release: With the help of a U.S. Department of Energy grant and in partnership with the Clallam County Public Utility District, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is saving money on their utility bills after installing ductless heat pumps in 42 tribal members’ homes. Nearly 30% of the Tribe is now heating and cooling...


News Release: BOSTON - The facilities director of two non-profits which provide support services for developmentally disabled adults and their families was sentenced today in connection with soliciting bribes.


Two Kansas Men Sentenced For Trafficking in Designer Drugs

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A father and son from Kansas who launched a global sales and supply network for smokable synthetic cannabinoids - also called synthetic marijuana -- and other designer drugs were sentenced Tuesday to federal prison for violating the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


NOAA study uses latest technology to compute updated Washington Monument height

News Release: The NGS measurement was made using measuring certification standards of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitats offsite link (CTBUH) and was finalized in December 2014. The final results were reported to the National Park Service in a report that will be available online beginning February 17.


Shuster Statement on FAA’s Proposed Drones Rule

News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released the following statement regarding the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) proposed rule on unmanned aerial systems (UAS):


Doggett, Levin, McDermott Urge CMS to Grant Special Enrollment Period for ACA Sign-ups

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Ways and Means Committee Human Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI), and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Jim McDermott (D-WA) issued statements following the end of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period...