News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: MISSOULA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that BNSF Railway Company has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of the United States Forest Service regarding road use and damage on the Kootenai National Forest.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 33-year-old Jacksonville, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters yesterday to three opioid manufacturers requesting detailed information about each manufacturer’s role in the opioid crisis. The individual letters highlight the complexity of the opioid crisis, which claims the lives of more than 115 Americans every day.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced an $110 million grant program to support the transition to Next Generation 9-1-1 technologies.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A jury has found two Chinese nationals guilty of maritime drug smuggling, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Academy, located on the grounds on the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia, provides basic and advanced training to HSI special agents, task force officers and other law enforcement...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: National Park Service. Homestead National Monument of America. 8523 W. State Hwy 4. Beatrice, NE 68310. 402-223-3514 phone. 402-228-4231 fax. www.nps.gov/homeNational Park Service News Release. -Aug. 3, 2018. Susan Cook 402-223-3514. Join us for a Lesson on Precision Agriculture. at Homestead National Monument...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters yesterday to three opioid manufacturers requesting detailed information about each manufacturer’s role in the opioid crisis. The individual letters highlight the complexity of the opioid crisis, which claims the lives of more than 115 Americans every day.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Earlier today, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business’ “Varney & Co." to expand on what to look forward to in tax reform 2.0.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Donald Stepp, age 51, of Middle River, Maryland, today to five years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, and other controlled dangerous substances.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: Four people were charged in a 13-count federal indictment for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in the Youngtown area.
By State Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today a bipartisan group of senior congressional members, led by Rep Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep Barbara Lee (D-CA), introduced legislation, HR 6651, that would extend the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) for another five years.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Following a three-day jury trial, a Las Vegas felon was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm that was discovered during a traffic stop, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Jill A. Snyder for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on the Trump Administration’s latest proposal to have the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and its partners be responsible for finding the parents, already deported by the Administration, of children at the border that have been separated from their families.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement after the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced an $110 million grant program to support the transition to Next Generation 9-1-1 technologies.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Under Project Safe Childhood.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee leaders sent letters yesterday to three opioid manufacturers requesting detailed information about each manufacturer’s role in the opioid crisis. The individual letters highlight the complexity of the opioid crisis, which claims the lives of more than 115 Americans every day.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Grand Canyon National Park will implement closures of the Cape Royal Road, Cape Final Trail, and Cliff Spring Trail tomorrow August 4th, 2018 at 9:00 pm. This closure is for public and firefighter safety as crews continue to prep the Walhalla Plateau. Park visitors currently planning...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank, announced that Myron Crosby, Jr., a/k/a “Templer", 54, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was convicted yesterday following a four-day jury trial in U.S. District Court of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute a kilogram or more of heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 3, 2018
News Release: Buffalo National River, Harrison, AR - 40 junior high and high school students from northern Arkansas participated in science camps hosted by Buffalo National River and North Arkansas College this summer. These camps were organized as part of a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) learning partnership between the park and the college that promotes experiential education and scientific discovery in the outdoors.
