News from July 2018
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON, Delaware - A Dover, Delaware man was sentenced July 23 to 25 years in prison for production of child pornography, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Delaware State Police.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C.- Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and House Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee Ranking Member Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD-07) co-led a letter along with twenty-five Members of Congress requesting Committee Chairman Gowdy convene a hearing to examine the Trump Administration’s poor record on diversity in the federal workforce.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss - Cornelius Javon Massey, 20, of Pascagoula, entered a guilty plea Thursday before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden for being an unlawful user of controlled substances in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Dana Nichols, Special Agent in Charge of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: LENOIR CITY, TN-A multi-agency law enforcement operation aimed at detecting human trafficking netted several arrests over the weekend.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: Algerian Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with Pennsylvania Woman and Others to Provide Material Support to Terrorists.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed four bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee bills that will advance our public health efforts.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House passed H.R. 2630 (U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.), H.R. 3045 (U.S. Rep. Luke Messer, R-Ind.), H.R. 5979 (U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky.), H.R. 6077 (U.S. Rep. Tom Reed, R-N.Y.), H.R. 5613 (U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-Kan.), S. 2850 (U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.), H.R. 5875 (U.S. Rep. Madeleine Bordallo, D-Guam), and H.R. 1220 (U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Massachusetts). Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) issued the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL-The FBI Jacksonville Division is warning residents of central Florida and beyond of an emerging scam that can target a variety of individuals. FBI Ocala has received numerous reports of the “blackmail scam" in recent weeks.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed four bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee bills that will expand broadband infrastructure and strengthen public safety communications.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: Jemez Springs, NM - Firefighters on Sunday completed firing operations on the lightning-caused Hidden Valley Fire. Through the successful management of this naturally caused fire, the preserve was able to safely decrease fuel loads on 585 acres of forest on South Mountain and reduce the risk of undesired fire behavior in the future.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) pressed two corporate executives tapped to lead offices at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: MOOSE, WY-Grand Teton National Park rangers responded Sunday night and Monday morning to recover the body of a deceased climber and rescue his stranded partner. The climber fell approximately 300 feet while rappelling down Guide’s Wall on the north side of Cascade Canyon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced one arrest and the seizure of approximately 30 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden in a car on Grand Island, New York.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: On July, 14 students, 3 park rangers, 2 teachers, a biologist, an entomologist and a bird expert participated in Camp Iyat. For three consecutive years, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve has hosted the camp previously known as Bering Land Bridge Bioblitz. The new name harks back to Serpentine Hot Springs’ traditional placename meaning “a cooking place".
By DOE Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: ARPA-E today issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) of up to $5 million for research and development of algorithms to modernize the electric grid. If successful, awardees will participate in Challenge 1 of ARPA-E’s Grid Optimization (GO) Competition, set to launch in fall 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla. --- Works in a variety of media from 23 artists will be on display in Biscayne National Park in the Dante Fascell Visitor Center gallery from July 27 to October 7, 2018. From 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, 2018, there will be a “meet the artists" reception with refreshments and live music by singer and guitarist Bob Bonnen. The show, open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and reception are free.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. - The National Weather Service in Flagstaff, Ariz. has issued an excessive heat warning for the surrounding area, including Grand Canyon National Park at Phantom Ranch and Indian Gardens. This warning will be in effect from Monday, July 23 to Wednesday, July 25 at 8 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jorge Consuegra-Rojas, 42, Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty on May 31, 2018, to one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and one count of possession of 15 or more counterfeit access devices. Sentencing is set for Aug. 21, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - A Dover, Delaware man was sentenced to 25 years in prison today for production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss of the District of Delaware.
By State Newswire | Jul 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, spoke today with Andelka Rogac, Montenegro’s Chargé d’Affaires in the United States, after President Trump insulted the European country and new NATO member in a television interview last week. Representative...
