News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A South Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for distributing heroin and fentanyl.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: The fourth annual Glen Canyon Bat Festival is being held on Saturday, July 20 (5 to 10 p.m., MST), and everyone is invited to attend. The National Park Service (NPS) and Glen Canyon Conservancy (GCC) are hosting this event in the Wahweap District of the park at the Lake Powell Resort lawn. Come early...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: Join the National Park Service for the 2019 Lotus and Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. This two-day festival highlights the annual blooming of lotus and water lily flowers and features music and dance performances, arts and crafts, ranger-led tours and more. Join us on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit go.nps.gov/lotus for the weekend schedule and more information on this year’s celebration. #LotusLilyFest2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jesse Pack, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 21 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the deadline for agricultural producers in states impacted by flooding and heavy moisture. The new July 22 deadline applies to producers in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin for reporting spring-seeded crops to USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices and crop insurance agents.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., today announced the Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Agricultural Research and 2018 Farm Bill Implementation."
By DOE Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) made the following statement praising President Donald J. Trump for signing an executive order to improve kidney health in America.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), released the following statement on the amendments put forward by Democrats in the House of Representatives to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ROBERT J. BARRY, 78, of Woodbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 21 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, the first six months of which Barry must serve in home confinement, for stealing from his elderly client trust accounts.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. July 10-Three USDA scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have been named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).
By DOE Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce markup on six pieces of legislation aimed to protect consumers from dangerous products.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce markup on six pieces of legislation aimed to protect consumers from dangerous products.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) held the hearing, “Investing in America's Surface Transportation Infrastructure: The Need for a Multi-Year Reauthorization Bill." Below is the opening statement of EPW Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
Release: PASCO, Wash. - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) discovered a loaded firearm in the carry-on luggage of a male traveler ticketed for travel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Tuesday morning. This is the fifth firearm discovered in a carry-on bag by TSA at PSC this year.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) remarks as prepared for delivery today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Markup of six bills to keep American families safe from dangerous products...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today said that, given this morning’s FBI arrests of high-ranking former Puerto Rican government officials and a key private-sector accounting executive, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló needs to take immediate steps to restore his administration’s...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: West Glacier, MT - Glacier National Park is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing person.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) made the following statement praising President Donald J. Trump for signing an executive order to improve kidney health in America.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: More than 200 law enforcement officers died by suicide in 2019. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline may be reached at 1-800-273-8255 and provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. We are HERE for law enforcement, HELP is a phone call away, and above all there is always HOPE.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - On Saturday, July 13, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site and the City of Richmond invite the public to celebrate the life and legacy of Maggie L. Walker and the Jackson Ward community in which she lived with a community engagement fair, open-house tours, special program at the statue...
