News from September 2017
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) reacted after the final passage of a short-term, six-month Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) extension.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - TAMI LEE JOHNSON, of Midwest City, Oklahoma, formerly known as Tami L. Davis, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison today for check forgery, in connection with $624,265.01 of embezzlement from a local real estate management company, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Residents of northwestern upstate New York will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program inside the Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) terminal during the week of Oct. 9 to 13, where officials will host a temporary enrollment center.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Mark William Elliot, 46, of Raton, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws by unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition. Elliot entered the guilty plea under a conditional plea agreement that permits him to withdraw his...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jose Ramos-Escalera, 29, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Led by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), 32 U.S. Senators sent a letter to U.S. Secretary...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Barnett, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management will celebrate the 24th annual National Public Lands Day on Sept. 30, with the designation of a “fee-free" day at all BLM recreation and visitor sites.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
Release: DEL RIO/VICTORIA, TEXAS-The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented new carry-on baggage security procedures at Del Rio International (DRT) and Victoria Regional airports (VCT).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Ricardo Medrano Damas, a/k/a "Ricardo Medrano Damaso," a/k/a "Armando Villalongo-.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces that United States District Court Judge William H. Steele sentenced Derrick Lashawn Ward on Sept. 26, 2017 to serve a term of imprisonment of 46 months followed by 3 years of supervised release for illegally possessing...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Maximo Velez, 26, of Reading, PA., was charged today by indictment with false statements to a federal firearms licensee and transfer of a firearm to a juvenile, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. The indictment alleges that on or about Sept. 26, 2015, Velez made a false statement...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
Release: PITTSBURGH - To ensure the security of airline passengers and the nation’s airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will begin implementing new, stronger screening procedures for carry-on items at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) on Oct. 2. The new procedures, which were announced...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: On Saturday, October 7, Fort Stanwix National Monument will host the fourth Annual International Archeology Day celebration. Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., visitors will have the opportunity to dig into the world of archeology to learn more about the tools archeologists use, tour the museum collections, and see many artifacts uncovered at the site. This family friendly event is free and open to the public.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement after reports that dialysis patients in Puerto Rico are not receiving the medical care they need...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - EM officials and cleanup contractor representatives from across the complex shared strategies for moving past challenges in major cleanup projects during the “Path to EM Successes in 2017" session at this year's National Cleanup Workshop, held here earlier this month.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: One fatality, one injury, and all people accounted for.
By State Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Tonight, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will join His Excellency Ahn Ho-young, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States, at an event commemorating Korea National Foundation Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A four-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip, New York, charging Osman Ak, Murat Ak and Mehmet Akpinar, with drug trafficking conspiracy and substantive acts of drug trafficking in connection with their sale of controlled substances from 2013 through 2015...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Everyone is invited to participate in the free guided hikes, “Coffee Talks" and ‘Ike Hana No‘eau Hawaiian cultural programs in the Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, from October through December 2017. Visitors can also explore Kahuku on their own on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
