News from February 2019
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: Since 2017, the NPS has redoubled its efforts to work with states in the West to contain quagga mussels through the Safeguarding the West from Invasive Mussels initiative. These efforts have not gone unnoticed, and in early January 2019 the Colorado River Fish and Wildlife Council sent a letter to the Department of the Interior recognizing specific NPS staff and parks for their tireless efforts to manage aquatic invasive species.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has decided to convert the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed new runway and other projects at CharlotteDouglas International Airport (CLT) to an Environmental Assessment (EA). A major change to the length of the proposed new runway and the resulting decrease in potential significant environmental impacts prompted the decision.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: YUMA, Ariz. - The Bermuda Fire, which began approximately 3 a.m. on Feb. 16, burned 1,300 acres northeast of Yuma near Mittry Lake. The fire is currently 100% contained while fire crews continue to patrol the area for further fire activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: A home health services company owner and a co-conspirator, both Miami, Florida residents, were sentenced to prison today for their roles in a $8.6 million health care fraud scheme.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two North Carolina counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by Hurricane Michael and other recent disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following statement after the Democrats introduced their Medicare for All bill...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: FBI Seeking Information in Marion County Bank Robbery.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following statement after the Democrats introduced their Medicare for All bill...
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today delivered the following opening remarks at a full committee hearing on the Trump Administration foreign policy...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond, Virginia, woman was cited by police at Richmond International Airport on Tuesday, February 26 after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded handgun in the traveler’s carry-on bag.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Michael James Young Jr., 32, of Columbia, South Carolina, was sentenced to over 43 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to purchase a mail bomb from prison over the Dark Web. Co-conspirator Tyrell Fears, 23, of Irmo, South Carolina, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: The current measles outbreak showcases the problem of under-vaccination.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce 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 the importance of diversity and inclusion in the technology...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of federal firearms violations, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - Today the Bureau of Land Management released a preliminary plan for public review designed to better manage about 40 miles of the Upper Colorado River between Parshall and State Bridge.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Energy Subcommittee legislative hearing on “Clean Energy Infrastructure and the Workforce to Build It:"
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: An Orland Park, Illinois man pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to cause damage to internet-connected computers for his role in owning, administering, and supporting illegal booter services that launched millions of illegal DDoS attacks against victim computer systems in the United States...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: The current measles outbreak showcases the problem of under-vaccination.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MANUEL ASHLEY, also known as “Fresh," 27, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm and drug offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - James Earl Paulette, 37, of Saint Louis County, was sentenced to five years imprisonment today for charges related to heroin and fentanyl distribution and illegal firearm possession. Paulette appeared before U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey. Co-defendant Terrell Lee Davis, 33, of Saint Louis County, was previously sentenced to five years imprisonment on similar charges.
