News published on Federal Newswire in January 2016

News Release: This Sunday, get outdoors and Find Your Park, at the first Artists in Residence (AIRIE) Sunday in the park series.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passes Gardner-Menendez North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act

By State Newswire | Jan 28, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), today announced Senate Foreign Relations Committee passage of the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016. As part of a more effective U.S. policy to achieve the ...

Engel Bill to Halt ISIS Antiquities Looting Advances in Senate

By State Newswire | Jan 28, 2016

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today welcomed approval of his legislation, the Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act (H.R.1493), by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Representative Engel’s bill would help curb funding for ISIS by cracking down on the trafficking of artifacts looted from cultural sites in Syria.

OSHA cites Green Bay packaging company for multiple safety hazards

News Release: Employer name: Services Plus Inc. Inspection site: 1001 Discovery Road, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Citations received: Jan. 27, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Appleton Area Office cited the Services Plus Inc., a Green Bay packaging...

OSHA cites employer for exposing Katy, Texas workers to trenching hazards

News Release: Employer name: Hurtado Construction Co., Richmond, Texas

Waterville Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegally Possessing Ammunition

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Brian Mulkern, 35, of Waterville, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of ammunition. He pled guilty on Aug. 14, 2015.

Reclamation Selects Ryan Newman to Head the Upper Snake Field Office

News Release: HEYBURN, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation has selected Ryan Newman to serve as the new assistant area manager for leading the Upper Snake Field Office where he will oversee the management and operation of Reclamation facilities in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. The Upper Snake Field Office is located in Heyburn, Idaho, and is part of the Snake River Area Office headquartered in Boise.

Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced On Drug Charges And Firearm Possession

News Release: GREENBELT, Md. - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Charles Brian Curtin, 46, of Mechanicsville, Maryland today to 200 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Quantum Information Transfer: From Microwaves to Motion to Light

By Commerce Newswire | Jan 28, 2016

News Release: When a long-awaited quantum information network finally arrives, in whatever form, it will incorporate two essential technologies: a method of generating and manipulating quantum bits* (qubits); and a method of moving those qubits from one network node to another one far away without destroying their fragile quantum states.

U.S. Attorney’s Office Violence Reduction Partnership Results in the Prosecution of 55 Drug Traffickers, Illegal Firearms Dealers and Convicted Felons Targeting Our Local Communities

News Release: Federal, state and local law enforcement officials today announced the filing of federal charges against 55 defendants in five separate cases for their alleged participation in varied criminal conduct, including armed drug trafficking, narcotics conspiracies, illegal firearms sales and firearms violations ...

Birders Celebrate Profusion of Color at 2016 Winter Bird Festival in St. George, Utah

News Release: St. George, Utah -For many, January might mean setting New Year’s resolutions; but for birders it’s prime time for birding. Winter’s chill forces shrubs and trees to shed their leaves creating an idyllic environment to catch glimpses of otherwise elusive and beautifully brilliant species of birds. Birders...

GENERIC DRUG ACCESS: Murray Calls for Improved Patient Access to Affordable Treatments

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Accelerating Patient Access to Generic Drugs. Senator Murray emphasized the importance of helping patients get safe, affordable, high-quality treatments.

Two Florida Brothers Sentenced To 84 Months In Prison For Bath Salts And Money Laundering Conspiracies In Eastern Tennessee

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Michael Loren Sheaffer, 35, of Pinellas Park, Fla., and Matthew Shawn Sheaffer, 35, of Holiday, Fla., were both sentenced on Jan. 27, 2016, by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to each serve 84 months in federal prison. Both Sheaffers were previously convicted...

Senators Carper, Johnson Seek Information on DHS, CDC Response to Threat Posed by Zika Virus

By Homeland Newswire | Jan 28, 2016

News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: As you well know, over the last several weeks, multiple cases of the dangerous “Zika" virus have been identified in the United States. We write to better understand what Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is doing to address the spread of the virus and to prepare our country,...

Six Detroit Vice Lords Gang Members Plead Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy and Gang-Related Shootings

News Release: WASHINGTON - Six members of the Vice Lords gang in Detroit pleaded guilty this week to various racketeering and firearms offenses based on their roles in the gang-related shooting of four individuals.

OSHA cites Colorado mattress spring manufacturer with willful, serious citations following worker injury at its Colorado Springs plant

News Release: Employer name: L&P Springs Manufacturing LLC, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Seitz Tech LLC exposes employees to electrical, fire hazards again

News Release: Employer name: Seitz Tech LLC., 1041 Hickory Hill Road, Oxford, Pennsylvania

Residents From Modesto And Southern California Indicted For Large-Scale Statewide Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against Antonio Castellanos, 32, of Whittier; Jose Reyes-Pineda, 43, of Anaheim; and Modesto residents Genaro Serrato-Calles, 45; Antonio Valencia-Hernandez, 60; Lorena Mariscal Velasquez, 46; Nora Lizbet Garcia, 29; and Melissa...

Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway Closed to Vehicles Feb-May on First Saturday