News published on Federal Newswire in July 2018

News from July 2018


BLM Signs Decision for Wild Horse Gather on the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range

News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- The Bureau of Land Management this week signed a decision to remove up to 60 wild horses from the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range to sustain a healthy viable wild horse population and reduce grazing pressure on forage plants.


The Department of Labor Proposes Rule to Better Protect Personally Identifiable Information

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to better protect personally identifiable information or data that could be re-identified with a particular individual by removing provisions of the "Improve...


News Release: U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney, Robert F. Lasky, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Troy Walker, Special Agent in Charge, Florida Department of Law Enforcement...


World’s Hardest Foot Race Gets a Little Hotter

News Release: On July 23-25, ninety-nine of the world’s toughest long-distance runners participated in the legendary Badwater 135. Even by Death Valley’s standards, this year’s ultramarathon was hot.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph W. Peeples, III, 44, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted following a jury trial of robbing the Chase Bank located at 1 South Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY, was sentenced to 264 months in prison by Chief Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.


News Release: Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) is offering a special railroad passenger excursion, the Northeast PA Railfest Flyer, at Railfest 2018!.


Sulphur man sentenced to 5 years and 5 months in prison for storing child pornography online

News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Sulphur man was sentenced Thursday to 65 months in prison for storing child pornography online.


St. Louis Man Pleads Guilty to Committing Two Bank Robberies While on Parole for Bank Robbery

News Release: St. Louis, MO - David T. McGee, 47, of St. Louis, pled guilty to two counts of committing a bank robbery. He appeared in federal court this morning before U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig.


Salem Man Pleads Guilty to Escape

News Release: CONCORD - Liam Delorey, 37, of Salem, pleaded guilty in federal court to escape, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


FBI Offers $10,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Shawn Christy

News Release: FBI Offers $10,000 Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Shawn Christy.


Joplin Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation

News Release: West Virginia Man Sentenced to 30 Years.


News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Gold Rock Mine Project in eastern Nevada, approximately 50 miles west of Ely, Nevada. The Project was originally proposed by Midway Gold U.S. Inc., and was purchased by GRP Gold Rock LLC (GRP). GRP Gold Rock, LLC is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiore Gold (US) Inc.


Help The National Park Service Protect Tuzigoot National Monument

News Release: The Verde River Greenway passes through Tuzigoot National Monument and allows hikers, equestrians and mountain bikers to experience the Tavasci Marsh and Verde River all while providing amazing views of the Tuzigoot Pueblo. It is important to remember, however, that the National Park Service (NPS) has...


Illegal alien from Mexico arrested in Calcasieu Parish sentenced for illegally re-entering U.S.

News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that an illegal alien from Mexico was sentenced Thursday to six months in prison for re-entering the United States after being deported.


Olton Man Admits to Enticement of a Minor

News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Jimmy Kit Fields, 37, of Olton, Texas, appeared today in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge D. Gordon Bryant, Jr., and pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor, announced Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of the ongoing rehabilitation of Windy Run Bridge, the National Park Service will temporarily reduce the number of lanes on the George Washington Memorial Parkway beginning on Monday, July 30.


Revere Men Sentenced for Trafficking Oxycodone

News Release: BOSTON - A father and son from Revere were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for trafficking oxycodone.


News Release: Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that today, Arthur W. Bays, 82, of Marion, Illinois, was charged by the United States Attorney in a criminal complaint in United States District Court with one count of bank robbery.


Congressional Subcommittee to Hold Roundtable in Somerset, Pennsylvania to Focus on Impacts of Opioids Crisis on Economic Development in Appalachia

News Release: Next Tuesday in Somerset, Pennsylvania, a congressional subcommittee will hold a roundtable policy discussion to examine the impacts of the opioids crisis on economic development and the workforce in Appalachia.


News Release: WOODBURY, GA-Murang Pak, acting special agent in charge (A/SAC), FBI Atlanta Field Office, is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a violent takeover-style bank robbery that occurred on June 28, 2018.