News from August 2019
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Stonewall, Texas -- This year’s final “Movies Under the Stars" at Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park will take place on Saturday, September 7, with a special screening of Apollo 11. This fascinating documentary chronicles America’s mission to land on the moon, led by Commander Neil Armstrong...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: NORMAN. Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management will co-host the Wild Horse Youth Challenge along with the Kansas State Fair and a group of volunteers, Sept. 14-15 at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. The event will feature eighteen youth, ages 10-17, who began gentling and training a yearling wild horse last May. The youth will compete in three in-hand events, a showmanship class, a trail class around obstacles and a freestyle class at the fair.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management staff will be available for questions at a public information forum on a proposed mobile network expansion to be built by Crown Castle through Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The public information forum will be held on August 27 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and August 28 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Sahara West Library in Las Vegas. The forum is hosted by Crown Castle and is open to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - David Richison, age 64, of Frederick, Maryland, who owned and operated a payroll processing business, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of wire fraud and aiding in the filing of a false tax return, in connection with a fraud scheme in which he took funds from his clients’ tax escrow account and used them to pay his own personal expenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison (right) was joined by Missouri Governor Mike Parson and law enforcement officials to announce the results of Operation Triple Beam and discuss efforts to combat violent crime.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Yesterday, firefighters moved west along the W4 road and improved the boundary line with hand ignitions. Crews also created debris piles to clean up vegetation along the forest floor and hazard trees. Fire managers completed a reconnaissance flight to assess fire behavior within the interior of the fire perimeter. Fire effects are consistent with land managers’ objectives and are expected to remain as such based on current conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Fernandino Rodriguez-Colon, age 40, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Aug. 15, 2019, by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo to 262 months’ imprisonment followed by six years of supervised release, for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA - The lead defendant in a major south Georgia drug trafficking conspiracy has been sentenced to nearly 11 years in federal prison, representing the final defendant to be sentenced from the now-dismantled drug trafficking ring.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Orick, Calif. - Join us for the Sixth Annual “Run in the Redwoods" 5k Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. and closes at 9:45 a.m.; the run/walk begins at 10 a.m. and is limited to the first 200 participants. Register at www.redwoodparksconservancy.org ; deadline is Sept. 20 to guarantee an event shirt.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 96 months in prison for receiving images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Pecos, NM: Join Arnold Herrera of Cochiti Pueblo on August 31st and September 1st for a demonstration of how traditional Cochiti-style drums are made! Herrera will showcase his methods and materials, including tools and processes, at the Pecos National Historical Park visitor center between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on both days. For more information, contact Pecos NHP at (505) 757-7241.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Through the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), the U.S. Department of Energy addresses the emerging threats of tomorrow while protecting the reliableflow of energy to Americans today. An important part of CESER’s critical energy infrastructure security mission is its engagement with State, Local, Tribal, and Territory (SLTT) officials and industry partners.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Douglas DeHaven, age 35, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Aug. 15, 2019, by U.S. District Court Senior Judge James M. Munley, to serve 18 months’ imprisonment and two years of supervised release for making false statements to federally licensed firearms dealers in connection with the purchase of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating the federal robbery laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Through the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), the U.S. Department of Energy addresses the emerging threats of tomorrow while protecting the reliableflow of energy to Americans today. An important part of CESER’s critical energy infrastructure security mission is its engagement with State, Local, Tribal, and Territory (SLTT) officials and industry partners.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: West Glacier, MT - National Park Service (NPS) Acting Intermountain Regional Director Palmer Jenkins announced today the selection of Glacier Park Boat Company, Inc., as the concessioner for interpretive boat tours and small watercraft rental services in Glacier National Park. The new 10-year concession contract is anticipated to commence Jan. 1, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: Pecos, NM:- Join us for an evening under the wonderful Western sky on Saturday, September 21st at Pecos National Historical Park near the 18th century mission church.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Curtis Tarver, 54, Spring Grove, Minnesota, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud. The wire fraud charge stems from Tarver’s embezzlement from Rapid Die and Molding Company (“RDM") in Cassville, Wisconsin, and its sister company Hawley Products in Paducah, Kentucky.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: The First Responder Resource Group (FRRG) is an all-volunteer working group that includes 150 members of state, local, federal and tribal law enforcement agencies, fire departments, emergency medical services, emergency management and other disciplines. Its goal and mission is to help the Department...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 20, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - An international human smuggling ring based in Brazil has been disrupted with the arrests of three alleged human smugglers on Brazilian federal charges, following an extensive investigation coordinated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), ...
