News from June 2017
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: Luray, Virginia: Shenandoah National Park is pleased to announce the selection of Washington, Virginia-based artist Kevin H. Adams as the June Artist-in-Residence. A former United States Marine Corps officer and combat artist, Kevin is a well-respected local artist who has previously been commissioned...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that David Miller, 54, of Flushing, Michigan (and formerly of Bath, Maine) pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: A team comprised of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) received approval and approximately $71.5 million in funding from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to proceed with an effort to study the feasibility of making space on the radio spectrum available for auction.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: Defendants Prosecuted as Part of The Guardians Project.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: Investment Advisors’ Preyed on Faith Communities to Fund Lavish Lifestyle.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join a ranger for a hike through Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s beautiful Miller Woods every Sunday in June at 1:30 pm. The hike starts at the national lakeshore’s Paul H. Douglas Center and travels though varied habitats including rare and beautiful black oak savanna and offers incredible views of Lake Michigan and Chicago. The hike will be offered every Sunday through Aug. 20, 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) - The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) in cooperation with local, state, federal and military partners implemented several successful prescribed fire projects the past fall and this spring to reduce the risk of wildfires on military training areas. There were 29,379 acres burned between April 15 and May 21 and 1,329 piles burned in the fall on 12 military ranges in Interior Alaska.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Friday, June 9, 2017, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining H.R. 772, The Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: Daniel R. Gerken, 35, of Gillette, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on June 2, 2017, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and for use and carry of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. Gerken was arrested in Gillette, Wyoming.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Union City, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months in jail, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and was ordered to make restitution in the amount of $203,174.25 on her conviction of mail fraud, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation will hold a hearing next Wednesday to examine the status of Coast Guard infrastructure and the ability of the infrastructure to meet the Service’s mission needs in the 21st century.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Friday, June 9, 2017, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining H.R. 772, The Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2017."
By DOL Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) -Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool is now available for borrowers applying for and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man convicted of Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender was sentenced on May 31, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK - Mohammed Nurey Ibrahim, age 41, an Eritrean national and resident of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, appeared yesterday on an indictment charging him with presenting a fraudulently obtained visa to a Border Patrol Agent.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: Buffalo National River, Harrison, AR - After two rain delays in April, the highly anticipated National Park Radio concert at Steel Creek has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 17, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - Two outstate men were arrested in Attleboro, Massachusetts Friday evening for allegedly trafficking nearly seven kilos of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to Boston on a commercial airline.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka pizza shop owner and nine other people have been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Port Allegany, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 21 months in jail, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review a Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (EA/FONSI) for the proposed transfers of up to 50,000 acre-feet per year of available Central Valley Project water supplies acquired through Poso Creek Water Company, LLC members.
