News from August 2018
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: From October 2018 through March 2019, the National Park Service (NPS) will continue managing white-tailed deer at Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site. Gettysburg and Eisenhower national parks are reducing the number of deer in the parks directly by shooting. All venison will once again be donated to Gettysburg area food banks.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: NEW YORK - Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division James J. Hunt, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department James P. O’Neill announced additional charges in a...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two Robstown residents have been taken into custody on charges of conspiracy and falsifying records related to aircraft parts, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - A Galva, Ill., man, Tony L. Porter, has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison, (46 months,) for tax evasion. U.S. District Judge Sara Darrow sentenced Porter, 42, an owner of Porter Paving, on Aug. 24, 2018. In addition, Judge Darrow ordered Porter to pay $566,571 in unpaid...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: KNOXVILLE, TN-The FBI is increasing the amount of the reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the “Too Tall Bandit". Agents are offering up to $15,000 dollars for information on the serial bank robber, whose last known heist was in Strawberry Plains in Knox County in November of last year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Indianapolis B United States Attorney Josh Minkler announced today that two men have been federally charged with possession of a stolen firearm. Terry W. Morris II, 18, Cloverdale, and Austin G. Greene, 19, Bedford, were arrested last week and remain in the custody of the United States Marshal’s Service.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today released a statement following the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) announcement that the United States and Mexico have reached a bilateral agreement on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Guns alleged to have been stolen from Cloverdale gun store.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Matthew S. Jones, 32, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, five grams or more of methamphetamine, was sentenced to serve 100 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: Defendant previously convicted of rape of a child; possessed thousands of images of girls between four-and-eight-years-old.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2018
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - In response to a request for extension, the Bureau of Land Management High Plains District Office is extending the public comment period by 30 days for the Wright Area Coal Leasing 10th Circuit Court Remand Draft Environmental Assessment. The BLM will accept public comments on the draft...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2018
News Release: West Glacier, MT - The Howe Ridge Fire continues to burn on the west side of Glacier National Park. An interagency response has been fighting the fire since it began on August 11. A low pressure system will bring showers and significantly cooler temperatures to the area Sunday night and Monday. This will give firefighters a welcome reprieve from hot and dry conditions and time to plan for future firefighting efforts, but is not expected to extinguish the fire.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued the following statement on the passing of Senator John McCain: "For John McCain, his country was his life. He was tireless in its service. Courage, determination, and relentless drive made him a great leader.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2018
News Release: Beginning Saturday, August 25th, 2018, and continuing while the crop lasts, the apple orchard at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site will be available for apple picking from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every day the park is open. This will be the 32nd year the National Park Service has invited the public to harvest apples from the park’s trees. The proceeds of apple sales go toward maintaining the orchard and other visitor services in the park.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2018
News Release: West Glacier, MT - The Howe Ridge Fire was active and grew on Thursday due to the arrival of a low pressure system with gusty winds. Uphill runs, group tree torching and short-range spotting created a smoke column that was visible from a distance.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2018
News Release: The Healing Totem Dedication - Commemorating the Evolution of Park and Tribal Relationships.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2018
News Release: West Glacier, MT - A fire in the remote northeast section of Glacier National Park was detected on the evening of Thursday, August 23. The fire is located in the Boundary Creek drainage, about one mile west of Upper Waterton Lake. Parks Canada and the National Park Service deployed aerial initial attack...
By State Newswire | Aug 25, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement on the passing of Senator John McCain...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2018
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On Aug. 24, 2018, sentencings were completed in the federal prosecution of nineteen defendants charged with methamphetamine trafficking and firearms offenses, stemming from the investigation of a multi-state drug trafficking organization announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2018
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On Aug. 24, 2018, sentencings were completed in the federal prosecution of nineteen defendants charged with methamphetamine trafficking and firearms offenses, stemming from the investigation of a multi-state drug trafficking organization announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum.
