News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - An Elkview man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Randy George Vance, 59, entered his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9714 and Patrick Hovakimian (619) 546-9718.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: Embrace Citizenship - Experience America Through Your National Parks.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ A former Border Patrol (BP) agent has been ordered to prison for making a false statement regarding a narcotics seizure, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Eduardo Bazan, 49, of Edinburg, pleaded guilty June 30, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, woman and an Essex County, New Jersey, man have admitted their respective roles in a conspiracy to illegally obtain and distribute oxycodone, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is pleased to announce the upcoming Flintfest 2017 for Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017. Activities start at 9:00 am and run through 4:30 p.m. This special event celebrates the unique resource known as “Alibates Flint" and its usage through the ages.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A long-time Smith County Precinct One Constable has been sentenced to federal prison for criminal tax violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: Defendant Shot and Wounded in Ambush at Renton Gas Station in 2014.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laboratory instrument that can measure how much of the carbon in many carbon-containing materials was derived from fossil fuels. This will open the way for new methods in the biofuels and bioplastics industries, ...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Hanford Site workers are making headway to remove radioactive soil from beneath the 324 Building, just a few miles north of Richland and near the Columbia River.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: Join National Park Service staff on Saturday, September 30 at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (1500 Fort Raleigh Road, Manteo) to contribute to the volunteer efforts. Meet at the park visitor center at 9:00 am and help with the removal of vegetation along the site’s roadway and trails.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Michael J. Heyman (619) 546-9615 and Joseph J.M. Orabona (619) 546-7951.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rob Portman (R-OH), and Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA) and Don Young (R-AK) introduced the Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2017 today to help remove barriers and provide support to help homeless and foster kids access and succeed in higher education.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senior DOE executives and site officials, industry executives, and other stakeholders will discuss EM’s cleanup progress at the 2017 National Cleanup Workshop on Sept. 13-14.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) intends to award multiple concession contracts for providing mountaineering guide services to the public within Denali National Park and Preserve. The proposed contracts will have a term of Jan. 1, 2019 through Dec. 31, 2028. The solicitation, selection, and award of the concession contract will be conducted pursuant to 36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 51.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two men were each sentenced today to five years in prison for their roles in a conspiracy to steal firearms from businesses in Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: POCATELLO - Craig Marshall Grayson, 30, of Pocatello, Idaho, pleaded guilty yesterday to transportation of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Grayson was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pocatello on Feb. 28, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Clarksburg, West Virginia woman was sentenced today to 21 months incarceration for mail fraud, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Ranson, West Virginia man pled guilty today to distributing cocaine, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2017
News Release: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. Sept. 12, 2017- Two new lightning-caused fires were confirmed this morning by firefighters from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Both fires are being fully-suppressed due to location and vegetation-type. Each are approximately 1/10 of an acre in size.
