News published on Federal Newswire in December 2019

News Release: POTOMAC, Md.- Entrance fees for the Great Falls area at both Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (Md.) and Great Falls Park (Va.) will increase on Jan. 1, 2020 as part of the National Park Service’s ongoing efforts to address infrastructure needs and improve future visitor experiences.

TSA catches loaded handgun at T.F. Green International Airport Local man had the gun in his carry-on bag at the checkpoint

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 18, 2019

Release: WARWICK, RI -A Providence County, Rhode Island, man was stopped yesterday (December 17) after Transportation Security Administration officers at T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) caught him with a.22 caliber handgun along with a magazine containing 10 bullets at the security checkpoint. It marked the second gun caught at the airport’s checkpoint this year. Last year TSA officers detected four firearms at the airport’s checkpoint.

Public Notice: Reclamation releases draft American River Division repayment contracts for Central Valley Project contractors

News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation is releasing the American River Division’s draft repayment contracts for a 60-day public comment period. The American River Division contractors include the following: East Bay Municipal Utility District, City of Folsom, Placer County Water Agency, City of Roseville, Sacramento County Utility District, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, and San Juan Water District.

Austin Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Federal Officer

News Release: In Austin today, 21-year-old Candido Rodriguez, III, admitted to assaulting a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security officer last month, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs.

Pallone & Schakowsky Highlight 2019 Accomplishments of Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee

News Release: Washington, D.C. - As we approach the end of 2019, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) highlighted the Subcommittee’s work to protect Americans from dangerous consumer products, promote travel and tourism and combat fraud, safeguard consumer privacy both online and offline, and more. The Subcommittee held 12 hearings, two markups and passed eight bills this year.

Three Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Smuggling Nearly $200 Million of Cocaine on Board a Semi-Submersible Submarine

News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced three Colombian nationals to federal prison terms for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Carlos...

Two Yellowstone wolf pups fatally hit by a vehicle

News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, two wolves from the Junction Butte Pack were fatally hit around sunset on the road between Tower Junction and the Northeast Entrance. A necropsy confirmed the black male and female pups died from a vehicle strike. Yellowstone law enforcement officers are investigating the incident.

Member of Zuni Pueblo pleads guilty in federal court to strangling and suffocating woman in Indian Country

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Ferrigno Yuselew, 37, of Zuni, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court in Albuquerque yesterday to a charge of assault of an intimate partner by strangling or suffocating.

Maryland Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Bribing D.C. Public Officials

News Release: Defendant Paid More than $40,000 in Cash Bribes to Metropolitan Police Department Employees in Exchange for Personal Identifying Information of Traffic Crash Victims.

Nashville Woman Arrested With Four Kilograms Of Fentanyl At Nashville Bus Station

News Release: Exposure to Only a Few Grains Can be Deadly.

Ohio woman sentenced for using juvenile to sell methamphetamine

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Alicia J. Evans, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced today to 57 months incarceration for a drug distribution charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Road improvements coming to Erbie

News Release: The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), will soon begin road improvements in two locations at Erbie in Newton County.

Pallone, Eshoo Highlight Health Subcommittee’s 2019 Accomplishments

News Release: As the first session of the 116th Congress comes to a close, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) highlighted the Health Subcommittee’s work to lower the soaring cost of prescription drugs, expand access to quality, affordable health care, and improve public health. The Subcommittee held 19 hearings, three markups and passed 31 bills.

Pallone & DeGette Highlight the Robust Oversight Conducted by the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee in 2019

News Release: As 2019 comes to an end, Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) reviewed the Subcommittee’s oversight work of the last year. In total, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held 15 hearings and the Committee sent 150 letters to the Trump Administration, companies and other entities as part of Committee investigations.

Member of "The Dark Overlord" Hacking Group Extradited from United Kingdom to Face Charges in St. Louis

News Release: Defendant Conspired to Steal Sensitive Personally Identifying Information from Victim Companies and Release those Records on Criminal Marketplaces unless Victims Paid Bitcoin Ransoms.

Ansonia Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ABDUL JALIL HUMPHREY, 26, of Ansonia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm.

Pallone on 5th Circuit’s Texas v. United States Decision

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Texas v. United States striking down the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate and throwing the rest of law into jeopardy...

Hamden Man Sentenced to Prison for Firearm and Narcotics Offenses