News from June 2015
By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Two hundred and thirty bipartisan members of Congress have added their names as co-sponsors of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, signaling their support for this “exceptional" and “transformational" bill.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: MOOSE, WY -With increased visitation, Grand Teton National Park rangers have kept busy during the past few weeks protecting and assisting park visitors. A traffic safety checkpoint and increased traffic patrols on June 12 and 13, 2015 yielded nine arrests, 15 citations, and 39 written warnings. In addition to this concerted law enforcement effort, rangers continue to respond to traffic violations and accidents throughout the park.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: As the 21st CenturyCures Act gains momentum, support rolls in from across the country. Patients, advocates, researchers, innovators, families, and loved ones continue to share photos of their Cures experiences and their #CuresIn4Words to show what the landmark legislation means to them.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: The newly renovated Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center will re-open to the public on Wednesday, July 1. Visitor services will be curtailed on Monday and Tuesday to allow staff to move equipment and materials back into the visitor center.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) tomorrow will headline a panel with former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg at the Aspen Ideas Festival 2015: Spotlight Health. Upton and DeGette will discuss H.R. 6, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, Kenyen R. Brown, announces that Joshua Hamilton Purvis was sentenced for possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 2252A(a)(5)(B). Purvis was sentenced to serve 120 months imprisonment and a life time term of supervised...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: GUATEMALA CITY - Three foreign fugitives wanted by the Guatemalan government were identified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) personnel working for the ICE Attaché Office in Guatemala and Interpol officials.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: Copper Center, AK - Cooler weather on Tuesday moderated fire behavior in the upper Tanana River area. The area burned by the Chisana River 2 Fire now totals 39,230 acres. This lightning-caused fire began June 9 in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve and has burned into the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge. The fire is burning along the west side of the Chisana River about 15 miles south of the Alaska Highway and 15 miles from the Canadian border.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: Explosion and Fire Hurls more than 100 Butane Canisters as much as 130 feet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: Former State Representative Convicted on Bribery Charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Joseph Lawler, 54, of Peoria, Ariz., entered a guilty plea in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a 12-count superseding indictment charging him with wire fraud offenses. The guilty plea, which was entered without the benefit of a plea agreement, was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez and Special Agent in Charge Carol K.O. Lee of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Two hundred and thirty bipartisan members of Congress have added their names as co-sponsors of H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, signaling their support for this “exceptional" and “transformational" bill.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. ?-? Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) will travel to St. Paul, Minn., to speak on June 29 at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) 2015 Mid-Year Conference about his legislative initiatives to defend tribal treaty rights; protect Native American lands, assets, and resources; ensure accountable tribal consultation by the federal government; and safeguard tribal cultural, religious and historical resources.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska staff began project work June 15 on Jack Wade Creek in the Fortymile Wild and Scenic River Corridor with the goal of developing new reclamation techniques on placer-mined streams which will ultimately result in healthy fish and wildlife habitat.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, earlier this week, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, took to the Senate floor to highlight the outstanding public service of U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Joscelyn Greenwell as well...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: Criminal Group in Haiti Targeted U.S. Citizens.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Calumite Company LLC, a manufacturer of an additive used in the production of glass, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Hammond, Indiana, in connection with its September 2014 plea of guilty to two Clean Air Act false statement violations. The company was sentenced to pay a $325,000 fine, serve a two year term of probation and implement an environmental compliance plan that includes an annual environmental compliance training program.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation's Central California Area Office invites the public to visit New Melones Lake over the Fourth of July weekend and enjoy its many recreational opportunities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RAVEN HUGHES, age 27, of Hammond, was charged today in an eight-count Indictment with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft for engaging in a multi-year tax fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 26, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.
