News from November 2018
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), released the following statement regarding the major climate report issued by 13 federal agencies on Friday that highlights the devastating impacts climate change has on human health, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: A Cuyahoga County Land Bank employee was indicted for soliciting and accepting improvements to his property in Cleveland Heights in return for assisting a demolition company get contracts.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: PLATTSBURGH, NEW YORK - Hector Vinicio Howell-Calvo, age 50, a Canadian resident and Costa Rican citizen, was arrested on November 23 for encouraging and inducing three aliens, all Mexican citizens, to illegally enter the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The National Park Service (NPS) is inviting photographers and other artists to submit digital images for use on Acadia National Park’s 2019 annual pass. The selected image will appear on thousands of annual passes purchased by visitors from all over the country. The winner will receive credit and a 2019 Acadia Annual Pass displaying their image.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - An Owasso physician pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to leading multiple conspiracies to write fraudulent opioid prescriptions in an effort to support his drug habit.
By State Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming committee event...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement today following President Trump’s attempt to bury the Fourth Annual Climate Assessment by releasing it the day after Thanksgiving, instead of next month as was expected.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: OSHA initiated an inspection as part of the Regional Emphasis Program on Falls in Construction. Inspectors determined that employees were working on residential roofs without fall protection. OSHA cited the Jacksonville, Florida-based contractor for failing to ensure workers were attached to a fall protection system. The Agency cited Elo Restoration for exposing employees to similar violations after a May 2018 investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Johnny Sanchez, 22, of Modesto, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to 11 years and eight months in prison for stealing 50 firearms from a Fresno gun store last year, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. Co‑defendant Nathan Creel, 22, also of Modesto, pleaded guilty today to conspiring with Sanchez and three others in connection with the burglary of the firearms store.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Annual winter closures to motorized and mechanized vehicles will go into effect Dec. 1 on select public lands in Mesa, Delta and Montrose Counties to reduce stress on wintering wildlife and prevent road damage. All areas continue to be open to hiking and horseback riding.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Columbus, Ohio, attorney pleaded guilty today to corruptly endeavoring to impede and obstruct the due administration of the Internal Revenue Service, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman for the Southern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 46-year-old Ft. Worth man has pleaded guilty to federal wildlife violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: Wright Brothers National Memorial will waive its entrance fee on six days in 2019.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: The Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation will hold a hearing this week to review recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports on icebreaker acquisition and the need for a National Maritime Strategy. The Subcommittee will hear testimony from the United States Coast Guard, the Maritime Administration (MARAD), the GAO, and the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: On December 6th, 2018 Vicksburg National Military Park will launch the first program of a winter and spring colloquium series. These discussions will offer participants and opportunity to become better acquainted with some of the park’s nontraditional stories and the challenges of resource preservation...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: TULSA, Okla. A Kellyville woman was convicted today in U.S. District Court of embezzling in excess of $1,000 from an Indian tribal organization, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: Speaker David Marsh will present a program Music Around the World on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2:00 p.m. at the Education Center at Homestead National Monument of America. His program will be presented as part of the annual Winter Festival of Prairie Cultures. Winter festival begins on Nov. 23, and is complete on January 7. This presentation is made possible by Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: LAVA HOT SPRINGS, Idaho - With the anticipated arrival of moisture in eastern Idaho, the Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District will begin prescribed burn activities. The Crystal Springs prescribed fire will be conducted about 1.5 miles north of Lava Hot Springs this week. It may occur over multiple days as weather allows.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a public information forum for the proposed Visitor Contact Station to be built at Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area on December 5 at the Levi Strauss Sky Harbor Distribution Center in Henderson, Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 26, 2018
News Release: Christina E. Nolan, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, stated that Shane David, 24, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington by U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss, to 72 months in prison followed by four years of post-release supervision, for possession with intent to distribute approximately 1.4 kilograms of crack cocaine and 1.05 kilograms of marijuana.
