News published on Federal Newswire in August 2018

News from August 2018


Keauhou Fire Update for August 10

News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - The Keauhou Fire continues to burn within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, and was most active on its northern front, threatening habitat for endangered native ʻiʻiwi birds.


News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management encourages past adopters and owners of wild horses to enter the 9th annual wild horse competition at Wyoming Mustang Days, Aug. 18, at the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas.


News Release: Defendant Fired Multiple Shots at Victim on Georgia Avenue NW.


News Release: Earlier today at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, United States District Judge Joanna Seybert sentenced Pedro Benitez to 130 months’ imprisonment for his role in the Sept. 20, 2017 gunpoint robbery of the Queens County Savings Bank in Fresh Meadows, Queens. Benitez had previously pleaded...



Cape Lookout National Seashore Announces the August 2018 Horse Sense and Survival Tour

News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore is pleased to announce the next chance to join the Horse Sense and Survival tour with Wildlife Resources Ranger, Dr. Sue Stuska. This trip will take place on Saturday, Aug. 25, out of the Harkers Island Visitor Center at 10:00 a.m. Participants will return to the Harkers Island dock at 2:15 p.m.


News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Adam Gallardo Arrendondo, 56, of Waxahachie, Texas, charging him with Illegal Remuneration for Health Care Referrals.


News Release: On August 9, 2018, Betsy J. Gutowski, 45, of Eldorado, Illinois, pled guilty in federal court to charges that she engaged in a scheme to steal from a federal health care program, Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today. Prior to her guilty plea...


Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

News Release: BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - United States District Court Judge Greg N. Stivers sentenced Franklin, Kentucky, physician, Roy D. Reynolds, to federal prison for 50 months with no probation in the federal system on 15 counts of illegal distribution of controlled substances by way of prescribing opiate pain medications outside of the course of professional medical practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, announced United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman.


The Chamizal National Memorial Celebration of  the NPS at 102 is All About You

News Release: On August 25th, 2018, the National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its 102nd anniversary to the theme of “Something New for 102," a theme which Chamizal National Memorial embraces as we plan for future events. We invite you to come to our monthly “Chamizal Asks: What Do You Think?" program on Wednesday...


News Release: MOOSE, WY- The northern section of the Moose-Wilson Road, between the Murie Ranch Junction and the Death Canyon Junction, is temporary closed to all visitors including motorists, cyclists, and hikers. The Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve and Death Canyon Trailhead can be accessed from the south.


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A former Henderson resident who distributed sexually explicit photos of children via a Twitter account was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge this week sentenced eight members of a northeast Alabama methamphetamine conspiracy to prison sentences ranging from two years to life, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp Jr.


Lake Worth resident sentenced to 10 years for distributing heroin and fentanyl

News Release: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Wilfredo Roy Madrigal, a/k/a “Fredo," a/k/a “Wolfman," 34, of Palm Beach County was sentenced yesterday by a federal judge to 10 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin.


News Release: The Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias to reopen on Monday, August 13th.


Reclamation to temporarily detour traffic on Laguna Dam Road near Yuma to replace bridges

News Release: Yuma, Ariz. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Yuma Area Office announced today that beginning in Fall 2018, construction contractors performing work on behalf of the agency will temporarily detour traffic on portions of Laguna Dam Road immediately downstream of the Imperial Dam to accommodate the removal and replacement of two bridge decks.


Murray Statement on DeVos Proposal to Abandon Gainful Employment Rule: “Proof There Is No Line DeVos Won’t Cross to Pad the Pockets of For-Profit Colleges”

News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today on the Department of Education’s proposal to abandon an Obama Administration-era “gainful employment" rule-which would hold...


News Release: Former Mississippi Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing a Fraudulent Tax Refund Claim.


News Release: Strong City, Kansas - Come see the night sky at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018 from 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Reservations are not necessary. Bring a lawn chair and flashlight and use insect repellent.


Pittsburgh Man Admits Involvement in Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.