News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News from July 2019


Health Physicist Recruits Graduates to Idaho Site

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - An early career professional is recruiting college graduates to work in EM’s cleanup at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site as a growing number of employees reach retirement age.


Chamberlain Man Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Chamberlain, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


Motor vehicle crash stops traffic for nearly three hours on Going-to-the-Sun Road

News Release: West Glacier, MT - Around 5 p.m. on Monday, the park responded to a report of a vehicle 40 feet down an embankment off the Going-to-the-Sun Road near Packer’s Roost, several miles below the Loop.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


GBK Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 16 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Crack Cocaine in Greenway Projects

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh-area gang member has been sentenced in federal court to 16 years and eight months (200 months) in prison on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


TSA officers detect two firearms at two Idaho airports in four days

Release: BOISE, Idaho - Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered two firearms in the carry-on luggage of two travelers departing Idaho airports over the past few days. Both firearms were detected during the routine screening in the security checkpoint.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $7.5 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 13 Airports in Oregon

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


Dupree Man Sentenced for Drug Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Dupree, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on May 14, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Mission Woman Sentenced for Misprision of a Felon

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman convicted of Misprision of a Felon was sentenced on May 13, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


St. Francis Woman Sentenced for Meth and Gun Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on July 1, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Navajo Loop Reopens in Time for Geology Festival

News Release: What better way to enjoy midsummer in southwest Utah than with high plateau breezes and hikes within beautiful redrock canyons? After extensive trail repairs to its “Two Bridges" side, the entirety of the 1.3-mile Navajo Loop trail is now open to enjoy and explore at Bryce Canyon National Park. Located...


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


News Release: HAMMOND-Jeremiah Farmer, 38, of Hammond, Indiana, and a member of the Chicago-based Latin Kings street gang, was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute illegal drugs ( cocaine, marijuana, and alprazolam), announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Donnell Pollard, 27, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 23 years in prison on a series of sexual assault and other felony offenses stemming from an April 2017 crime spree following his escape from a halfway house in which he was serving time for a another sexual offense, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).


Rochester Man Who Recruited Minor To Work As Prostitute Going To Prison For Over 15 Years

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael Williams, 52, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of sex trafficking of a minor, was sentenced to serve 188 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Four men have been indicted for carrying out a scheme to use phony information and simultaneous loan applications at multiple banks to fraudulently obtain home equity lines of credit (HELOCs), U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on May 13, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced that Treveon Montrell Vaughn, 27, of Tulsa, was sentenced in U.S. District Court for obstructing commerce by robbery and to brandishing a firearm during six different robberies at local donut and Dollar General stores.