News from December 2019
By Interior Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: Haleakalā National Park, along with other national parks across America, will increase its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs to enhance the visitor experience. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the entrance fees to the park will be $30 per vehicle, $25 per motorcycle and $15 per pedestrian or bicyclist. The receipt allows unlimited re-entry into either district of the park (Summit or Kīpahulu) for three days.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
Release: WARWICK, RI -A Florida man was arrested by airport police yesterday (December 29) after Transportation Security Administration officers at T.F. Green International Airport (PVD) caught him with a.22 caliber in his carry-on bag at the security checkpoint. It marked the third gun caught at the airport’s checkpoint this year, and the second gun caught within the last two weeks. Last year TSA officers detected four firearms at the airport’s checkpoint.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that, in 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office charged 65 defendants with unlawful possession of a firearm. These indictments emphasize prosecution against individuals convicted of felonies or misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence, and who would therefore be prohibited from possessing firearms.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau projects the U.S. population will be 330,222,422 on Jan. 1, 2020. This represents an increase of 1,991,085, or 0.61%, from New Year’s Day 2019. Since Census Day (April 1) 2010, the population has grown by 21,476,884 or 6.96%.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea man was arrested on Dec. 27, 2019, and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office announces the temporary closure and restriction of selected public lands for the 2020 Best In The Desert’s Parker 250 and 425 races in La Paz County. The temporary closure will be in effect Jan. 11-12 and Jan. 24-25, 2020. The temporary restrictions will be in effect Jan. 9-12, and Jan. 22-25, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: Beatrice, Nebraska - On Saturday, Jan. 11, at 2:00 p.m., Homestead National Monument of America will kick off the 2020 Film Festival. This year’s film festival will be held exclusively at the Heritage Center Theater, to provide an authentic movie going experience. The film festival will begin January...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: Grafton Thomas Injured at Least Five People in Hate Crime Attack During Hanukkah Observance.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: Orange County Man Charged with Federal Hate Crimes for Dec. 28, 2019, Machete Attack at Rabbi’s Home.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, January 8, at 10 am in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislation to Improve Americans’ Health Care Coverage and Outcomes."
By EPA Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, January 8, at 10:30 am in the John...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, January 8, at 10:30 am in the John...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, January 8, at 10 am in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislation to Improve Americans’ Health Care Coverage and Outcomes."
By Interior Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management has published a Notice of Availability in the Federal Register for the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement analyzing the environmental impacts of the proposed Gemini Solar Project, to be located on BLM-administered land northeast of Las Vegas. If approved, the project would generate up to 690 megawatts of electricity and create up to 2,000 jobs at peak construction.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) announced today that the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, January 8, at 10:30 am in the John...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that U.S. District Court Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Henry Babin, age 30, of Gonzales, Louisiana, to serve 60 months in federal prison following his conviction for possessing child pornography. Babin will also be required to serve five years of...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing on Wednesday, January 8, at 10 am in 2322 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislation to Improve Americans’ Health Care Coverage and Outcomes."
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A legal permanent resident and her U.S. citizen husband are set to make their initial appearances in Laredo federal court on charges of alien smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The second main co-conspirator in a large-scale timeshare resale scam was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison for defrauding more than 1,000 victims - many of them elderly - out of more than $3.3 million, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James Kitzman, 69, Oak Creek, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Madison to conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act for his role in illegally bartering a northern goshawk. This charge carries maximum penalties of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.
