News from September 2017
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Salem, Ore.- Beginning at 12:01a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2, campfires and open source flames will be prohibited on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in the Gooseneck area, located northwest of Dallas, Ore. Recreational shooting, except for legal hunting, will also be prohibited in the area due to fire danger risks. Extremely dry conditions in conjunction with current and expected weather forecasts have elevated the potential risk of wildfire starts throughout the area.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Charles Dwight Stout, III, 19, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury and charged with obstruction of justice, announced Jack Smith, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. The charge relates to the ongoing investigation into the vandalism of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro on July 10, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: On Aug. 25, 2017, a Hollywood, Florida resident was convicted by a Southern District of Florida jury of access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. - Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) for a proposed expansion of the Phoenix Mine. The gold and copper mine currently employs about 500 people and is located approximately 12 miles southwest of the town of Battle Mountain in Lander County, Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - Peter Lundberg, 60, of St. Ann, Missouri, pled guilty to one count of bank robbery in United States District Court on Sept. 1, 2017, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Six individuals have been charged by three separate federal criminal complaints, unsealed today, stemming from their role in selling large quantities of methamphetamine in the Dallas and Desoto areas, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Kimberly, Oregon - John Day Fossil Beds National Monument will host a free star program presented by John Fiedor, retired National Park Service Ranger, on Sept. 16, 2017. Meet at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center, nine miles west of Dayville, at 6:30 pm to listen to an engaging astronomy program...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: BLACKFOOT, Idaho - Over the past 10 weeks, University of Idaho 4-H’ers from around eastern Idaho have worked hard to train and prepare their wild horse yearlings. This weekend, they finally get to showcase the results of their work.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: FORT WORTH - Twenty-eight defendants in the North Texas area have been charged in a federal criminal complaint, partially unsealed today, with felony offenses stemming from their role in a methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin conspiracy that operated in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Upon visiting the Weldon Spring Site in St. Charles, Missouri, it doesn’t take long to see the positive impacts that a restored site can have on the local community and surrounding area. It’s common to see several cars in the parking lot and a steady stream of mountain bikers riding the site’s Hamburg...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Jafari Lewis-Daniel, 22, and his brother, Jarron Lewis-Daniel, 23, of Anchorage, were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess for their roles in an armored car robbery in December 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A previously convicted felon and alleged supporter of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS") was arrested yesterday on a charge related to his acquisition of a firearm, three weeks after he was released from state prison.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 1, 2017 -- USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) today announced a number of immediate actions as well as long-term plans for ensuring Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey have access to food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP).
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announces the selection of two California projects to receive $1.5 million total in CALFED Water Use Efficiency grants for fiscal year 2017. Combined with local cost-share contributions, these projects are expected to implement about $6.9 million in water management improvements during the next 24 months.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - Thursday afternoon at approximately 6:00 pm, the main building at Sperry Chalet was lost to the Sprague Fire. The two story stone structure included guest rooms and staff housing. A highly skilled group of firefighters have been working at Sperry Chalet since the fire began in August...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MIGUEL TERRAZAS-ORDONEZ, age 40, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with illegal reentry of a removed alien.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued the following statement praising the Department of Education’s decision to end its Memorandum of Understanding with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding the oversight of student loan servicing...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: NEWARK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed a fugitive citizen of Honduras Friday wanted by Honduran law enforcement authorities for homicide.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Memphis, TN - Patricia Parsons, 49, of Brighton, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information charging her with aiding and abetting solicitation to commit kidnapping. Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the guilty plea today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Einstin Antonio Cantos, a 39-year-old citizen of Ecuador, has pleaded guilty to passport fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley.
