News from August 2019
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: West Valley City, Utah-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) West Desert District has rescinded a fire prevention order that restricted access to BLM-managed lands in the vicinity of the Goose Point Fire in Utah County, Utah. The Goose Point Fire spanned 8,905 acres on West Mountain and is now fully contained.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: Ymer Shahini’s Arrival in the United States Marks the First Extradition under United States/Kosovo Extradition Treaty.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Holyoke man was sentenced today in federal court in Springfield for making a machine gun.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: To help ensure a safe and enjoyable stay for park visitors, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers will be increasing Law Enforcement Patrols and conducting a Safety Checkpoint on Friday, August 30. Rangers will be looking for traffic violations, safety violations, and impaired drivers.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA - Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and Founder of the Weill Family Foundation, Mr. Sandy Weill, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formally initiate a public-private partnership for artificial intelligence (AI), neurological disorders, and related subjects. The partnership will apply DOE-fueled AI capabilities to advance transformative scientific opportunities in biomedical and public health research.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: BRYCE, UT - Overnight temperatures in the 40s, wildflower seeds on the breeze, and Junior Rangers returning to school are all signs of late summer here at Bryce Canyon National Park. But even as nature’s pace is slowing, the park remains abuzz with special events and improvement projects.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - United States Attorney Mark Krickbaum announced on Aug. 22, 2019, Robert Milton Kimber II, age 46, was sentenced by United States District Senior Judge James E. Gritzner for Possession of Child Pornography. Kimber was sentenced to 189 months in prison to be followed by a term of supervised release of seven years. Kimber was ordered to pay $2,000 to each victim seeking restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement Administration today announced that it is moving forward to facilitate and expand scientific and medical research for marijuana in the United States. The DEA is providing notice of pending applications from entities applying to be registered to manufacture marijuana for researchers. DEA anticipates that registering additional qualified marijuana growers will increase the variety of marijuana available for these purposes.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona Strip Field Office will be extending the temporary closure of the Virgin River Canyon Recreation Area Campground in order to complete necessary renovations of the restrooms and other infrastructure to ensure the health and safety of visitors.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - United States Magistrate Judge Silvia Carreño-Coll authorized a criminal complaint against Christopher Quiñones-Prieto charging him with unlawful possession of a machinegun, announced United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The U.S. Attorney’s Office would like to thank the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Ronnie Lee Faulconer, age 54, of McAlester, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 77 months’ imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm And Ammunition, in violation...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man pleaded guilty today to crashing a car into a Cabela’s store in hopes of stealing guns, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A northern Nevada doctor specializing in family medicine was sentenced today to one year and one day in federal prison and ordered to pay a $125,000 fine for overprescribing highly addictive pain pills Oxycodone and Hydrocodone not for a legitimate medical purpose, announced United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MIGUEL RAMIREZ was sentenced today to 218 months in prison for leading a drug trafficking conspiracy that operated in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. RAMIREZ pled guilty on Oct. 22, 2018, before U.S. District Judge Gregory H. Woods, who imposed today’s sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Michael Guell (37, Ocala) to 30 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. Guell had pleaded guilty on May 14, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT -The St. Mary Campground, located on the east side of the park, is temporarily available to hard-sided camping only due to bear activity. The hiker/biker sites will also be temporarily unavailable at this campground due to the change.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $3.2 million to California-based small business Intellisense Systems, Inc. for Phase III of a DHS Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program focused on designing, developing and testing a network of inexpensive, deployable flood inundation sensors.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 25, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C. Aug. 25, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the new trade agreement between the United States and Japan: “Japan is a significant market for United States agriculture exports, making today a good day for American agriculture. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Involuntary Manslaughter.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer, and Child Abuse.
