News published on Federal Newswire in October 2017

News from October 2017


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT - Glacier is excited to have Artist Pam Haunschild here October 2nd- 27th as our last Artist-in-Residence for the year. The program offers professional artists the opportunity to pursue their artistic discipline while being surrounded by the park’s inspiring landscape. Each artist...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH) released the below statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its annual fatal traffic crash report for 2016.


Pharmacy Robbery Defendant Pleads Guilty

News Release: DAYTON - Eric Lamont Bates, 20, of Indianapolis, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court yesterday to one count of aiding and abetting the robbery of a pharmacy in Middletown, Ohio and possessing with the intent to distribute morphine and oxycodone.


Subcommittee Hearing to Focus on Highways & Transit Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Building a 21st Century Infrastructure

News Release: Next week, the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit will hold a hearing to continue gathering stakeholder perspectives to assist in the development of proposals for building a 21st century infrastructure for America.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SALVADOR TENOCO-RODRIGUEZ, age 40, a citizen of Mexico, was charged yesterday in a one-count Bill of Information with illegal reentry of a removed alien after deportation, in violation of Title 8 U.S.C. Section 1326(a) and (b)(2).


News Release: TUPELO, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Culture Shock," a Junior Ranger program to be held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017, at10:00 am. Join a park ranger for this 45-minute program to compare how American Indian tribes lived along the...


News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - KEN EJIMOFOR EZEAH, 35, and AKUNNA BAIYINA EJIOFOR, 33, have been sentenced to 11 and 7 years in federal prison respectively for their roles in a fraudulent romance scheme involving victims throughout the United States, announced Mark A. Yancey, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRANDON SMITH, age 29, and CHELSIE WILLIAMS, age 24, both of New Orleans, pled guilty yesterday to making false statements to a federally licensed firearms dealer and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


Addiction Treatment Centers Settle ADA Complaint

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas-based operator of addiction treatment centers has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle allegations it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said today.



Wyden Statement on Trump Administration Action to Roll Back Birth Control Coverage

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration announced it would roll back the birth control coverage mandate...


News Release: Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Park Units to Remain Closed Friday, Oct. 06, 2017 8:00AM EDT Incident Information.


News Release: 79 of 103 Federal Defendants Charged as the Result of ATF-Led Investigation Pursued in Support of Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative have Pleaded Guilty.


Pallone, Green Demand Hearings on Open Enrollment Oversight

News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (D-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess today requesting immediate hearings to examine the Trump Administration’s readiness for the...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai urging him to conduct a Commission-level review of the resiliency of our nation’s networks and the effect of the Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.


News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (D-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael Burgess today requesting immediate hearings to examine the Trump Administration’s readiness for the...


Reclamation Releases draft contract for Fresno County Waterworks District No.18 for the O&M of a portion of the Friant Division Project Works

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -The Bureau of Reclamation releases for public review the draft contract with Fresno County Waterworks District No. 18 for the operation and maintenance of the specified portion of the Friant Division Project.


UPCOMING LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA EVENTS OCT 7 – NOV 2

News Release: UPCOMING LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA EVENTS OCT 7 - NOV 2.


Ranking Member Thompson Joins CODEL to Puerto Rico

News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Tomorrow, Saturday October 7th, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, will join a bipartisan Congressional delegation to Puerto Rico to survey hurricane damage and the government response.


Winner Man Charged with Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Winner, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of a Firearm.