News from August 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Scientists have determined this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone," an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life, is 8,776 square miles, an area about the size of New Jersey. It is the largest measured since dead zone mapping began there in 1985.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Tracey Beaver, 38, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Pinehill, N.M., was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., to 60 months of imprisonment on each of two counts of involuntary manslaughter to run consecutively for a total of 120 months of imprisonment. Beaver will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: A Mexican man who had previously been deported twice was sentenced today to 16 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: FBI is Seeking Information About a Bank Robbery in Miami.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT - Starting on Aug. 3, Glacier National Park will begin scheduling motorized watercraft inspections and sealing for those boaters wishing to launch on Lake McDonald after a 30-day quarantine period.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) chairman and ranking member, of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released the following statements after the Senate passed the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) Reauthorization Act of 2017 on Tuesday night.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Pecos, NM:- Park Prescriptions participant Beverly Hughes is winning many times over. She is the first recipient of the Park Prescriptions Program’s first quarterly prize drawing. Hughes, who won a $50 gift Visa gift noted that, “It was a win-win, no matter if I won the prize or not." Hughes, like many...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Watrous, NM: Come one, come all, to Fort Union’s Grand Ball! Dancing has long been a part of the social life and structure of civilization in its many forms. In the 19th Century, the Victorian ball or dance was the only opportunity for many to meet and socialize with other people outside of their home and life. In the Army, it might be your best and only shot at finding love on the frontier. Join Dance Master Ken Dusenberry, and waltz into the history of the Grand Ball.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Three Akron men were indicted for trying to pass counterfeit currency at the Summit Mall, said Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Rockland County, New York, man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to rob a bar in Hawthorne, New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William V. Grady, the Dutchess County District Attorney, announced today that there is insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges in connection with the death of Samuel Harrell. Mr. Harrell, who was an inmate...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: He Illegally Possessed and Sold Three Guns in Schenectady and Possessed Ammunition in the Bronx.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: SIOUX CITY, Iowa - The United States Attorney’s Office and Deaf Iowans Against Abuse (“DIAA") will present the “Effective Communications with Persons with Disabilities Workshop" on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Sioux City Public Library, 529 Pierce Street, Gleeson Room, Sioux City, Iowa.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - The owner of a hunting guide company in Elk County pleaded guilty and was sentenced Wednesday for violating state and federal laws while taking clients on hunting trips, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - A former member of the United States Air Force was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for stealing the personal identifying information of fellow service members and distributing it to others.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - Today, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Superintendent Philip Hooge announced that the boundaries of the temporary whale waters area implemented on July 20th in the West Arm have been adjusted to accommodate a shift in whale distribution. Whales in this area are feeding...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Pipestone, MN: In celebration of Pipestone National Monument’s 80th birthday, the monument is hosting an Open House at the visitor center on Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 from 8am to 5pm. The Pipestone Indian Shrine Association will provide complimentary refreshments to visitors at the Pipestone National Monument...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., woman responsible for mail thefts from at least 40 victims in three counties, was sentenced in federal court today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service (NPS) today announced that $1.2 million in American Battlefield Planning grants will be used to help local communities preserve and protect America’s significant battlefields. These grants will support 19 projects to aid in the research, documentation, and interpretation of battlefields in 12 states and two insular areas, representing more than 300 years of history.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: DEFY is Integral Part of District’s Project Safe Neighborhoods.
